Who has not dreamed of going to Barbados? The epitome of the Caribbean dream of barracuda fishing, sun, surf and rum. The first westerners to savour its delights were the Spanish and Portuguese in the sixteenth Century. Coral sands and crystalline waters of the south and west of the island attract many, while the long stretch of the East coast, bordering on the Atlantic, is a surfer?s paradise. Others come for the diving or golf ? or the duty-free shopping.
When the US Dollar is weak US against the pound and the Euro, the Caribbean is the place to be. Nowhere is that more evident than in Barbados, with its strong British culture and rapid economic growth on the back of a solid tourism product. The best time for buys is after the upsurge of visitors at Christmas, when prices tend to take a dip. Come on in, the water?s lovely!
