Life in Barbados: A Year On A Paradise Island (Otherworld Travel) (Yvonne Campbell - Barbados Expert)
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| 12 Feb 2021 | Barbados destination wedding: planning to say "I do" on a paradise island following your Valentine's Day proposal | 00:20:24 | |
This week's episode is all about romance and tying the knot on the beautiful paradise island of Barbados. As you’ll hear, this episode was inspired by a dinner I enjoyed at the Lone Star restaurant and my spotting a flyer for weddings there. I picked up on that as a bit of a sign that I should do a romance related episode to coincide with Valentine's Day which was just a few days away, as this episode was being recorded. So here we are. This episode acted as a bit of a learning moment for me. During my research, I learned all about Sailors Valentines. This episode is also crammed full of guests with incredible tips for any romantic couples wanting to pop over to Barbados for the dream destination wedding. We have Malissa Blackman, a wedding planner. Aniya is a popular Barbados wedding photographer. Cedric Lynch from Visit Barbados talks us through some of the stranger options for your Caribbean dream Bajan wedding. Including this type of thing.... Simon chats to us about his experience getting hitched on the Island. We also get the lowdown on evening entertainment options with radio personality, MC and DJ Kirk Brown, who gets wedding crowds bumping with his party skills. You'll hear him talk about his music video. Here it is if you want to check it out! In this episode, you'll hear:
Make sure you subscribe, because each episode I'll bring you another wonderful insight from this magical paradise island of Barbados, and you won't want to miss it! (You may well want to, as there's a competition coming!) Still desperately needing some inspiration for YOUR Barbados wedding? How about tying the knot on a jet ski? Thanks to Mr Gary Lister from Color Box for showing us what that might look like, via this photo (see it in the episode show notes at life-in-barbados.com/podcast if you're reading this on an app that doesn't display show notes) | |||
| 05 Feb 2021 | One month in Barbados: new friends, cars, and everything I've done on the paradise island so far during the start of my new 'Life in Barbados' | 00:17:15 | |
You join me this week as I'm currently in the midst of a 'national pause' on the paradise island of Barbados. I'm loving my time here, but like you, things have become a bit more restricted. The Bajan Prime Minister's address called for a time to reflect, so that's exactly what I've been inspired to do for this episode. In this action-packed edition of "Life in Barbados" I'm bringing you up to date on everything that's happening here right now. I'm also sharing with you some of the activities I've already done. I'll be playing you some clips of my experiences fishing, eating lobster, chatting with my new feathered friends, and my new human friends; Stephen and Nicholas (the Bajan Warrior) who you met previously in episode two (do go back and listen if you didn't already!). I've also become quite excited about some new furniture I've been enjoying, that's named after the Adirondack Mountains! This show wouldn't be "Life in Barbados" if it didn't feature food in a big way, and so I've made sure it features plenty! You'll hear all about my visits to Lone Star, Tides and Sea Shed. Other highlights of this episode include some new car drama, eating a pigs tail, checking out some cruise ships that have been.... well.... cruising around out on the Bajan coastline! In this episode, you'll hear:
Make sure you subscribe, because each episode I'll bring you another wonderful insight from this magical paradise island of Barbados, and you won't want to miss it! | |||
| 09 Apr 2021 | Rum in Barbados: where to find the best Bajan rum punch and how to make it at home if you can't be in Barbados | 00:17:53 | |
**Contains details of a fantastic exclusive "Life in Barbados" prize! Listen until the end to hear how to enter. You may well need this email. Clue - you can use Control and Print screen to screen grab on a computer. Please Google how to do it on your mobile device!** This episode is all about where to find the best rum punch in Barbados and how you can make it at home if you can't get out here. Imagine if it was your job to spend your days by the beach perfecting the ultimate Bajan rum punch recipe? That's not a bad 9-5 if you ask me! Don’t believe that it’s possible? Well, Kim and Rodger, owners of Cutters of Barbados, will tell you otherwise. The pair ditched their big-city life and moved to the stunning Caribbean island of Barbados to slow down and enjoy life. During that time, they’ve opened up a thriving deli and an uber cool hammock garden. They also run mixology classes for people wanting to nail down their own rum punch recipes. This week, I went along to try out my bartending skills at the beautiful Harrismith Beach location. Let’s just say I took full advantage of the opportunity for a lot of taste testing and I think I’ve since managed to get my measurements down pat. I have a fantastic rum themed prize for lucky listeners to "Life In Barbados". You will need to listen to the end for instructions on how to do it. By the way, if you can't carry out the instructions because you had already done so, feel free to undo the action and then redo it. You'll still be eligible! Here's the email to send it to... By the time you hear this, the first round of judging will have been carried out at the British Podcast Awards, in which this show is nominated. I will update you on this show once I have news , but in the meantime please follow my social channels for more frequent updates! You can find ALL of my links here. During this episode, we cover: How I spent my Easter weekend on the paradise island. The origins of Cutters. How to get the perfect Bajan rum punch. My attempts at making an authentic Barbados rum punch. Roger's breakdown of Bajan rum. Details of my special exclusive "Life in Barbados" prize.
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| 02 Apr 2021 | Life in Barbados: Three months on a paradise island - an overview of the epic dream Bajan travel story so far | 00:48:17 | |
**This episode contains a special offer for regular listeners. Here's the link you'll need in order to claim it!** I'm delighted to announce this podcast is up for a prestigious award at the British Podcast Awards. I'm proud to be nominated in the category of best documentary. As part of the submission process, I had to provide the judges with thirty minutes of my favourite bits from this, which wasn't easy. I've enjoyed every second. Listening back got me in the mood for revisiting some of the key moments, and I hope you'll also enjoy the opportunity to take another taste of Bajan life, with me. In this episode, I make reference to my photos on instagram. Please do follow it if you haven't already, as you never know if you'll need a handy quick grab of photos for creating your own dream travel plan. If you're new to the show, once you've heard this episode, you might want to go back and catch up with episodes you've missed. You'll be able to do that here. We cover: My journey's start, catching the news in Belfast. Meeting the Bajan Warrior Nicolas Deane. Taking in a food tour of Bridgetown. Exploring the surf with surfing champion Alan Burke. The badass women of Barbados. And, planning the perfect Bajan wedding. If you're new to this show, I'd really appreciate it if you would please follow or subscribe! You can click this link to do so in your favourite app. By the way, sometimes the team quietly and secretly post bonus content that you'll only find out about if you're subscribed. Did you manage to check out this one (all about weddings in Barbados) which we posted as a special Valentine's Day treat? There was also this one which featured the full length chat with local surfing legend, Alan Burke.
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| 02 Jul 2021 | Vegan in Barbados: Plant-based eating on a paradise island | 00:19:56 | |
Are you Hungry Barbados? We have the vegan plant-based solutions for you right here. What's been happening this week? Yvonne's had a crazy weather week. Hear all about Hurricane Elsa! Also, some developments in terms of travel from the UK! She's been enjoying some live music, with Sonny Meraki and Jon Banfield which you'll hear on the podcast episode! This episode is the launch of a series of food and drink themed episodes we're putting together in collaboration with the brilliant Hungry Barbados. In this episode I explain more about who Hungry Barbados are as well as talk to some people who are very much involved in the vegan and plant-based offerings here on the paradise island. Eco Lodge A number of episodes ago I chatted with Kyle Taylor from Eco Lifestyle and Lodge about their boutique hotel with a focus on sustainability. I was desperate to try their food, and now I have! So, for this episode I spoke with Alisha Stoute, Executive Chef at ECO Lifestyle and Lodge! Yummy Mummies Do you remember back in a previous episode, I talked about a food delivery that I got from Yummy Mummies? Well, I decided to catch up with Ann Marie Leach for this episode and we get into a chat about options for high quality plant based food, whether you're on a self-catering holiday or living on the island. I also run down a number of other options for vegan friendly dishes!
On insta? Here are some helpful links to accounts of things mentioned in the episode:
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| 15 Jan 2021 | Belfast to Barbados: the welcome stamp, and how my conversation with a Visit Barbados representative on a podcast changed my life | 00:24:39 | |
Welcome to the first episode of my new podcast, capturing the ups and downs of my move from Belfast to Barbados. For those of you who are brand new to Otherworld Travel, I'm Yvonne Campbell, a certified travel agent and soon-to-be Barbados expert. Life in Barbados is my second travel-themed podcast. If you tuned in to my first podcast series, "The Bucket List" you may have heard my guest Marc Mc Collin from Visit Barbados talking about the Caribbean paradise island, and all that it has to offer.
During that conversation, I talked with Marc about the welcome stamp. Little did I know at the time, but the seed of curiosity was already planted, and I was already putting in place plans to tick a visit to Barbados off my very own bucket list! In this episode, you'll hear:
Make sure you subscribe, because in the next episode, we'll be covering the paradise island's best beaches, and you won't want to miss it! | |||
| 07 May 2021 | Barbados Questions Answered: Ask Me Anything - Listeners ask Yvonne about being an expat in Barbados | 00:16:08 | |
What's Barbados' best rum? Do you still follow the route of the beach walk you took with the Bajan warrior? Have you met many ex-pats since you've been on the Bajan paradise island? These are just a few of the questions that have surfaced since we asked you, the listener to "Life in Barbados" to email us with what's on your mind. Firstly, thank you so much for these. We love hearing from you. I wanted to take some time to reflect on my four months already spent here, and address the burning questions my loyal listeners have after listening to my sixteen episodes! No spoilers here, but once you've listened you might want to check out the below links which relate to the answers... Taxi Drivers - did you catch the taxi tour episodes yet? Listen to those when you've finished this one! Seabreeze: Wedding accomodation Coconut Court: For wedding guests
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| 26 Feb 2021 | Barbados surfing: learning to surf the Caribbean swells with Bajan surfing legend Alan Burke | 00:23:18 | |
Barbados is the place to be if you want to surf. There's no question about it. Due to its unique position in the Caribbean seas, it generates some seriously good conditions for anyone wishing to catch a wave. But what if you're not an experienced surfer? Can you still consider going to Barbados as a viable destination for learning to surf. This is the exact question and topic we're covering in this episode. If your experience of 'trying to surf' has so far been limited to falling off of your board on Fistral Beach in Newquay, then you definitely want to listen to my chat with Alan Burke. Alan's a Bajan former national and international surfing champion, and he runs Burkie's Surf School. From Barbados surfing legend to Bajan surf beginner, as I have a quick catch up with Craig Bulow, a person I met a month ago when we was starting his lessons. I also talk about my exciting moment appearing LIVE on television on the UK's Sky News. Oh, and if that's not enough, this episode contains swimming horses!!! Yes, seriously! In this episode, you'll hear:
Have you subscribed yet? You can click this link to follow the show in your favourite app. It's worth doing so, because sometimes we quietly and secretly post bonus content that you'll only find out about if you're subscribed. Hint! There might just be another bonus episode coming your way in the next few days! Did you manage to check out this one (all about weddings in Barbados) which we posted as a special Valentine's Day treat? Although people are loving following along with my Barbados journey, this isn't my only podcast. If you're enjoying Life in Barbados, please check out my other travel themed podcast, "The Bucket List". That podcast features guests talking about a wide range of experiences, and should give you plenty of inspiration for when we're all allowed to travel again soon!
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| 17 Dec 2020 | Life in Barbados: A Year On A Paradise Island - Trailer | 00:01:20 | |
Have you ever dreamed of living on a paradise island? Well that is exactly what Yvonne Campbell ("Otherworld Travel; The Bucket list Podcast") will be doing for a whole year. In coming episodes, you'll hear Yvonne immerse herself fully in the paradise island. You'll hear the sounds and enjoy Yvonne's descriptions of the flavours that make Barbados the dream travel destination for so many. Make sure you subscribe to 'Life in Barbados: A Year on a Paradise Island' so you catch the very first episode! | |||
| 27 Aug 2021 | Real Bajan style fish cakes in Barbados! Yvonne gets to grips with a traditional Bajan dish recipe! She learns to make cod fish cakes during a cooking lesson at Palm Terrace restaurant! | 00:24:57 | |
**Trigger warning - this episode MIGHT make you feel hungry!** Now with 100% more REAL Bajan fish cakes! This episode is the launch of a series of food and drink themed episodes we're putting together in collaboration with the brilliant Hungry Barbados. With all the site visits to places like Hunte's Gardens and Mount Gay, Yvonne's been feeling a bit hungry, so this episode's very Bajan food themed! She started out by setting off on a food tour with Ezra Quintyne. As he mentions in the episode, you can contact him by emailing him. During this episode, Yvonne experienced some excellent foodie indulgence at Pappa Jacks, and tucked into some chicken and rum punch! Here are some useful links for you to check out, as featured in the episode: Palm Terrace Restaurant at Fairmont Royal Pavilion Useful link NOT featured in the episode: Bajan superstar Rihanna's own cod fish cake recipe. If you'd like to "Life in Barbados" a review on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher and Podchaser we're always grateful! You can do that here: https://life-in-barbados.com/rate-and-review
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| 22 Jan 2021 | Barbados' Bajan Warrior: a beach walk with Nicolas Deane, and my new Bajan base! | 00:28:46 | |
In this second episode, I meet the Bajan Warrior, Nicolas Deane. We take a long walk along the stunning Barbados beaches, and Nicolas talks me through everything beach related. He offers some vital 'must know' tips about the paradise island. There's a deadly fruit you need to avoid!! I thought it might be quite handy to show you what it looks like. Here it is! Here's the Manchineel tree it comes from! During our walk, the Bajan Warrior showed me One Sandy Lane, and mentioned a rather special resident who lives there.... Rihanna. We learn more about one of his very favourite beaches, Worthing Beach and the South East coast beach, Palmetto Bay. You can listen to our full conversation by clicking here. Please note, the audio quality isn't the best, but there are some useful insights for you, if you've already organised a trip to Barbados. If you'd like to check out Nicholas' map, you can see it below. In addition to this wonderfully informative Barbados beach tour the Bajan Warrior gives me, you'll also hear me talking about my new digs. Thanks so much to Chris from One Caribbean Estates! If you want to watch the video of my new place that I played the clip from, it's here. In this episode, you'll hear:
Make sure you subscribe, because each episode I'll bring you another wonderful insight from this magical paradise island of Barbados, and you won't want to miss it! | |||
| 29 Jan 2021 | Barbados food and supermarkets: a walking Bridgetown food tour and checking out Bajan supermarket offerings | 00:15:37 | |
Barbados has some of the most interesting food and drink in not just the Caribbean, but the world. One of my favourite things to do in a new place is check out what culinary treats I can get my taste buds wrapped around. I don't know why it's taken me three episodes to get to this, honestly, but I couldn't wait even one episode more! In this edition of "Life in Barbados" I undertake a walking food tour around Bridgetown with Janelle from Lickrish Food Tours. You'll hear me taste a drop of Sorrel, eat a Roti, a 'donk' (yes really!!!) some salted cod at a legendary (literally) fish cakes, drink some Mauby, and taste some delicious Rum ice cream! I couldn't believe the wonderful variety of treats the paradise island has to offer.
In this episode, you'll hear:
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| 26 Mar 2021 | Barbados history and mystery: a Speightstown walking tour! | 00:12:19 | |
For this episode I decided to take in the history and mystery of Barbados. I booked myself of a walking tour of Speightstown. I was shown around by Carlos Goodman, one of Barbados’ most knowledgeable tour guides. During the tour he pointed out a lot of the sites that will be eventually making their way on to my instagram. If you can't wait, you can check out some of the wonderful photos on his Facebook page here. We cover:
It's not just the streets of Speightstown I toured in this episode though. I also took in a tour of Coral Reef and Sandpiper to get an idea for what's on offer for you and other holiday loving listeners, if you decide you'd like my help with booking a trip out here on the paradise island. If you do want to talk to me about anything you've heard covered on this Barbados podcast, you can book it right now, here. Useful links:
If you're new to this show, I'd really appreciate it if you would please follow or subscribe! You can click this link to do so in your favourite app. By the way, sometimes the team quietly and secretly post bonus content that you'll only find out about if you're subscribed. Did you manage to check out this one (all about weddings in Barbados) which we posted as a special Valentine's Day treat? There was also this one which featured the full length chat with local surfing legend, Alan Burke.
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| 19 Mar 2021 | Barbados' (Bonus) Badass Women: Yvonne's full-length conversations with the paradise island's Bajan women that we recognised as part of our International Women's Day 2021 celebrations! | 01:02:24 | |
Barbados has some quite incredible and inspirational women and we decided they're so inspirational, they deserved more podcast time! I chatted with three different women with three very different backgrounds, and I'm so delighted that I get to shine a spotlight on these 'bad ass' women of Barbados during this bonus episode. Please note, this episode is the full 'raw' conversations, and has only had very minimal editing. Please excuse any audio glitches you might hear. We have, a philanthropist, a long-listed novelist, and a passionate equestrian Olympic hopeful. Firstly I chat with Dr Barbara Trieloff-Deane. She's very passionate about helping young Bajan women get started off with the best possible opportunities as early as possible and has her fingers on the pulse of many good causes. Cherie S.A. Jones is waiting to hear if she's going to land a very prestigious literary award. She's also a lawyer and a mum! Also, Monique Archer, who is a gifted equestrian and is very keen to do her bit to raise awareness of a cause that's very close to her heart. We really hope you enjoy joining us in celebrating these truly spectacular Barbados women. If you're new to this show, please do make sure you now subscribe! You can click this link to follow the show in your favourite app. Sometimes we quietly and secretly post bonus content just like this, that you'll only be notified about if you're subscribed.
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| 19 Mar 2021 | Barbados ocean life: exploring what's under the surface of the Bajan sea | 00:22:50 | |
If you listened to the Barbados episode of my previous podcast, "The Bucket List", you probably heard my conversation with Visit Barbados' Marc McCollin. We discussed how to get the best out of a visit to this beautiful paradise island, and that chat uncovered the reason for the incredible crystal blue sea. I've been listening back to that episode myself, for reasons that I explain during the episode. Hearing that mention of the unique island formation reminded me that I wanted to learn more about what lies beneath. So this episode is all about exploring the ocean life, and covers all aspects including what lives down there, and how we can keep it down there, by applying sustainability practices. I'm joined for a chat by marine biologist Nikola Simpson. We cover:
As well as exploring everything there is to know about the beautiful wet stuff in Barbados, I have updates on a brand new Netflix show that's being filmed here and a huge sound upgrade I'm making! Thanks to West Riley Electronics for their help! Useful links:
If you're new to this show, I really appreciate you giving this a read, and I'd love it if you would please follow or subscribe! You can click this link to follow the show in your favourite app. By the way, sometimes the team quietly and secretly post bonus content that you'll only find out about if you're subscribed. Did you manage to check out this one (all about weddings in Barbados) which we posted as a special Valentine's Day treat? There was also this one which featured the full length chat with local surfing legend, Alan Burke.
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| 16 Apr 2021 | Barbados under ash: life through a volcanic eruption ash cloud | 00:31:48 | |
I'd planned to experience life in Barbados, spending a year on a paradise island. If you've been seeing any of the news updates from the Caribbean recently, you'll know that my plans have hit something of a stumbling block this week. I've been spending a lot of my time this week, glued to this page. Over Easter, La Soufriere volcano on St Vincent erupted, sending ash thousands of feet into the sky, and literally carpeting Barbados in its wake. As a result, the lifting of Covid restrictions has been made null and void. We still can't go out, for a new reason! The whole point of this show is to give you an insight into life in Barbados, from the point of view of someone who's actually living here. I wouldn't really be serving you properly if I didn't give you an on-the-ground insight into what's going on here. So this episode is a little different. We're not tasting any delicious local treats. We're not testing any Bajan beverages. We're not enjoying any experiences or activities. What we are going to do, is bring you a flavour of what it's like for someone who's relocated to this beautiful paradise island, on the Barbados Welcome Stamp, and finds themselves in the middle of a fluke natural incident. I'll be doing this with the help of some of my friends who have kindly offered their thoughts, and footage. During this episode, we cover: The views of a couple of my new friends here who are also experiencing this alongside me. My possible emergency escape contingency planning with my friend, Marie. What the people of Barbados went through last time this happened (back in the 70s) with Vic Fernandez. **For the benefit of any news agencies or journalists who'd like to reach out for on the ground correspondence from the paradise island, I have limited availability for both live and recorded two ways. You can contact me via the email button (fourth button down) on my show page here! I've added a full transcript of my report from the episode in these show notes below for your reference. Please do not use any section of the content without prior permission from me. I'm regularly checking my emails so will be able to get back to you within minutes not hours!**
Yvonne: [00:00:00] Hello and welcome to this week's episode. Well, this was not the episode that I had planned to be sharing with you this week. I was meant to be out trying beach tennis at the weekend on Brian's beach, but that is going to have to wait another time because this week this happened, my thoughts are with those people in St. [00:00:18] St Vincent, who are affected by this much more than us here in Barbados. There's a certain radius around the volcano that has been evacuated as according to the university of the West Indies, the volcano continues to erupt quite explosively and has now begun to generate what they call pyroclastic density currents. [00:00:39] So these are really hot currents of between 200 and 700 degrees Celsius. The ground hugging flows of Ash and debris that are coming down from the volcano to the surrounding areas. So essentially impacting on everything in its path. The last eruption was in 1979 and the one before that was 1902 at this stage, it is far too soon to be telling how bad [00:01:03] this one's going to be so, you know, we're dealing with unpredictable mother... | |||
| 14 Feb 2021 | Barbados weddings: widening the exposure on a Bajan photographer, and giving more time on the microphone to our wedding DJ/MC! | 00:35:11 | |
If you listened to the latest full episode, you'll know it was all about romance and enjoying the dream destination wedding on the beautiful paradise island of Barbados. After weeks of listening and subscribing to my podcast "Life in Barbados" I decided to ask YOU to be MY Valentine. Also, please accept this token of my gratitude - a special bonus episode. If you ARE planning on getting hitched in Barbados, and enjoying the beautiful Bajan vibes in your wedding photos, you should listen to this episode. We take a deeper dive with the full length chat to our show's new friend, Barbados wedding photographer Aniya! We also feel like there wasn't quite enough Kirk Brown on the actual episode, so this episode features more of his thoughts about the ultimate wedding party entertainment for the best possible Barbados wedding! Enjoy! | |||
| 09 Jul 2021 | Golf in Barbados: hitting the links and golfing in style on a paradise island | 00:16:14 | |
Fore! We're talking all about golf in Barbados! What's been happening this week? Yvonne's been dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Elsa! Click here to watch the video she took of it. We begin with an update on the huge storm that plunged the caribbean into chaos during the past couple of weeks. This episode features an activity that should have been a few episodes earlier, but.... ash cloud! Yvonne takes a golf lesson at Apes Hill with the incredibly charismatic Sean Edey. No spoilers, but although she's not exactly an experienced golfer, she did a great job considering! Have a listen to hear how she got on. Yvonne also managed to sit down with Apes Hill's Kim Goddard to find out more about how the resort fits in with the golfing community of the Bajan island.
Here are some helpful links to things mentioned in the episode: https://www.apeshillclub.com/golf/
https://www.royalwestmoreland.com/
https://www.sandylane.com/barbados-golf
https://www.instagram.com/seanctedey/?hl=en - Sean Edey - the golf pro Yvonne chatted to!
https://www.instagram.com/parabolicodyssey/?hl=en - Sean's new business - golf holiday! If you'd like to leave me a review on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher and Podchaser I'm always grateful! You can do that here: https://life-in-barbados.com/rate-and-review
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| 05 Mar 2021 | Barbados sustainability: responsible travel to the paradise island and how eco-tourism is transforming the Caribbean | 00:21:52 | |
Barbados is paradise. This we already know. But is it also eco-friendly, with consideration for sustainability? This is what we intend to find out during this episode! During this episode, I, Yvonne Campbell, Barbados expert and travel agent, get investigative and try to discover what the options are for eco-conscious tourists. I chat to Kyle Taylor, the owner of the Eco Lifestyle and Lodge and farm, who has has a business that produces water out of thin air! I get the lowdown on the UN development programme, and the Blue economy, and tell you all about a very fruitful coffee morning I attended that introduced me to some fascinating locals who are involved in this very sustainability hot topic! It's not all serious stuff though! It was my birthday last weekend. I'll share with you what it's like experiencing an anniversary away from home, on this Bajan paradise island. Oh, and I got my first ever Barbados post! What a lovely surprise! There's a special exclusive update from The Crane beach house, regarding testing, so I was excited to be able to bring you that news before anyone else! We also hear from Sea Breeze hotel, about what they're doing to make sure they're considering sustainability at their resort. Have you subscribed yet? You can click this link to follow the show in your favourite app. It's worth doing so, because sometimes we quietly and secretly post bonus content that you'll only find out about if you're subscribed. Did you manage to check out this one (all about weddings in Barbados) which we posted as a special Valentine's Day treat? There was also this one which featured the full length chat with local surfing legend, Alan Burke. | |||
| 23 Apr 2021 | Barbados in a day: a taxi tour of the paradise island | 00:15:08 | |
Barbados is still under Covid restrictions, but at least the volcanic ash cloud isn't preventing me from getting outside anymore. This episode will start with an update on the cloud and how it's affecting things on the paradise island. I decided for this episode that I would take a Bajan taxi tour, and investigate some of the parishes. Animal flower cave Working sugar mill The sargassum seaweed That bench on that rock Tyrone, our friendly and informative Bajan taxi driver takes myself and my friend Ann, across the island. During this episode, we cover: Animal flower cave The working sugar mill Cherry Tree Hill And, the random bench on a rock....
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| 04 Jun 2021 | Barbados Sunset Cruise: take a Bajan trip through paradise on a Catamaran | 00:14:00 | |
We've been on dry land in Barbados for long enough! It's time to take to the ocean. In this episode, Yvonne (Otherworld Travel - https://www.otherworldtravel.com) sets sail for the Bajan waters. You know you’ve achieved full holiday status when you’re sailing into the sunset with a glass of champagne in hand. There’s just something about being on a boat that sends you into total relaxation mode, unless you suffer from sea-sickness that is! If you do, I'd recommend taking a few ginger tablets before you set sail. This week, I’m crossing off one of my big bucket list activities. After sitting on my balcony watching beautiful yachts and sailing boats cruise by every afternoon, I though it was time to book a sunset cruise for myself. During this episode, you'll hear all about the Silver Moon Catamaran (https://silvermoonbarbados.com/) owned by Nick Park. You'll hear me experience the wonderful delights I managed to capture during this cruise. I saw turtles, a double rainbow which you can see via this link - (http://traffic.libsyn.com/lifeinbarbados/Double_Rainbow_video.mp4) and I spoke to Captain Luke, who steered us on the stunning Catamaran, and I had a conversation with the vessel's owner, Nicholas Parker. If you want to hear the full length conversation with him, you can do so here - http://traffic.libsyn.com/lifeinbarbados/Life_In_Barbados_Catamaran_Owner_bonus_audio.mp3 I really hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do, then please do follow it and review it on your favourite app! I'm grateful for any words you'd like to leave for me on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher and Podchaser! Make sure you're following the show so you don't miss the coming episodes! I'm going to be taking part in two tastings! Can't wait! | |||
| 11 Jun 2021 | Barbados' Historic St Nicholas Abbey: a tour of the distillery and taking a train! | 00:13:01 | |
St Nicholas Abbey: Uncovering 350 years of Barbadian history I can't lie. This episode is a definite demonstration of the perks of hosting a popular podcast that's based in paradise. I mean, if waking up under the Bajan skies wasn't enough, this week, I'm actually visiting a rum distillery, and getting on a train. And not just any train. The train that takes you high above Barbados on Cherry Tree Hill. You'll also hear me touring with St Nicholas Abbey distillery owner Anna Warren and tasting rums with her son Simon. I also get to see the sugar cane plantation. It was a great peek into Barbados’ history and a very fun day out. Not to mention I got to see the humble beginnings of the island during my tour of the great house. And, no spoilers, but I might even have a Christmas Gift idea for you, thanks to a very particular piece of furniture that's mentioned towards the end of the episode. Scroll to the bottom of these notes to see it. I really hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do, then please do follow it and review it on your favourite app! I'm grateful for any words you'd like to leave for me on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher and Podchaser! Make sure you're following the show so you don't miss the coming episodes! Here's the now famous "lazy boy"! | |||
| 28 Feb 2021 | Barbados surfing: the full length chat with international surfing champion Alan Burke | 00:58:53 | |
If you listened to the latest full episode, you'll know it was all about surfing on the beautiful beaches of the paradise island of Barbados. As a regular follower of subscriber, I wanted to offer this token of my gratitude - a special bonus episode. This features the full length version of the chat I had with Alan Burke. Alan's a Bajan former national and international surfing champion, and he runs Burkie's Surf School. Please note, this has not been tightly edited, and is the raw original conversation. If you ARE planning on heading to Barbados to do some surfing, you should definitely listen to this episode. Alan offers some incredible tips and advice on catching the Bajan waves! By the way, this isn't my only podcast. If you're enjoying Life in Barbados, please check out my other travel themed podcast, "The Bucket List". That podcast features guests talking about a wide range of experiences, and should give you plenty of inspiration for when we're all allowed to travel again soon!
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| 18 Jun 2021 | Diving in Barbados: a day checking out wrecks, reefs and sea life! | 00:11:06 | |
Barbados has some of the best diving opportunity in the world If you're a regular listener to Life in Barbados, you'll know that the paradise island is blessed with some quite magnificent ocean and sea life. One of my favourite things to do is diving, so I was grateful to be able to experience what the Bajans have to offer on that front.
It was World Ocean Day last week. I took advantage of a dive to get up close and person with some Lion Fish thanks to High Tide - https://www.divehightide.com/ I also joined my friends for some diving with Barbados Blue - https://www.divebarbadosblue.com The wonderful Kiera was really great with them, and trained them in a swimming pool first. She was really helpful and friendly, and talked them through some of the safety aspects like 'equalising' in a really clear way. Hear the full length chat with diving instructor Kiera. If you'd like to leave me a review on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher and Podchaser I'm always grateful! You can do that here: https://life-in-barbados.com/rate-and-review
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| 30 Apr 2021 | Barbados in a day (part two): a taxi tour of the paradise island's East coast | 00:16:16 | |
It's National Heroes Day here in Barbados! In this episode, I'll be telling you more about that, as well as giving you an update on everything that's going on over here in terms of Covid restrictions. The drama with the ash cloud that we talked about a couple of episodes back seems to be easing (for now) thank the Lord! In this episode, we continue the Bajan taxi tour with Tyrone, and my friend, Ann, as I take in more of this beautiful paradise island. This time, we're covering the East coast. During this episode, we cover: National heroes day The ash cloud Bathsheba Round House Soup Bowl - check out the previous surfing episode for more on this! (And the bonus full length version is here) St John's Parish Church East Point Lighthouse Bottom Bay Sam Lord's Castle Next week, we'll be doing a special Q&A episode. Anything you want to ask me about Barbados, or this show, now is the opportunity to do so. Click the 'email Yvonne' button (4th one down) on this link.
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| 19 Feb 2021 | Barbados Welcome Stamp: relocating to the Bajan paradise island | 00:19:37 | |
The Barbados welcome stamp is becoming increasingly popular, and I've loved hearing how much I've been inspiring others to follow in my footsteps! The voices you'll hear on this week's episode of "Life in Barbados" all have something in common. We're all at different stages of our journey in relocating to this paradise island of Barbados. By now, you'll know that I (Yvonne Campbell) relocated here just before Christmas 2020. And through this podcast, I've now discovered someone else who is on her way out here, to also follow her dreams. You'll hear me talking to Liz Forshaw all about her realisation that she wanted to ignore making a step on to the property ladder, and instead follow her travel dreams and live the Bajan life. I also have a lovely chat with Canadian Kathryn Holopainen who decided to use the Welcome Stamp to move out here with her partner in order to bridge the gap in a distance-based relationship. In this episode, you'll hear:
Make sure you subscribe or follow in your favourite app, because each episode I'll bring you another wonderful insight from this magical paradise island of Barbados, and you won't want to miss it! We also occasionally post special bonus episodes just for our subscribers! Did you manage to check out this one (all about weddings in Barbados) which we posted as a special Valentine's Day treat? If you're enjoying this podcast, please do check out my other travel themed podcast, "The Bucket List". That podcast features guests talking about a wide range of experiences, from tango dancing in Argentina through to motorcycling through Vietnam and road-tripping in the US!
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| 14 Aug 2021 | Gardens in Barbados: visiting Hunte's gardens, the "most enchanting attraction" in Barbados. | 00:15:04 | |
There's nothing like a walk around the gardens to get your head right...especially when the garden's on a Bajan paradise island.... Want to hear the full length conversation with Anthony Hunte? Scroll down for the link! Yvonne's been busy over the past few weeks. She's faced PCR testing and quarantine dramas.. but thankfully she's also enjoyed a bit more quality time with The Crane hotel. Thankfully, this episode should brighten your day. It's mostly about a trip to a beautiful graden. Hunte's Gardens to be precise. During the episode, you'll hear how Yvonne got to make a visit to the gardens, before sitting down with the man himself, Mr Anthony Hunte! So, did she enjoy her garden visit? Did she spot some wildlife? Did the kittens eventually settle down? These are all questions you will learn the answers to only by listening! ** Do you want to hear the full length chat with Anthony Hunte (it's such a cute conversation!) Of course you do! Click here, to hear it! **
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| 12 Mar 2021 | Barbados' Badass Women: A special episode celebrating the paradise island's Bajan women in recognition of International Women's Day 2021! | 00:28:37 | |
Barbados has some quite incredible and inspirational women. I know this, because I researched them during my plans for this special episode celebrating International Women's Day earlier this week. I wanted to find three different women with three very different backgrounds, and I'm super excited to announce that I've pulled it off for this very episode. I'm so delighted that I get to shine a spotlight on these 'bad ass' women of Barbados during this episode. These Bajan ladies all left me feeling really positive. We have, a philanthropist, a long-listed novelist, and a passionate equestrian Olympic hopeful. Firstly I chat with Dr Barbara Trieloff-Deane. She's very passionate about helping young Bajan women get started off with the best possible opportunities as early as possible and has her fingers on the pulse of many good causes. Cherie S.A. Jones is waiting to hear if she's going to land a very prestigious literary award. She's also a lawyer and a mum! Also, Monique Archer, who is a gifted equestrian and is very keen to do her bit to raise awareness of a cause that's very close to her heart. If that's not enough celebrating of spectacular Barbados women for you, we also have a few special shout-outs, from some of my paradise island listeners, for the ladies that are truly inspiring them over here. Here they are. We really hope you enjoy joining us in celebrating these truly spectacular Barbados women. If you're new to this show, please do make sure you now subscribe! You can click this link to follow the show in your favourite app. Sometimes we quietly and secretly post bonus content that you'll only find out about if you're subscribed. Did you manage to check out this one (all about weddings in Barbados) which we posted as a special Valentine's Day treat? There was also this one which featured the full length chat with local surfing legend, Alan Burke.
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