Officially a republic since 2021, one of the Caribbean's more buttoned down islands is a class act with fantastic beaches, an interior dotted with manses and gardens, and the old quarter of capital Bridgetown is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to its British colonial architecture and military garrison.
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Victor Block Most travelers know that most Caribbean islands are soaked in rum, but Barbados goes the rest one better because here, locals say, is where rum was discovered. In capital Bridgetown one early-17th-century day, the story goes, a tavern owner was searching for an empty shipping barrel when he inadvertently stumbled across one filled with a concoction worth selling -- a barrel of sugar cane fermented over time. read post
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Sante, you might say China already has discovered it. China built a big new stadium and has given military assistance; now there's more in the works. And yes, you'll soon see more Chinese tourists there, just as you do now in the Dominican Republic. The challenge: finding Chinese-speaking hotel employees.
They don't call Barbados The Jewell Of The Caribbean for nothing.
Just wait till China discovers it!
Barbados gets a Tripatini blog shout-out in the recent Best Caribbean Shopping Off the Beaten Path, Part 1!
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