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Expat/ immigrant/ local #1: Pamela Chow

December 4, 2015

This is a newseries of interviews with people who live in Barbados. The terms local, expat andimmigrantare frequently used worldwidetodescribe social status, economic status andsignal the strength and depth of aperson's connection to the country they are living in. The...

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Caribbean musings #8 The naked truth: is life better without clothes?

November 13, 2015

Remember when you were a child and summer was about turning on the sprinkler and running around the garden with nothing on?Remember the way the soggy grass squeaked under your feet and how wonderful it felt dashingfrom the warmth of the sun into the shade of the trees?...

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Caribbean musings #7 Lessons in how to be flexible (and I'm not talking about yoga)

October 8, 2015

I did something today that I've been putting off for weeks. I went to get a replacementdriver's licence. While waiting in long queues, wandering up and down corridorslooking for the right office, filling out forms, clock watching and re-reading officiousnotices, I stru...

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Caribbean musings #5 Pieces of me

September 8, 2015

There's something about living away from home that, for me, presentsa constant search for myplace, the little piece in the giant puzzle where Ifit in. I'm not just talking about the role that I play. Although it's no doubt true that working or volunteering can give you...

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Barbados life: The ten best things (and it's not all what you'd think)

April 19, 2015

 

 

Yes, Barbados is a beautiful place to live: all turquoise sea and white sandy beaches, every-day blue sky and green fields of sugar cane swaying like reeds in the breeze.  This abundant natural beauty has become my backdrop. And it's improved my quality of life consi...

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Desert/Island Mum #1

September 2, 2016

This motherhood #5 A decade of parenthood: so what have I learned so far?

July 18, 2016

Eat in the heat #12 Easy seeded spelt breakfast bread with dates and walnuts

July 10, 2016

A long weekend in Grenada | Island tour to the Diamond chocolate factory and Annandale waterfall

July 2, 2016

A long weekend in Grenada | Fun at Mount Cinnamon resort and beach club

June 28, 2016

Caribbean musings #10 Lost and found: adventures in driving around the island of Barbados

June 10, 2016

Eat in the heat #11: THE BEST five minute, gluten free pizza, EVER

May 27, 2016

Island holiday #3 The perfect summer dress

May 19, 2016

From the archives: Caribbean day trip #2 The view from North Point

May 11, 2016

This motherhood #4 Do children always grow where they're planted?

May 2, 2016

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