BY LIZZIE WILLIAMS With a wing span of 8 ft and the ability to fly up to 22 mph, sometimes at heights of 2000 ft, frigate birds (Fregata magnificens) are indeed…

BY LIZZIE WILLIAMS The biggest event on Antigua is held at the Shirley Heights Lookout bar and restaurant, which has a phenomenal view overlooking both English Harbour and Falmouth Harbour, dotted with yachts, and…

BY LIZZIE WILLIAMS Diving and snorkelling The reefs and small uninhabited islets around the islands provide good diving and snorkelling for all skill levels, from lazy drifts over coral gardens to challenging…

BY LIZZIE WILLIAMS Uninhabited Redonda is Antigua’s second dependency and lies 35 miles to the southwest between Montserrat and Nevis.  A rocky volcanic islet, it is about half a mile square.…

BY LIZZIE WILLIAMS The origins of Crop Over, the main festival in Barbados, can be traced back to the 1780s when Barbados was one of the world’s largest producers of sugar.…

BY LIZZIE WILLIAMS 1 The Garrison Historic Area If you can tear yourself away from the beach, Bridgetown’s Garrison Historic Area is well worth a visit. Dating back to 1650, it’s…

BY FOOTPRINT AUTHORS For some three months from May to early August, Barbados shakes its booty for the island’s biggest, loudest, wildest party – but what is Crop Over, and how can…

BY LIZZIE WILLIAMS Horse racing is surprisingly popular on the Caribbean islands, where there is sufficient flat land to build a race track and even on some where there isn’t. Like…

BY LIZZIE WILLIAMS No visitor to Barbados can fail to notice the extent to which music pervades daily life. Whether it is reggae pounding out from a passing ZR van or…

BY LIZZIE WILLIAMS Barbados attracts a large number of hawksbill turtles, and smaller numbers of leatherback and green turtles. Adult females return to the beaches that they themselves hatched on in…

BY LIZZIE WILLIAMS Held at Bay Gardens near the fish market, Oistins Fish Fry is a major street party on a Friday night for both Barbadians and tourists. Bus loads of…