In October 2002, I took a week off to venture to Barbados in the West Indies. Barbados is the easternmost island of the Caribbean, with the Caribbean Sea lapping at its western coast and the Atlantic Ocean crashing into it from the east. The weather, though, is Caribbean all the way! Barbados is unique with her mixture of English traditions and Caribbean style. Often called "Little England", the island is home to stone buildings, homes and churches built centuries ago. I found Barbados to be a rather inexpensive trip, though ... (more)