Shopping in the island of Barbados is a marvelous experience. Shoppers can enjoy duty free shopping all across the region. Barbados has something for everyone and for shopaholics there can be no better place than Barbados. However, while buying duty free goods in Barbados, travelers need to show their passport and details of stay at Barbados. In Bridgetown, the best place to shop is Broad Street. Lined with wonderful duty free shops, visitors can find designer brands at excellent discount prices. Travelers looking for jewelry, fine figurines and crystals can…

The national religion of the country is Anglican, however the island also gives equal opportunity for people of other faiths to practice their religion freely. The total Muslim population of the country is about 4000. The first Muslims to arrive in Barbados was about a century ago in 1913 when a silk merchant Abdul Rohul Amin arrived to Barbados from West Bengal. Following him several Bengalis arrived and they stayed at a house on the Wellington Street and some lived at the Milk Market and Tudor Street. Many of these…

The capital and the commercial district of Barbados, Bridgetown is the main center for travelers. Originally called as Indian Bridge because of the crude bridge that was built by, the Indians over the river, the city was later called as “Town of St. Michael” before it was officially named as Bridgetown.The careenage in the olden times was the center for all the activity for the inter-island trading. But today the area is mainly used for pleasure crafts by, catamarans, fishing boats, yachts, etc. The Broad Street is the main street…

The mesmerizing coral island of Barbados is located to the east of the Caribbean Sea in the western Atlantic Ocean. A West Indian continental island-nation, Barbados is one of the most loved and most visited travel destinations among the West Indies islands. The island is made up of limestone and spreads over 166 square miles and is 21 miles in length and 14 miles in width. Despite the island being small, Barbados has amazing natural beauty and excellent culture and heritage. The residents of the island are very friendly and…