Beaches/Boardwalks | Planet Barbados

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Beaches/Boardwalks, My Life in Barbados on 07 19th, 2010 | 3 Comments

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. Such exquisite rest and leisure …....

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Environment on 07 12th, 2010 | 4 Comments

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 ceaselessly worked the land and today the...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Environment on 07 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

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 Home” gives a good idea. Scroll down...

Man vs Nature: Nature’s Winning Ba...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Environment on 02 24th, 2010 | 5 Comments

Where’s the Love? Erosion in Barbados on Valentine’s Weekend Instead of kanoodling, some Barbadians spent Valentine’s Day weekend battling ten-foot waves crashing against the shoreline of our small island. The normally calm Caribbean Sea bashed the shoreline of the usually idyllic Mullins...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Beaches/Boardwalks, My Life in Barbados on 01 3rd, 2010 | 8 Comments

The sweet folks who exchanged homes with Greg and me over Christmas. While they wore swimsuits, we wore woolens in New York (it was wonderful for both...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Climate, Travel to the island on 12 13th, 2009 | No Comments

This is where I'm sitting as I write this post. Nice political stability we're having, huh? A few months ago I traveled from Barbados to Jamaica to attend a conference on the marketing of the Caribbean islands to tourists. One of the presenters was a Caribbean marketing expert who listed the top...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Beaches/Boardwalks, My Life in Barbados, Picnic on the Beach, Restaurants/Food on 06 18th, 2009 | 2 Comments

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...

Fear & Loathing in Barbados’ ...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in The Economy on 05 6th, 2009 | 21 Comments

Ummm, which image to use to illustrate this blog post? Hey, things are bleak enough to warrant either … or both. Aqua, one of my favorite restaurants (and site of Greg’s and my wedding in January) closed last Friday. On that day, employees were called in for a 5 p.m. meeting and told the...

The Best Beaches in Barbados...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Beaches/Boardwalks on 05 2nd, 2009 | 4 Comments

Every Sunday morning Greg and I walk Carlisle Bay beach, starting and ending at the Barbados Yacht Club. It’s a highlight of my life to get to take in the stunning beauty of this stretch of planet earth. We go early when it’s still cool. So do a lot of locals; some bring their kids. A...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in Coffee, Cultural Quirks, My Life in Barbados, Restaurants/Food on 12 30th, 2008 | 22 Comments

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Being Cold in Barbados...

Posted by Jane Shattuck Hoyos in My Life in Barbados on 12 22nd, 2008 | 4 Comments

I grew up in Colorado. I started skiing when I was 13. So I know snow. I know winter. I know cold. I survived it pretty well in my childhood — loved skiing, loved the quiet of the snow. My dad, who was impervious to cold, used to get up on the roof of our house in Vail in his skivvies to shovel the...