Travel Journal from Barbados
One of my favourite things about flying into a hot country is that moment when you step off the plane. It’s like walking into a heavy fog of glorious heat that instantly warms you all the way to your bones. You take a second before you begin
10 reasons to love Barbados
As a travel blogger I’m so lucky that I get to visit lots of different countries but one of my favourite things is to re-visit a place that I’ve already been and loved. On my first visit I’m like a rabbit in the headlights with wide eyes
Luxury in the sky: Flying Upper Class with Virgin Atlantic
I wish I’d be alive in the days when flying was glamorous and exciting. When people dressed up for a flight and the air stewards breezed through the cabin in a stylish waft of expensive perfume. It was a fun and fascinating time that few people
A Bajan rum tour in the birth place of rum
‘There are two things you’ll find in every village in Barbados and that’s a church and a rum shop. Both have a lot of spirit.” It’s the second time I’ve heard someone say this and again it’s followed by a hearty and infectious belly laugh that I’m
Luxury Relaxation at Colony Club, Barbados
I wake up at 5am thanks to that good kind of jetlag that gets you up early but makes you feel as refreshed as you would after a luxurious lie-in. I stretch out in the king sized bed and listen to the birds and tree frogs
Catamaran Cruising and Swimming with Turtles in Barbados
This is what holidays are meant to be like. Laying on the deck of the Cool Runnings Catamaran, sipping rum punch and soaking up the Bejan sun. I couldn’t help but smile happily to myself like a smug cat snoozing in the sunshine. Except this cat was
A dream holiday to Barbados
If you had to describe your dream holiday, what would it involve? Go on, take a minute to sit back and think about it. I know it’s a cliché but my dream holiday has to involve golden beaches and seas as bright and blue as the sky. I
Sunday Sunset: Barbados
If you’ve been reading The Travel Hack for a while then you might remember that almost every Sunday throughout 2012 I posted a sunset photo from somewhere in the world. Sunset Sunday took a look at sunsets from every country I’d travelled to during the previous two