
Barbados - beach
1. A peaceful, provincial, idyllic place with relatively few visitors
2. Safe for tourists - no drug-related problems like in Jamaica
3. English-speaking island - no language barriers
4. It is easy to travel around places with community buses
5. Locals are easy-going, open-minded people who enjoy falling into
conversation with foreigners
6. Tap water is drinkable, especially since it comes from mountain sources
7. Hunte’s Garden is a real paradise on earth
8. The funny mixture of British influence and native caribbean traditions (A
fusion of authentic English pubs and Caribbean bars)
9. Super snorkeling spots on the westerns side of the island
10. The Bathsheba Beach for its natural environment and the Enterprise (Miami)Beach for bathing
1. Not cheap, especially if you eat at a la carte restaurants
2. Grappling with left-hand traffic, and the bad conditions of some minor roads
3. Difficult to find parking places in Bridgetown
4. The landscape of the island is not that interesting
5. Some streets of Bridgetown can make one feel pretty unsafe, especially when
you get suspicious looks from some shady-looking folks
6. Bridgetown is dirty here and there
7. The daily mosquito offensives at night
8. The island is too small to find other programs than beach activities
9. Most nightlife is rather for people under 22-25
10. Flower forest is a tourist trap