Barbados Vacations

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Barbados Vacations

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Interesting features

• former British colony: drive on the left!
• most eastern Caribbean island
• 265,000 people, on 168 square miles
• known for high-end celeb-type resorts

Local Lingo: English is widely spoken, and visitors will enjoy the easy-to-understand Bajan dialect (pronounced Bay-jan.)

Safety and comfort level: Barbados is considered a safe island with low crime level; tourists can feel free to rent a vehicle and explore the island outside resort areas.

Things to keep in mind about Barbados vacations:

• Barbados is a small island, popular for decades, and known for high-end resorts
• So, no surprise: prices are high across the board
• the northeast, with its rough seas, still has undeveloped sweeps of beach
• Barbados stayed British until 1966: legacies include cricket, high tea, and a huge British tourist clientele.

Travel to the island:

• Barbados is the furthest-east Caribbean island.
• flights arrive daily from London and other UK cities: travel time is about 7-1/2 hours. (Four, by Concorde.)
• flight time from New York is approx. 4-1/2 hours.
• high-capacity airport is undergoing major improvements.