The Night Walker…

The Night Walker…

The Tree That Walks In The Night The Silk  Cotton Tree – a Barbados native The silk cotton tree is native to the eastern Caribbean, found around Barbados and steeped in spiritual meaning for many cultures. Also known as the kapok tree, it’s a dream for any...
Try some coconut water with your rum…

Try some coconut water with your rum…

Coconut Water   Drink it with rum – it’s the poison and the antidote rolled into one. Prince makes it look easy, but that machete is sharp. Coconut Water – the Healthy Roadside Drink While the craze for coconut water is currently sweeping...
Foul Play at Foul Bay

Foul Play at Foul Bay

Foul Play at Foul Bay Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on the south-eastern corner of the island is the Barbados HARP Gun, a rusting piece of artillery fast disappearing into the undergrowth. The HARP (High Altitude Research Project) gun was the brainchild of ballistics...
Unravel Baobab mystery

Unravel Baobab mystery

The Queen’s Park Baobab How did a 1,000 year-old tree from West Africa end up in the centre of Bridgetown when no European or African set foot on Barbados until the 16th century? The Queen’s Park Baobab is not only old, at 91ft (26m) tall and with a...
Try Spa-bados!

Try Spa-bados!

Water Mystery No one knows where spring originates. It filters through the coral rock Porey Springs is a great place to cool down while exploring the interior of the island. Visitors welcome to use the spring Chat with the locals – there’s a steady trickle...

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