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pseudonarcissus
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🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Can be very snobby and stuck up, not that interesting landscape, everyone tugging at your wallet all the time, large enough to have some nasty crime going on.
For the same cost as a flight there, Virgin flies on to St Vincent, stops in Barbados, doesn't cost any more. You may find that much more to your liking.
For the same cost as a flight there, Virgin flies on to St Vincent, stops in Barbados, doesn't cost any more. You may find that much more to your liking.
Orang Utan
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It looks like a wonky pear
spring-peeper
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We went when I was a child.
You really need to go for a ride on the Jolly Roger. It was definitely one of my favourite memories.
Also, make sure you rent a "moke" so you can go to the other side of the island and see how they really live. Shopping at their markets is nice - discovered breadfruit.
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You really need to go for a ride on the Jolly Roger. It was definitely one of my favourite memories.
Also, make sure you rent a "moke" so you can go to the other side of the island and see how they really live. Shopping at their markets is nice - discovered breadfruit.
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pseudonarcissus
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I changed planes there once
I once changed planes in St Vincent and had a long enough layover for breakfast at the cobblestone inn..I endorse this comment. I also like Antigua .
Gromit
International Man of Misery
You can do it rich touristy. But I stayed in an air bnb, self catered, hired a car and hung out with the friendly locals.Been a few times to stay with mates who lived there but they moved about 20 years ago so nothing relevant to add.
Lovely place but as said before it is rich touristy.
There is a mix of British and American ex pats as well as locals.
spring-peeper
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A lot of Canadians used to go there. Maybe they still do, I don't know.
Hubby used to work for an airline that flew in there. Most employees flew stand-by because it was free. Stand-by means you only get on if there are extra seats on the flight, and most flights were chartered by tour groups.
I remember one time, there were so many employees stranded there that it started to affect the company's performance. So the airline sent an empty plane down just to bring the employees home.
Hubby used to work for an airline that flew in there. Most employees flew stand-by because it was free. Stand-by means you only get on if there are extra seats on the flight, and most flights were chartered by tour groups.
I remember one time, there were so many employees stranded there that it started to affect the company's performance. So the airline sent an empty plane down just to bring the employees home.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
The Jolly Roger is like the Malia boat party from the Inbetweeners.
In St Vincent you can go on the Friendship Rose down to Mustique or Tobago Cays…
Each to their own, Barbados is paradise for some folk and that’s all good, Rooney and Clarkson love the place.
In St Vincent you can go on the Friendship Rose down to Mustique or Tobago Cays…
Each to their own, Barbados is paradise for some folk and that’s all good, Rooney and Clarkson love the place.
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not-bono-ever
meh
St Vincent is just a 20 min flight if you are flying virgin and the flight doesn’t cost any more but you have to sit on tarmac for an hour before it carries on. Same kinda food but has a volcano and jungle rather than the flat of Barbados. And no Cliff Richard either. Bottom pic is bequia, an hour on the ferry from Kingstown in st V.
not-bono-ever
meh
Barbados has chefette - probably the best fast food chain in the entire world- they focus on rotis
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Went for 10 days in Feb 2023, stayed at Holetown (which is a bit pricier area on the west coast, but we found a good cheap hotel complex that was lovely).
Amazing country, can't speak for all the Island but where we were was honestly one of the friendliest and safest places I've been. Everyone wanting to chat, offer help / advice and just generally chill.
Got taken out by a few hotel employees to their local pop up shack bars, got bought endless rum and shared several cheeky smokes with randoms.
Beaches lovely, weather perfect (steady 25 during day, 18ish at night, though obvs that depends on when you go).
2nd the recommendation of Oistins Fish on a Fri night, great buzz, quality seafood and live music.
Downside is the cost, not a cheap place to eat or even shop, but we'd saved up for a few years specifically for Barbados so didn't mind too much.
Amazing country, can't speak for all the Island but where we were was honestly one of the friendliest and safest places I've been. Everyone wanting to chat, offer help / advice and just generally chill.
Got taken out by a few hotel employees to their local pop up shack bars, got bought endless rum and shared several cheeky smokes with randoms.
Beaches lovely, weather perfect (steady 25 during day, 18ish at night, though obvs that depends on when you go).
2nd the recommendation of Oistins Fish on a Fri night, great buzz, quality seafood and live music.
Downside is the cost, not a cheap place to eat or even shop, but we'd saved up for a few years specifically for Barbados so didn't mind too much.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Perhaps, that picture you posted of Bequia, that’s Fay’s Bar, does a decent rum punch, carry on to the bottom of that beach to Lions Den, give the fella two days notice and he’ll cook you the best meal you’ll get in the West Indies…
not-bono-ever
meh
Haha, that is jacks bar iirc
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Lion's Den, Jack's is at the other end, nice enough but Lion's Den is two pub benches and a large cool box. And weed.
