Why Barbados is better off the beaten track Nicola Brady
I didn t fall in love, the first time I went to Barbados.
There was something that felt a little too divided about it: the Simon Cowell-esque glitz battling the real, beating heart of the island, which I couldn’t seem to infiltrate. Everything I did was tediously touristy, from the rum-soaked jeep safari to the rum-soaked boat trip. Though I’d physically seen a lot of the island, in reality I’d experienced nothing.
Second time around, everything changed.
A lot of that was down to my guide and taxi driver, Haskell Drakes. A former prison guard, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of the island and a never-ending stockpile of gossip.
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3. Germany
Christmas holidays are celebrated with gusto in Germany as its famous Christmas markets overflow with copious helpings of mulled wine and shining Christmas lights. Hip Berlin offers up a huge funfair and you can get straight into the Christmas spirit with a ticket to the Alexanderplatz show. Festive history buffs might want to go further afield and spend Christmas at the luxurious ancient castle of Colditz, which was far from Christmassy during the war years. There’s a high chance of snow: temperatures can slip well into minus figures in December and the average low is -1C.
4. The Caribbean
International travel and managed isolation The woman departed New Zealand late last year and travelled through Spain and the Netherlands. While she was in the Netherlands she was in contact with family members who later tested positive for the virus. She departed London, travelling via Singapore, and arrived in Auckland on December 30. The woman completed her two-week stint in managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland. During this time, she was tested twice – on January 2 and January 10 – and both tests returned negative results. This woman was given the all clear and left the facility on January 13. There were around 600 guests at the hotel at the same time as this woman. Around 13 people tested positive during that time, some with the more virulent strain.