Doing Lunch at Mullins Beach Bar & ... Mullins Beach Bar & Restaurant, on the west coast of Barbados Mullins Bay is a beautiful and peaceful west coast Barbados beach.  Waves are almost nonexistent against the shore of this idyllic crescent-shaped beach.  The calm, clear water and white sand is what the “Platinum Coast” of...

Is It Time to Bring Back the Past in Bar... Horse-drawn trams transported Bajans from 1885 to 1925 Now here’s a Barbados blast-from-the-past that some version of ought to be revisited: horse-drawn trams.  For 40 years – from 1885 until 1925 – people in Barbados climbed aboard a tram car pulled by a horse and run on tracks.  They...

Barbados Beach Picnic: Eat Like a King o... Live like a king: dine on the beach in Barbados (here, Dover Beach) A five-star setting for our simple, delish meal on Dover Beach last week One of the very best places to eat in Barbados is on the beach.  Too expensive, you say?  Mmm, not necessarily. A couple of ways to enjoy low-cost fine seaside...

An Ode to Beautiful, Blessed, Bountiful ... It’s far easier – and strangely more satisfying – to stomp our feet and decry surly service in Barbados than it is to praise.  That means Barbados Free Press won’t likely pick up this post (although I thank those good folks for the attention they’ve given my various and sundry...

Life in Barbados: From Grumpy Chubbies t... My favorite comment about my post on Saturday regarding Chubbies was from the sweet soul called Alice who said (paraphrased), “your thoughts make me want to visit Barbados even more, even if service isn’t always great.” Yes, even though I carry on, Alice, I love Barbados.  Love it. ...

Why It’s Just About Impossible to ... My first post after a long break and I’m damned cranky.  I had planned to write something nice, not this.  But a trip to Chubbie’s DVD rental this morning changed my mind for me. By the way, this isn’t about Chubbie’s, really. It’s about service.  Bad service.  Bad Barbados...

Grieving and Healing in Barbados... Hello and warm greetings to all of you Barbados lovers, My sister passed away on May 14.  I didn’t know – no one did – until May 16.  That day I awoke in a panic and knew something was horribly wrong with Brooks.  She and I had planned to meet the next day to attend my daughter...