Does It Get Any Better Than The Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea for me is a fantastic and beautiful place, which I never get tired of looking at or enjoying myself in. Ever since I first clapped eyes on it only 4 years ago, I have fallen in love with it.
I suppose what makes Barbados extra special is all the amazing beaches that they have that border the Caribbean Sea. There is nothing quite like lazing on beautiful white sands and then going for a wee dip in the sea. It is a fantastic way to spend a day and yes I really do mean a whole day.
If you have never had the pleasure of enjoying the beauty and fun that the Caribbean Sea has to offer you, what are you waiting for? And you will probably think I’m being biased when I say you should go and enjoy the splendour of the Caribbean Sea in Barbados, and so what if I am.
Even at nighttime the Caribbean Sea provides an amazing backdrop for a romantic stroll along the boardwalk with your lover. If you are in Barbados or are planning on visiting the island and you still have an ounce of romance left in your soul, go for an early evening stroll along the Boardwalk just after the sun has went down and I can guarantee that you wont regret it.
Barbados Beach Footballers Are So Bad
As most people in Barbados are fully aware the standard of football on the island is real bad. I thought us Scots were bad at football, but at least we have made an improvement over the last few years and we have a tiny glimmer of hope that things are headed in the right direction. I just wish I could say the same for Barbados.
It was just the other day when one of my Bajan relatives said that us Scots were as useless the Bajans at football. I would just like to put the record straight, Scotland are in a different league and class compared to Barbados.
In my time here in Barbados, I have watched a couple of matches and I can honestly say that they do seem to enjoy there football and they sure do try there hardest. And you have to give them credit for that.
I watched a bunch of locals playing beach football the other day at Silversands and these guys were a sorry and desperate bunch of footballers. But at least they played there football with a smile on there faces, which was a refreshing site.
Just to put the record straight for the family member! Scotland are ranked 24 and Barbados are ranked 120 by FIFA. Hopefully Barbados will get there act together and start improving and maybe start getting some decent results. I suppose passing to the same member of your own team would be a good start!
Living as a Scotsman in Barbados
This post is part of the world blog surf day, make sure to read it to the end to find the link to the next participating Expat blog. If you would like to step back and read the post my one followed on from, then head over to Golden Prague and read about a German now living in the Cezech Republic.
Living as a Scotsman in Barbados, is at times a fairly huge culture shock for me, but at other times it can strangely feel like I’m back home in Scotland, which is kind of weird.
For example the other day I walked down to my local shop, which is called the Montrose supermarket, hey Montrose is a little town only a few miles down the road from where I lived in Scotland.
I ventured into the Montrose Supermarket and I bought a few cakes that were made by a bakery company called the Dundee Bakery. This is now really making me feel like I’m back home in the North East of Scotland, because Dundee is only 50 miles away from my home city.
I come out of the Montrose Supermarket with my cakes made by the Dundee Bakery, and I carry on walking for a mile or so and I walk past a complex of shops named after the city I come from in Scotland called Aberdeen. I feel there must be plenty of North East of Scotland roots in my neighbourhood in Barbados from days of old. Maybe the stretch of beach at Oistins where I sometimes walk to, to eat my cakes, should be renamed Aberdeen Beach, now that really would be too much!
Whenever I get homesick for Scotland and believe me it does happen from time to time, because there is no place in the world like home. I jump in the car and head over to the Parish of St Andrew and go and spend some time in the Scottish District. Which was given its name by the early Scottish settlers on the Island, who felt that it reminded them of home. Which I can empathise with because it is a truly beautiful part of the island, where you get some amazing views and it is of course the most hilly part of the island.
I may be over 4000 miles from my home in Aberdeen and Scotland but sometimes it feels like I’m not so far from home after all.
If you have enjoyed this post and I know you did, please head over to Romancing Italy, where you will find Bev who is a Trinidadian that is now living in Italy. I know you will enjoy what she has got to say.
The Return of the Wandering Scotsman and His Unique Insight Into Barbados
Due to personal circumstances beyond my control I haven’t recently been able to publish very many articles on The Barbados blog, but now I’m back and ready to roll. I’m ready, able and willing to get things back on track and hopefully deliver many more interesting and well-written articles relating to my own personal viewpoint on life in Barbados.
I promise to take it easy on those hairy woman and their admirers who don’t seem to like the kind words or help that I have offered them, but maybe one of these days they will wake up and listen, The Hairy Legged Woman of Barbados and Hairy Woman At Carlisle Bay, Ban Them All!
Also Prime Minister David Thomson you will be glad to know that I’m back on track and I shall continue to periodically offer you a few pointers to help make Barbados a better place to live for everyone, including locals, tourists and migrant workers, 5 Simple Steps To Improve Tourism In Barbados and Barbados Provides Me With The Bumpiest Rides Of My Life.
During a recent visit to London, I came across an advert for a 4-week all-inclusive stay at a very nice hotel in Barbados, flying with BA for an unbelievable £799, during August. That makes me wonder if it is going to be a real tough time ahead for those involved in the tourism sector.
The Sunset In Barbados Is An Amazing Sight
I was out for a wee walk the other night with my wife in search of a beautiful sunset and Barbados sure didn’t disappoint me. For me there is nothing quite like watching the sunset with someone that you love, it is pure romance.
Of course it is always a good idea to take a nice bottle of chilled sparkling wine to help add to the ambiance of watching something as beautiful as the sun setting on a cloudless evening with your lover.
We found a near perfect location from which to watch the sun setting here in Barbados and it is a fantastic beauty spot, which I don’t really want to tell the world where it is because there were about 6 other couples there at the time and I wouldn’t want it to become overrun with all you romantics out there.
I suppose it isn’t fair just not to tell you were the location is, it is called Keizer Hill and is just along the coast from Miami Beach heading towards Cotton House Bay.
It is a New Year and it you can make it a fresh start if you want too, by that I mean put a little effort into your relationship and on a regular basis set aside time where you create romantic moments for your girlfriend, boyfriend, partner, wife, life companion or whatever they call it nowadays and show them that you love them and are glad to be with them!
I know from personal experience that it can and does put a little bit of spice back into your relationship and that it is worth the effort.
The Snow Cone Man Saved My Life
It had a been a long and hot morning in the capital of Barbados, which is of course Bridgetown as I got into the serious business of doing some Christmas shopping. It was real hot, it was real busy and the cost of everything here compared to back home in the UK is real high, at times unbelievable so.
Just when I thought I couldn’t take anymore of the crazy prices, just when I thought my life was coming to an end, a Snow Cone Man appeared on the horizon to bring be back to life. The Snow Cone Man was like the pied piper with a crowd of people of all ages desperate for his cup full of goodness.
For only $2BDS I bought a simple cup of ice with the red flavouring, what ever it may be called, I can’t quite recall. But what I do know is that the snow cone saved me and brought me back to life to go and endure some more Christmas shopping in Barbados.
We Need Some Santa Cops In Barbados
While I was having a wee break from working yesterday afternoon, I spent a few moments aimlessly surfing the net, and came across a fun article about cops in the Philippines getting right into the Christmas spirit, which can be read right here, Santa Cops in the Philippines
It got me thinking wouldn’t it be a fun thing for the cops in Barbados to all wear Christmas hats and put a smile on their faces during the festive season. Now wouldn’t that be an amazing thing to witness a Bajan policeman handing out candy to children in the street or helping old ladies across the street, as the saying goes, “there is a first time for everything”.
I’m sure the police in Barbados have all got a sense of humour and would be more than willing to get into the Christmas spirit by wearing nice little colourful hats and become extra nice for a few weeks!
Beauty Spot’s Tarnished By Litter Bugs
One thing I love about Barbados is it’s natural beauty and the factor that I can jump in the car and in 10 minutes I can literally be what seems like a million miles away from the real world of traffic jams and people.
I’m fortunate that I’m only a stones throw away from some amazingly beautiful beaches that are on the Caribbean Sea side of the Island and only about a 20 odd minute drive away from the Atlantic Ocean side beaches.
I love sitting on a near empty beach chilling out and taking things real easy watching the waves, or just floating on the water without jet skis whizzing past spoiling the tranquillity. Fortunately you can find plenty of beaches like that during the week in Barbados. At the weekends admittedly some beaches can get a wee bit crowded, but nothing like those crazy over crowded ones that you will find in countries like Spain and Greece.
The one thing that spoils the natual beauty of Barbados and that is litter. I feel that it needs to be looked into and some serious actions needs to be taken by the Government to clean up and put a stop to all the filthy rubbish that you will constantly find at certain beaches that have lots of people at them at the weekend. For example I have been to Silversands Beach quite a few times on a Monday and the litter left over from all the picnickers at the weekend is unbelievable.
I don’t know about you, but for me walking along a beautiful beach and enjoying nature at is best is kind of tarnished when you have to look at and dodge rubbish strewn all along the sands. I was recently at truly amazing beauty spot called River Bay and again the place was an absolute mess with rubbish all over the place the day after the picnickers had left.
In fact it isn’t just he beauty spots that have this problem, the centre of Bridgetown has a bit of a problem as well, in fact during my visit there on Wednesday, I waked past a dead rat on the pavement. I was going to take a picture for my blog, but it was too disgusting.
I personally feel, just like many locals do and tourists that come to Barbados that something radical needs to be done, before the litter problem starts to tarnish the island. I find it strange that the Government here is spending millions of dollars trying to attract more Americans to come and vacation in Barbados, yet they think they are going to like coming here and seeing filthy rubbish all over the place, rusting cars and overgrown plots of land, which are all a haven for vermin and bugs!
It wouldn’t take a lot of effort or money to clean up Barbados to make it a true paradise, KEEP BARBADOS BEAUTIFUL, just do it. If a world recession is really upon us, the Governemnt of Barbados should be doing its part in making sure that visiors leave Barbados with a good impression and not going home telling there friends and familly that there is a litter problem on the Island.
Another Driving Lesson For the Good Folks Of Barbados
Another morning school run done and dusted, and the usual suspects driving around like they got their driving license from Lego Land! So I feel it is my duty as an advanced driver to give a few words of wisdom for those drivers in Barbados that don’t quite understand what breaking distances are and why they are a good idea.
Every morning I drive along the ABC highway as part of my route for getting the kid to school, and believe me this road is real busy with lots of fairly fast moving traffic. What I cant believe is how close people drive to each other, I suppose that is the why you get so many accidents and people bumping each other on a regular basis.
I personally like to make sure I have enough thinking distance, breaking distance and stopping distance, it isn’t too difficult to achieve. The problem I get on the ABC is that when you leave a proper amount of breaking distance from the car in front, you will always get some idiot that doesn’t understand that the gap is for safety reasons and the fact I value my life and my car, and they will overtake and go into the gap just to sit behind another car.
This morning I watched one of those idiots overtake me and about 5 minutes later they received some rough justice! As I approached a roundabout further along the road, I saw him crashed into the back of another car, I swear there was tears in his eyes and smoke coming out of his ears. That why you have breaking distances you idiot, so that when the car in front of you breaks suddenly you can stop without crashing into them, it isn’t rocket science is it?
A few minutes later another fool that doesn’t understand the concept of keeping an adequate distant from the driver in front them, bumped into the car in front of them and as is usual custom in Barbados they got out of their cars, left them where they were blocking up the road waiting for the police to arrive, all for a wee bump you would need a magnifying glass to find.
I reckon 75% of the road accidents or more in Barbados could be avoided if drivers starting keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front of them. It is a constant daily occurrence people going into the back of other drivers in slow moving traffic. All it takes is to stop rushing around and make sure you drive a safe distance from the car in front of you, because if you are late you are going to be even later when you hit a car.
I’m Wearing It and Looking Good In It!
I ordered my first The Barbados Blog t-shirt from a printer I use in the USA and it arrived on Saturday, I’m fairly happy with the results. I however have a few minor adjustments to make so that I’m 100% happy with them.
The point of the t-shirts is that they will be used for some promotional stuff that I Intend on doing with my blog as I attempt to take it to another level.
I had to model the t-shirt myself because I couldn’t really afford to hire an international model do it for me. Maybe when the next one arrives I will find a voluptuous up and coming Caribbean lady from Barbados who will be willing to model the t-shirt for me for some exposure on my blog. I’m sure there are plenty of them that read my blog; you know how to contact me!
What can I say about the picture what a fine looking t-shirt, what an amazing view and not too bad a looking Scotsman wearing it.
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