Barbados

Weak Holidays "It seems that Rihanna has opted to take a break back home in Barbados during the Christmas period. The singing star, who was born in Saint Michael, was spotted taking a long walk along the beach, before going on a boat tour of the island. Earlier this year, Rihanna’s then-Boyfriend, Chris Brown, was found guilty of assaulting her, but despite this and being ordered to stay away from one another for five years, the pair were said to be planning to meet in Mexico in September. However, on this holiday, Rihanna was certainly without Brown."

Mail Online : "The cheapest return flight with Virgin Atlantic to Barbados has gone up by �391 or 33.7 per cent in the past few days to �1,550.20."

Nation News "After leaving the island, the 19-year-old Dane wrote about her trip in a recent blog entry. NOW THAT that I am back from Barbados, I thought you might like to hear about my trip. I spent ten days there with my parents and my brother Patrick. We stayed at one of the most exclusive and beautiful resorts of the world, the Sandy Lane Hotel. We had the owner's five-bedroom penthouse suite with a butler and full-time security. The suite was over 3 000 square-feet, with a big jacuzzi in the living room. It was nothing short of amazing. The Sandy Lane Hotel has to be the nicest, most exclusive hotel I have ever stayed at."

The Montreal Gazette "Barbados, considered the birthplace of rum, is the epicentre of this movement. In addition to St. Nicholas Abbey and Foursquare, there's Mount Gilboa, the island's oldest distillery, which produces a potstilled rum that has connoisseurs swooning, and Mount Gay, the most prestigious of the island's big distilleries, which has begun work on its own potstilled rum. As Mount Gay's master blender Allen Smith notes, 'There's a lot of interest in the complexity of these rums.'" Related articles by Zemanta Surfing Barbados - paradise found (dailystoke.com) Mount Gay Is Latest to Revamp Bottle (offthepresses.blogspot.com)

mirror.co.uk : "Record-breaking lotto winner Les Scadding went on a luxury house-hunting trip to Barbados yesterday. Les - who won �45milion - and wife Samantha have set their hearts on a mansion near Sir Cliff Richard's �6million hilltop hideaway. It is one of a dozen homes the couple have looked at on the island where Sam, 38, used to go on holiday with her parents."

CANOE Travel "SPEIGHTSTOWN, Barbados -- The northern part of Barbados is one of its least developed regions, but it's also among the most beautiful. From quiet Mullins Bay Beach to the dramatic cliffs and crashing waves of North Point, the region is home to the island nation's oldest greathouse and historic Speightstown, with one of its best new museums."

Tampa Bay Online "I discovered my Applewhaite family line about 10 years ago and since then have dreamed of visiting the West Indies island of Barbados. That's where branches of the family migrated to from England in the early 1600s. With this in mind, my husband booked a South Caribbean cruise to give me nine hours on Barbados. Knowing there wouldn't be time for document research at the local archives, I opted to spend the time exploring the island."

Some people will stop at nothing ....... and stoop at everything Sports Pros(e) : "Probably seemed like a good idea to head off to Barbados to chill out a bit before blowing her top again. Until she, you know, blew her top again. Serena has fallen victim to the celebrity curse: caught on camera mid wardrobe malfunction."

Kelowna.com : "'People only come to Barbados to lie on the beach,' declares a diminutive blond over rum cocktails on the beach. 'Take a hike,' say I, meaning it in the nicest possible way. Along with a perfect climate and wonderful beaches, Barbados boasts an English-style National Trust whose sites include 17th-century plantation houses, sugar mills, museums and a 1654 synagogue. Plus, every Sunday the National Trust offers free hikes – a fun way to explore the island."

I still think Barbados is the best place in the world to get married...but then again i might be accused of being biased.... Five things you didn't know about Elin Nordegren - CNN.com : "She married Woods in an ultra-private ceremony in Barbados in 2004 not long after rumors the couple had split up. They wed at sunset at the exclusive Sandy Lane resort, which was ringed by security guards. Their 200 guests included Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, who dined on shrimp cocktail, macaroni pie and a four-tier wedding cake."

The Barbados Advocate : "I was flying south from Canada for my first visit to Barbados and sat beside a member of the Barbadian Diaspora returning to the island for a series of cricket matches. While instructing me on the strategic play of this most West Indian of sports, he also noted that he was really a Canadian now, after some 34 years in Toronto. Then, under the left wing tip of the aircraft, the island appeared; my friend teared up for a fleeting second and said, “It always gets me when I see the island again”."