Travel to Barbados – Episode 109
categories: caribbean travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Jason and Janie about their recent trip to Barbados.
Learn about life among the locals: a revival, a cricket match, a local dance competition, rum shacks and where the locals go to the beach. Hear about their adventures (sometimes hair raising) in this relaxed tropical paradise. Find out why the only time George Washington went over seas he came to this tiny island in the eastern Caribbean.
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Show Notes
Jason and Janie’s pictures of Barbados
Barbados
History of Barbados
Barbados Maps
map of Barbados’ location
Music of Barbados
Cool Runnings – Catamaran Cruises
Barbados Wildlife Reserve
Folkestone Marine Reserve
Cou-cou recipe
News
‘Dancing Matt’ gets around and gets down
Dancing Matt’s web site
Bill Gates Denied a Visa
Internet Resources
PairUp.com – social network for business travelers
Community
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by Chris Christensen
Chris Christensen is the creator of the Amateur Traveler blog and podcast. He has been a travel creator since 2005 and has won awards including being named the "Best Independent Travel Journalist" by Travel+Leisure Magazine.+Chris Christensen | @chris2x | facebook
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Charles
Says:November 5th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Excellent stories!
My girlfriend and I have recently decided to take a trip to Barbados, and I’ve having a heck of a time finding the perfect spot to stay. Listening to the podcast it sounded like Jason did alright and found something for himself and Janie – I was wondering if they’d be willing to lend some advice via email or phone? I’ve been doing a ton of research online and every place that looks perfect is either too expensive or in a less then ideal location.
We’re basically looking for the same experience theh had – the wuldlife preserve, beaches, maybe a cricket game, bur wirh s one horseback riding and internet access thrown in 🙂
it looks like the island is pretty east to get around once you are there, but finding that perfect “home base” is proving difficult.
Any help would be most welcome
Jason
Says:February 7th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
So, did you go? How did it go?
Bajan
Says:February 26th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
It would be good to hear from Charles, to know if he did make the trip. I believe the most ideal place to find a good Barbados hotel for your home base would be the St. Lawrence Gap area.
If the accommodation in the Gap is still a bit expensive some of the guesthouses along the Maxell area may be more ideal.
This is still on the South Coast and in close proximity to the nightlife action… getting to the other areas of interest like the wildlife reserve and the Cave will be quiet easy.
I realised that this query was since 2007 but maybe it will help someone else looking for that perfect paradise get-away.