The best price for an island holiday?

Travel challenge: "Barbados: £6,554, including flights from Gatwick, transfers and 10 nights in a junior suite pool garden room at Turtle Beach hotel. “It combines the typical Barbados beach holiday with extensive facilities, an excellent choice of restaurants and a lively atmosphere,” says Camilla Barrett of Caribtours. (020-7751 0660; caribtours.co.uk)"

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In Barbados, The House on Rihanna Drive

Caribjournal.com This one-way street on the outskirts of Bridgetown has two lines of colourful houses just across The Mighty Grynner Highway from the sea. But it’s the green-and-yellow one three quarters of the way down the road that brings the pilgrims.

Jamaica 'ties knot' with Bajans

Caribbean360.com : "Air Jamaica has tied 'the knot' with the Barbados Tourism Authority on a marketing deal for newly weds. Barbados, a veteran in traditional tropical tourism for over six decades, markets to certain niche markets as well.".........................................................Air Jamaica, the Barbados-designated flag carrier from New York - affectionately known as "The Lovebird" - has pledged its troth to Barbados' new weddings and honeymoons website.

Face to face with a vicious Akita

I came face to face today with a vicious Akita,me and my little girl, luckily I had her in my arms while we were about to walk through the West Terrace district.We came around a corner and there was this huge Akita.It was actually taller than my little girl.She would have been looking it straight in the face. Now I am naturally afraid of dogs even the smallest of Chihuahuas.I avoided eye contact with the dog although peripherally I could see that he stopped and looked up at me.I continued walking calmly as though there was no threat about. Why do I say he was vicious? That is what I am hearing from people living in the area.Maybe he was just out of his territorial zone but I hope his owners keep in fenced in a lot better.That is something that I wouldn't want to happen again. Just a few months ago a child was mauled by an Akita.There was a time when the main dogs you used to encounter was the 'lowly' salmon tot retriever;A unique Barbados mongrel.Such is not the case now.To

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