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Celebrate Crop Over on Barbados

May 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Junior Kadooment at Barbados Crop Over

It might seem like just a summer long party, but the Barbados Crop Over summer festival has serious roots dating back to the 1700’s.  The festival was originally a celebration of the end of the sugar cane harvest — at a time when Barbados was the world’s largest producer of sugar.  Gradually, as the sugar [...]

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10 Reasons I Want to Visit Barbados

July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I’m trying to come up with a warm weather vacation spot for this fall.  Since it’s been awhile since I’ve been to the Caribbean, I thought this might be a good time to plan a return trip.  Barbados, an island that I’ve not yet visited, is looming at the top of a pretty short list. [...]

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