2009 August | Planet Barbados

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Things to Do on 08 29th, 2009 | 3 Comments

A souvenir and a pet: my hedgehog from Greenwich House Antiques in my home. When visitors ask me about where to shop in Barbados, my face (and mind) goes blank for a moment. Shopping? Umm … I wouldn’t call Barbados a shopping mecca exactly. The duty-free shops along Broad Street in Bridgetown...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Cultural Quirks on 08 27th, 2009 | No Comments

Don’t you love English translations of signs in non-English-speaking countries? These, from the Sydney Morning Herald, make me laugh: Mmm, mmm, love that tourist food! Thx for the choice; I think I'll visit the Tourist Center. I'm sure when you've just gotta go, you understand … Even...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Bajans, Cultural Quirks, Travel to the island on 08 20th, 2009 | 5 Comments

Out of the window of our Caribbean Air flight from Barbados to Jamaica yesterday, I snapped the beautiful coastline of Barbados with my iPhone. This is far north along the east coast, the Atlantic Ocean side of the island. My generalizations about Bajans in Barbados continue … These are, of course,...

Ten Fun Things to Know About Bajans...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Bajans, Cultural Quirks, Travel to the island on 08 19th, 2009 | 9 Comments

Like all groups of people, Barbadians have a personality and traditions unique to their culture. It’s only 8 a.m. but already I’ve encountered a couple of them. So while I sit here in the Barbados airport awaiting flight to Jamaica with Greg, I’ll share a few with you. 1. Barbadians call...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Bajans, Cultural Quirks on 08 16th, 2009 | 3 Comments

Gosh, Barbados is wonderful place to be. Such good-natured souls, a low crime rate, a fabulous climate, beauty all around, and, if not everything, then most of what a city girl like me needs to be comfortable. What Barbados may lack in department and upscale grocery stores it makes up for in creative...

Waterfront Cafe’s Big Spender...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in My Life in Barbados, Restaurants/Food, Waterfront Cafe on 08 15th, 2009 | No Comments

The food at Barbados' Waterfront Cafe is one of the best-kept secrets in Barbados: Known for its wonderful jazz nights, it deserves as much recognition for its food. Waterfront has become one of my favorite places to lunch with friends. When you’re in Barbados, please eat at Waterfront Cafe....

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Cultural Quirks, My Life in Barbados on 08 13th, 2009 | 2 Comments

The Caribbean islands are as different from one another as siblings in a family are. I’m in St Lucia with my husband Greg who’s here on business and I’m loving the jungly landscape, mountainous terrain, and beautiful inlets along the island’s west coast. The people are good-natured...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Travel to the island on 08 11th, 2009 | No Comments

A friend e-mailed me this article yesterday from CNN. It’s worth reading, in case you missed it. Lots of fun and good suggestions. The author was Marnie Hunter. (CNN) — Stretching out on a crescent of powdery sand in Barbados doesn’t come cheap, but there are ways to trim costs and put the...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Bajans on 08 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Brooms: $10Bds. The broom lady's smile: priceless Driving down the street near Belleville the other day, I spied this lovely broom-maker. HAD to stop. With her homemade sign and sunny smile, she charmed me completely. Bought a broom, made with dried palm fronds — she was charging $10Bds ($5US),...

Barbados & Grand Cayman: Compare &#...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Travel to the island on 08 5th, 2009 | 4 Comments

Fill 'er up: a rooster on the go in Grand Cayman I’ve been in Grand Cayman for four days and still haven’t run into anyone actually from here. The woman who gave me a pedicure is from northern England; the hairdresser, from Georgia (I admit to a fair amount of pampering); our hired driver,...

First-Timers to Barbados: “I Didn&...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in St Lawrence Beach, Travel to the island on 08 1st, 2009 | 5 Comments

You know life is good when you're able to take a morning swim in the Caribbean Sea. Guests who first arrive at St Lawrence Beach Condominiums for their Barbados holiday all do the same thing: they rush to the large picture windows overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Their mouths drop. And they say,...