Walk Along the Beach My weekly venture in Barbados this week was one that was not mind blowing or extremely exciting. This week I took some down time. I went on a walk from Radisson Hotel to the Seawall in Bridgetown and back. It was a lovely day with brilliant blue skies and the sea

One of the events that I recently posted to the Totally Barbados Events calendar was a soap making class being offered at Art Splash by a company out of Tobago called Scents of Tobago. Being an avid crafter I eagerly signed up for this class. This class took place from 10.00 am to 1.30 pm

Recently on a Friday night my husband and I decided to check out the Historic Garrison Night Tour in Barbados. (See schedule in the Calendar of Events) I diligently laced up my sneakers, searched until I found our illusive flash light (as advised by the tour) and set off to the George Washington House. We

Last Saturday night I learnt that there was to be a Hike starting at the Old USA Navy Base in St. Lucy with a relatively new group called Xtreme Hikers of Barbados. I was reluctant to go as my physical level of activity in recent months has not been the greatest. I had contacted one

Twenty20 Cricket Cricket. What is Cricket? Not the grasshopper type insect but the game. The definition of "Cricket" by Sports Definitions is as follows:- Cricket is played on grass between two teams of 11 players, the aim being for one side to score more runs than the other team. "A specially prepared rectangular wicket (very

Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race Experience Mount Gay Round The Island Race Experience Early this year, I had the opportunity to visit Mount Gay Distilleries and do their tour. During this tour I discovered the rich history that flourishes around the 'Round The Island Sailing Race'. The Mount Gay Round Barbados Sailing race dates

Open House Tour at Codrington College Continuing with my plan to explore and document local experiences of my own island home, I checked the Totally Barbados events calendar and discovered that The Barbados National Trust was having an open house at Codrington College in St. John. I called around to see if I could get

Limegrove Lifestyle Centre Experience Limegrove Lifestyle Centre is a luxury, high end duty-free shopping mall that you must experience in city of Holetown in Barbados. Opened in 2010, this mall was conceptualized by Mr. Paul Altman and was built in an open courtyard fashion. This mall is beautiful with red clay tile cobbled stone floors,

Inland Barbados Accommodation In the middle of Barbados there are 2 parishes St. Thomas and St. George, and even though these are the only two parishes in Barbados that are not on the coast, there are still some suitable inland Barbados accommodation available. There are plenty of tourist attractions in these two parishes therefore by

St. Michael is one of the most densely populated parishes in Barbados as it is home to the capital city of Bridgetown therefore when considering your accommodation you need to decide if you want to be close to all the action. There are many tourist attractions, restaurants, bars and nightlife located within the parish of