Barbados Guarantees Perfect Weather R... Barbados is the first and only country in the world, according to the “Barbados Perfect Weather” site, to guarantee perfect weather for your Barbados vacation. The Barbados Tourism Authority is paying visitors to the island $100 for every day you visit that the weather is less than 78 degrees and...

If You Want to Visit Barbados – or... My friend Lucinda Riley died last evening at 8:00 p.m.  Last Sunday, a few hours before the heart condition that would claim her, she was laughing and joking and animatedly discussing her latest read at her book club meeting. Lucinda was fifty-something.  A Yank who had always wanted to visit Barbados. ...

Swimming a Few Laps Around Barbados: Spe... My dear friend Lucinda went into cardiac arrest two days ago. She lies in a top U.S. hospital, unconscious.  Tests aren’t giving doctors clues as to what caused her heart attack, but they can tell her heart is badly damaged and, if she comes to, she might suffer significant brain damage as well. If...

Cafe Sol & Earthworks Make Beautifu... Some art is useful, sophisticated yet accessible, and available to anyone who passes by.  The new outside wall at the (very yummy) Mexican restaurant Cafe Sol across the street from where I live in St Lawrence Gap in Barbados is an example of such art. I’ve been watching the progression of work on the...