BARBADOS IS a unique and fascinating small island, only 166 square miles, full of rich history, oddities, and a wonderful heritage, that we take a special delight and enthusiasm in sharing with you through our hiking and walking tours, scenic bus tours, and fishing trips. We "show and tell", so that the seemingly "take for granted objects", take on a fuller meaning within the Barbadian context. In this way a web of life, an interrelationship, is developed in your mind, and a resultant higher appreciation for Barbados and Barbadians.
BARBADOS IS Home to thousands of smart green monkeys. These monkeys' ancestors arrived on the island over 300 years ago, as pets of sailors on slave ships.
After many weeks of sailing, well they had enough of each other's company, and the monkeys decided to stay.
Did you know they like molasses? And what an amazing effect it has on them.
Find out more when you see the Barbados Green Monkey on a selected early morning Heritage Trail or a Scenic Heritage Bus Tour.
BARBADOS IS scores of centenarians (that's 100 year olds) the oldest alive to date (March 24, 2009) is 109. Even though it's a man, some 80% of Barbados' centenarians are female. We even have two centenarian married couples, one married for seventy five years, and the other for seventy one years, as at 2009.
Don't forget to enquire, as to what they did to live so very long, when you visit Barbados, and choose a quality tour with knowledgeable tour guides.
BARBADOS IS the only Caribbean country that was NEVER invaded by competing colonizers, and remained a British colony from 1627 until its independence on November 30th 1966. The Dutch tried only once and were repelled, by the cannons from the coastal forts.
Some Caribbean countries changed colonizers as many as 30 times.
Why is Barbados so unique in this regard?
Hear it all on the Arbib Heritage & Nature Trail, along with the other unique aspects of our heritage.
BARBADOS IS Coucou(it's not a bird, but a meal made of ground corn and okras), Flying Fish, Mauby, Sorrel, Breadfruit, Pudding & Souse, Dunks, Sugar Cakes, Fat Pork (a fruit), Tamarind Balls, Guava Cheese, Conkie and Coconut Bread. Not forgetting the three hundred year old Mount Gay Rum (well the rum isn't 300 years! but the brand)
Visit our tropical island Barbados and take a Heritage Tour, and taste Barbados, our foods, beverages, fruit (seasonal), and sweets.
BARBADOS IS fifteen per cent South American (clays, muds, sands) plus eighty five per cent secretions (coral rock)
After seeing an amazing clay spinning & moulding demonstration, visitors to the potteries are totally mesmerized, and must have a piece of Barbados to call their own.
One hundred per cent Barbadian manufactured clay products, are on sale at the potteries.
A hilly region of the island known as Chalky Mount has high quality clay deposits, which have been utilized for over two hundred years, but there is tangible evidence that the Amerindians of our pre-history periods had availed themselves of this remarkable material.
It's all part of heritage hikes, and scenic heritage bus tours.
Hear and see how Barbados came into being.
BARBADOS IS home of the GEORGE WASHINGTON HOUSE,this is where USA's First President stayed on Barbados for over six weeks in 1751.This was the only occasion GEORGE WASHINGTON traveled outside of the North American Continent. Even though he contracted small pox during his visit, this experience saved his life in later years.
BARBADOS IS the site of the Cliff QUAKER BURIAL GROUND.The last of four such burial grounds on Barbados.it was established in 1670.Quaker names such as Gittens, Gollop, and others are still in circulation today on Barbados. The Quakers were a much persecuted faith group on Barbados, because they spoke against slavery, which was the order of the day, they also refused to join the militia.
BARBADOS IS the home of many famous sports personalities such as Obadele Thompson, 200m Olympic champion, in cricket Sir Garfield Sobers, Wes Hall,Charlie Griffith, the 3Ws Weekes, Walcott, and Worrell and many others.
BARBADOS IS connected with Charleston, South Carolina, USA in many ways unaware by many. Charleston was a Barbadian colony from the 1660/1670s, it was divided into parishes many having the names of Barbadian parishes, the Gullah creole dialect bears a striking similarity to our Bajan dialect, in terms of accent and idiom.
There are also strong architectural links in the Barbadian Single House and the Charleston Single House.
This island is small, 106,000 acres, probably the size of a large North American farm, however, for its small physical stature, many outstanding personalities, outstanding achievements in sports, economic governance, entertainment, to name a few belie its smallness. Visit Barbados and experience it for yourself, sooner rather than later.
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