Showing posts with label North Atlantic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Atlantic. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Find the best in Barbados



WRITTEN by a local, 101 Things to Do and Places to See in Barbados covers 38 glorious beaches, the locations and descriptions of 40 attractions, 23 activities to keep families entertained, a guide to local cuisine, a list of major annual cultural and sporting events, a map, and more than 30 colour pictures of the island.

‘Everyone thinks that Barbados is all about blazing sun, pearly white sand and crystal clear water,’ says the author, Russell Streeter. ‘But there’s so much more to the island. Barbados has a great story to tell; a story of new arrival, of hope and opportunity, of military dominance, of resilience and ingenuity.

‘I wrote this book to let people know about the best that Barbados has to offer holidaymakers. I want people to feel like regulars, even on their first trip.’

The book is available from Amazon.co.uk, £9.99 paperback and £5.99 in Kindle format.

www.amazon.co.uk/101-Things-Places-See-Barbados/dp/1505261651


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Sunday, 11 January 2015

10 things you’ve always wanted to know about Bermuda, but …

... were too idle to ask …

1. Founded in 1612, St. George Town – a UNESCO World Heritage site – is the oldest inhabited English town in the Americas.

 2. There are no neon signs


3. Visitors are not permitted to hire cars

4. Bermuda has more golf courses per square mile than any other nation

5. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Jack Kennedy, and Winston Churchill, have played golf there

6. The ocean around Bermuda are great for snorkelers; water is clear down to 150ft

7. There are 100 tennis courts on the island

8. Temperatures average 80F from April to October and 70F from November to March.

9. The island is in the North Atlantic ocean, not the Caribbean

10. Bermuda is 21 square miles, surrounded by 200 square-miles of coral reef


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Picture Credit: From Top: "Bermuda Flag" by Version 1: Made by Caleb Moore via Wikimedia Commons; "SPITTAL POND NATURE RESERVE, BERMUDA" by JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD (Own work) via Wikimedia Commons  ; "Bermuda-Harbour and Town of St George" by Aodhdubh at en.wikipedia from Wikimedia Commons