Barbados, by people who live here
Where to eat, where to swim, and what's worth your time.
The 10 Best Beaches in Barbados
Two coasts, two entirely different oceans. Where to swim, where to just look, and the one rule that surprises most first-time visitors.
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BeachesSwimming With Sea Turtles — and Doing It Properly
You can meet hawksbills and greens in waist-deep water on the west coast. Here's where, when, and why the tour you pick genuinely matters.
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AdventureSurfing Barbados: The Soup Bowl and Where Else to Paddle Out
One of the Caribbean's great right-handers is on the east coast — and it is not where beginners should start. A break-by-break guide.
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Food & DrinkOistins Fish Fry: What to Order, and When to Arrive
Friday night in a working fishing town, a dozen charcoal grills and the whole island turning up. How to do it like you have been before.
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Food & DrinkWhat to Eat in Barbados
Souse on Saturday, macaroni pie that is not mac and cheese, and a fish sandwich worth queuing for. A field guide to eating well here.
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Food & DrinkThe Barbados Rum Trail
The oldest documented rum on earth, three very different distilleries, and an argument about labelling that the island is still having.
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NightlifeBarbados After Dark
The Gap, the Bay Street beach clubs, and the Holetown end. An honest look at where the island goes at night — including what has closed.
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AttractionsHarrison's Cave: Worth It, or Skip It?
A tram ride through a limestone cavern with an underground waterfall — and a park that changed hands, so most of what you have read is out of date.
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PracticalGetting Around Barbados
Two things changed recently that most guides still get wrong: the visitor driving permit is gone, and Uber now operates here.
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PracticalWhen to Go to Barbados
It is warm every month of the year. What actually changes is the price, the crowd, the sea — and whether there is seaweed on the beach.
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