This guide includes a section detailing Barbados' history, 16 features covering the island's life and culture, ranging from its colourful Crop Over festival to its famous flying fish, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive travel tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of photographs and 14 maps.
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Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 150 mm
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978-981-234-917-0 (9789812349170)
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Maps: Barbados; Bridgetown; Garrison; Around Bridgetown; West Coast; South; Southeast; East Coast; Central; North; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Island Excursions. History: A Singular Island; Distinctively Bajan; Decisive Dates; The First Bajans; An Independent Island. Features: All o' we is Bajan; A Letter From the Rock; Two Fishermen; A Religious Mosaic; Cricket - The National Religion; Living Art; A Story-telling Tradition; The Boyfriends; Bajan Dialect; Street Beats, Stage Treats; Riding de Riddim; Flying Fish and Cou-Cou; Herbal Cures and Itals. Places: Introduction; Bridgetown; Around Bridgetown; The Platinum Coast; The South Coast; The Southeast; The East Coast; Into the Highlands; The Scotland District; St George Valley; The North; Island Hopping. Picture Stories: Street Festivals; Rum; Watersports; Architecture; Tropical Gardens. Information Panels: King Sugar; The Young Brigade; Rachel Pringle; The National Trust; The Bathsheba Train. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture; Nightlife; Festivals; Excursions; Shopping; Sport; Further Reading.
