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Barbados Restaurants: Which are the best ones?

Tue, 26 Sep 2007 20:33:00 GMT

posted by bembridge

The island of Barbados in the Caribbean is known, especially in the UK, as the haunt for celebrities and the comfortably off to escape to during the European winter.

The amount of Polo played is one clue to just the type of clientele that visit the island. The number and extent of smart restaurants scattered liberally around the most popular tourist areas on the West and Southwest is another.

Eating out in Barbados, however, is not cheap and so if you want to control spending you should choose one of the “all-inclusive” resorts or self-catering villas rather than a hotel. You will find yourself paying London and New York type prices when you go out, even for some of the fairly straight-forward options. In St. Lawrence Gap there are some more reasonably priced places to eat, but generally things are expensive. The choice and number of restaurants show though, that the tourists that visit the island have the desire and funds to support them. Using a pun, they have the appetite for it.

There are a number of "trophy" restaurants that are almost considered essential to any visit. In fact in the high season (November to January) you will need to have booked up to 2 months to get in to some of the day and time you would want.

Here is my take on some of the best known and most recommended restaurants and if they are worth visiting:

Cliff Restaurant Barbados, originally uploaded by garybembridge.

Podcast 36: Barbados Part 2: Restaurants

Fri, 29 Sep 2007 19:51:00 GMT

posted by bembridge

Chefette Holetown Barbados, originally uploaded by garybembridge.

In this the 36th Tips for Travellers Podcast, and the 2nd on Barbados I take a look at where the rich and famous go to eat and also where you can eat like a king but without a king's ransom.

To listen to the episode, right click and save the MP3 file to your computor and listen.

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Welcome to our blog about Barbados

Wed, 18 Jan 2007 23:28:59 GMT

posted by The_Zimbio_Team
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Fairmont Royal Pavilion Barbados: Review, Photos and Video

Fri, 1 Sep 2007 21:26:00 GMT

posted by bembridge

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Barbados

Tue, 16 Jan 2008 09:09:25 GMT

posted by monique237

If you go on a Caribbean cruise holiday you are likely to stop over at many of the beautiful islands. One that is particularly special is Barbados as it offers stunning scenery and an interesting history. World famous for its beaches and cricket these are two things that you definitely wouldn’t be able to escape when visiting the tropical island.

When first settled in 1625 Barbados was found to be almost totally covered in dense jungle with a very large population of wild pigs. The first descendants were African slaves who were bought to the island in the 17^th century to work the sugar cane plantations. Now referred to as Barbadians, they worked hard to make something of the island and this is even very evident today. Something that would reassure anyone going on a Caribbean cruise holiday is the fact that from 1841 to 1845, Barbados was considered the healthiest place in the world to live with only one death per 66 people, compared to a world average of approximately one death per 35 people.

Something that tourists who go on a Caribbean cruise holiday will learn about is Barbados’s interesting history. In the past thousands of people would travel to Barbados because it was thought to have healing qualities. With the exception of the head, people were completely immersed in the sands of the beaches of Cattlewash in St. Andrew as this was believed to kill many illnesses. This practice lasted for many years before it started to wane.

In recent years there has been a massive construction boom with new hotels and housing complexes springing up. The trend accelerated as the island prepared to host some of the key Cricket World Cup matches in 2007 and has continued thanks to the large amount of tourists the island receives every year. Due to the number of people falling in love and immigrating to Barbados, a shortage of jobs has prompted many Barbadians to find work abroad. They then send the money that they are earning back home which is an important source of income.

Barbados attracts so many visitors every year that it is now one of the most prosperous islands in the Caribbean. In fact, the export of sugar was its main revenue earner for many years but tourism has now taken over this. As well as this, its political, economic and social stability has given it one of the highest standards of living in the developing world. This is hardly surprising because when on a Caribbean cruise holiday you can’t help but be intrigued by the gorgeous island.