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The ‘real’ Barbados; Surin Islands: A diver’s paradise; The culture of Curacao; The tiny isle of Taprobane

The ‘real’ Barbados

The west coast of Barbados has long been known as the “Platinum Coast” for its glistening shores and “preferred credit cards,” said Danielle Pergament in The New York Times. But the more rugged east coast is the “real Barbados.” With its “acres of sugar cane fields, thick, verdant forests, and trees full of wild monkeys,” this half of the island often seems like “a whole other world.” The main town of Bathsheba could have been a “playground of mythical creatures—enormous limestone boulders are casually strewn in the shallows, as though giants were playing catch and paused for a break.” Sculpted by centuries of Atlantic winds, the eastern shore’s stupefying seascapes make it enticing for surfers. The island’s massive waves come courtesy of nearly 3,000 miles of open ocean, “undisturbed by sandbars, reefs, or land.”

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