recent posts
Posted by
Jane Shattuck Hoyos on
Jul 19th, 2010
Barbados is a fabulous place to do absolutely nothing. I admire the guests in our Barbados vacation rentals on the beach in St Lawrence Gap who lie in the sun all day, breaking occasionally to cool down with a swim in the sea or pool, then going to dinner at night. ...
Posted by
Jane Shattuck Hoyos on
Jul 12th, 2010
I live on the beach in Barbados but am a 4th-generation Coloradan.
In the late 1800s, my ancestors traveled across the U.S. in a covered wagon and settled just outside Boulder, Colorado, where they homesteaded 160 acres of land. They and subsequent generations...
Posted by
Jane Shattuck Hoyos on
Jul 2nd, 2010
If the BP oil spill had occurred in Barbados …. well, it pains me to think about it.
What are the people of the Gulf of Mexico in the US going through? What does it feel like and look like to have one’s beautiful beaches defaced? “If It Was My...
Posted by
Jane Shattuck Hoyos on
Jun 28th, 2010
In the town in which you live, imagine the police gently but firmly telling schoolkids to tuck their shirts in. It happens here in Barbados and is one reason I love this place. Decorum and deportment matter.
Everywhere in the world, citizens decry the increase in...
Posted by
Jane Shattuck Hoyos on
Jun 24th, 2010
“This American Life” on National Public Radio aired an episode called “Social Contract” on June 18 that is a must-listen to anyone interested in the Caribbean.
The show features two related stories this past week, the first on New York State...
Posted by
Jane Shattuck Hoyos on
Jun 16th, 2010
R2D2 has escaped Star Wars and was seen rolling around a big green field of grass wielding a polo stick and hitting a ball. Oh, my apologies .. that’s not R2D2, it’s Segway polo!
While I appreciate the difficulty of this sport as competition, I find it so...
Posted by
Jane Shattuck Hoyos on
Jun 11th, 2010
I received a query the other day about a Barbados beach vacation rental I represent here at St Lawrence Beach Condos. It was from a woman looking for a relaxing getaway for her family of five, particularly her son who will be on break from medical school. Alas, I had...