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Situated just east of the Caribbean Sea is the island country Barbados. The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction ....
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Population 279,912
Culture cricket, Carnival, Music
Religion Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
Famous For Saint James
Best Travel Time December and May
Highest Point Mount Hillaby 336 m
Lowest Point Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Capital City Bridgetown
Independence Day 30 November 1966 (from UK)
Language English
Total Area 431 sq km
Currency Barbadian dollar (BBD)
Export sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
Import consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, construction materials, chemicals, fuel, electrical components

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» Louisiana's cracklins entice the Travel Channel
HENRY, La. — Cracklins are a classic, crunchy staple for many Louisiana residents, but not necessarily for everyone across America — so Henry residents shared the dish with the Travel Channel for a new reality show called "All You Can Meat."

» Luxury Travel & Business Travel Industry - Strong, Challenging Market Growth Recovery
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» Aquarium Software Takes off in the Travel Insurance Sector
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» Letters: Letters to the Travel Editor
Readers respond to articles about China and a mother-daughter vacation.

» Letters to the Travel Editor
To the Editor: Regarding “ Easy China, Through Three Doors ” (May 6): China is well worth the visit, but take it from a nearly six-year resident — personal habits evolve more slowly than living standards, and you should be ready for some boorish, self-centered behavior.

» Mad About Travel makes its way to Davao
Latest leg of The Travel Club event to be held at the Abreeza Mall The Travel Club brings back Mad About Travel, the travel specialty store’s event made especially for its patrons. The theme of this year centers on fitness and relaxation, with the latest installment to be held at the Activity Center of the Abreeza Mall in Davao on May 18 to 20. Mad About Travel was recently concluded at TriNoma ...

» OFWs warned on ‘visa runs’
Philippine officials have warned Filipino workers in Thailand against using the travel document issued by the Philippine Consulate General for “visa runs.”

» Pinterest spreading to the travel world
AS a travel writer, I’m always looking for new tools I can use to help plan my trips. Lately, there’s been lots of talk about a social media site called Pinterest, a free online photo bulletin board that’s popular with designers, foodies and crafts people. But could you use it to plan trips? Well, yes. It turns out that the travel industry, as well as individual travelers, are starting to use ...

» Michael Wigge is the ultimate budget traveler
The travel journalist covered the globe without spending a penny. A series about his project, 'How to Travel the World for Free,' is airing on some PBS channels. Michael Wigge left Berlin without a penny and traveled 25,000 miles to Antarctica, hitchhiking, bartering and working his way by ship, plane, car and foot, from Europe to Canada and the U.S. and then through Latin America.

» Nurse Melissa Shares Her Travel Adventures on Assignment at the BeautyandBandaids.com Blog
Beauty & Bandaids, the new travel nursing blog, is pleased to announce its launch into the travel arena as experienced by full-time nurse travelers in the United States.Kansas City, KS (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 Focusing on lifestyle, Beauty & Bandaids is a travel nurse blog that provides information and insight into the daily adventure of the working travel nurse living on the road while hopping from ...

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