Just booked Barbados - first time!

johnnyroper

Nobjocki wrote: »

First of all congratulations on your choice - Barbados is a wonderful island and the Bajans really friendly people.

As has been mentioned the GAP is quite touristy but not in an unpleasant way - there's a fine English-style pub which serves an excellent breakfast that often coincides with live Premiership matches for any footy fans in your party.

Pisces is the nicest restaurant in the Gap - fabulous location looking out across the bay with great food. Just be aware they tried the old leaving the tip line open on the bill even though service is included trick when I went.

www.piscesbarbados.com

But there's also www.josefsinbarbados.com

I would be very tempted to get out of the Gap as often as you can to experience the real Barbados - a reggae bus into Bridgetown is a fun way to get around and I found the capital well worth a mooch around for a day even though you get a small bit of hassle from people selling stuff.

I would definitely hire a car for at least one day if not more to explore the island - it's beautiful. We stopped at small local bars all around the island to chat to the local who were good company.

Bethesda is a great spot but there are sugar plantations and chattel houses dotted all over.

Don't be afraid to enter into the local rum shops or taste the food that you'll sometimes find being cooked outside churches or in the street. Bajan Fishcakes washed down with an ice-cold bottle of Banks is to die for.

And I'm sure you're not into that sort of stuff but Dover Beach is the place to score really top quality and mellow Jamaican ganja.
Fellers in dreadlocks will sort you out.

Enjoy.

http://www.barbadostips.com/Barbados_Tips/Welcome_Barbados_Travel.html

http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/barbados-for-hikes-beaches-and-a-brazilian-boxers-t-shirt/?ref=travel

http://www.barbados.org/map_print.htm?Map=StLawrenceGap

http://www.barbados.org/oistins.htm

been to barbados once nothing wrong with the place just not my kind of place thats all.
stayed at the escape hotel and spa by virgin holidays although think named changed now??think it is in st james nice hotel but there is nothing else near the place so everything was taxi ride away.

bridgetown is defo worth a visit when i went there was some cricket on at the ground so went to watch for a few hours before going to the shops the locals sell you ice cold bottles of beer fairly cheap over the wall at cricket ground.

as above the dreadlocked locals will hassle you on the beach,i just wanted to relax and read my paper but i could not manage that on beach as they hung around all day trying to sell aloe vera for sunburn/bad stomachs they would have the leaves and squeeze it out in front of you.if that did not float your boat they moved on to trying to sell you some fresh weed they just do not leave you alone.
i found the only way to get some peace was stay round the hotel pool.

thetravelfairy

Nobjocki wrote: »

First of all congratulations on your choice - Barbados is a wonderful island and the Bajans really friendly people.

As has been mentioned the GAP is quite touristy but not in an unpleasant way - there's a fine English-style pub which serves an excellent breakfast that often coincides with live Premiership matches for any footy fans in your party.

Pisces is the nicest restaurant in the Gap - fabulous location looking out across the bay with great food. Just be aware they tried the old leaving the tip line open on the bill even though service is included trick when I went.

www.piscesbarbados.com

But there's also www.josefsinbarbados.com

I would be very tempted to get out of the Gap as often as you can to experience the real Barbados - a reggae bus into Bridgetown is a fun way to get around and I found the capital well worth a mooch around for a day even though you get a small bit of hassle from people selling stuff.

I would definitely hire a car for at least one day if not more to explore the island - it's beautiful. We stopped at small local bars all around the island to chat to the local who were good company.

Bethesda is a great spot but there are sugar plantations and chattel houses dotted all over.

Don't be afraid to enter into the local rum shops or taste the food that you'll sometimes find being cooked outside churches or in the street. Bajan Fishcakes washed down with an ice-cold bottle of Banks is to die for.

And I'm sure you're not into that sort of stuff but Dover Beach is the place to score really top quality and mellow Jamaican ganja.
Fellers in dreadlocks will sort you out.

Enjoy.

http://www.barbadostips.com/Barbados_Tips/Welcome_Barbados_Travel.html

http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/barbados-for-hikes-beaches-and-a-brazilian-boxers-t-shirt/?ref=travel

http://www.barbados.org/map_print.htm?Map=StLawrenceGap

http://www.barbados.org/oistins.htm

HERE HERE TO PISCES blackened maui maui (fish) the best meal I had in Barbados....and we did The Cliff!

We got married in Barbados in 2001 and loved it, felt very safe out and about and the people are just lovely you will have a ball! We went to The Gap most nights, the Irish pub is great, enjoy.