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Barbados, more than a tourist resort

Canada.com The name alone conjures up those "S's" that we all long for during the long, dark, cold days of winter: sun, sea, and surf. (The other "S" is frankly up to you.)

The island, one of the original vacation paradises, has them all: the brilliant sun that seems to shine every day without fail and offers spectacular sunsets every night; beaches that wrap much of the coastline; and surf, gentle on the west side, pounding on the east, that offers the perfect playground for all - from the very young splashing in the salty sea for the first time, to snorkellers, surfers, sailers and to the very old soothing their bones in nature's mega bath. That's the Barbados of winter dreams.

And it doesn't disappoint.

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I hate to look at the Barbados tourists site that give the history of Barbados.The ones that talk of Columbus discovering these islands and the other foolish tales that the Bob Marley and Burning Spear called 'mis-education'.I agree with them as a matter of fact Burning Spear referred to Christopher Columbus as a 'damn blasted liar'.Thank god for Rastafari. One of the funniest stories is the one of the bearded fig tree and the name Los Barbados which was supposed to mean 'the bearded one'. In the words of Gary Cole from the book reflections; The Colonization of Barbados is one of the darkest events and evil stories of modern history.Four centuries ago,Spanish and Portuguese slavers started to kidnap,kill and drive out the thousands of peaceful Indians found on the island the Indians called Ichirouganaim.The exact location of the island was a carefully kept secret but Spanish and Portuguese soldiers and sailors knew the island as the barbarous island,"Los B