Posts in Tag: Hotels
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Visiting Barbados – How to Get the Most Out of Your Vacation
Barbados is one of the jewels of the Caribbean and has a veritable cornucopia of things to see, do and experience. I am continually amazed at how much better a vacation can be with just a little advance planning and the use of common sense. Here are my suggestions for getting the most out of […]
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Le Germain Charlevoix, Baie St. Paul – Why You’ll Love It
I usually would not do an entire post based around a hotel, but Le Germain Charlevoix in Baie St. Paul, Quebec is such a unique place to stay that it merits its own post. When I first wrote this post it was the Hotel Le Ferme, but since has become a property of the trendy […]
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Bougainvillea Beach Resort – Seven Reasons to Stay Here in Barbados
In the previous post I described why and how Alison and I ended up choosing Barbados for a February getaway a few years ago. In this one I’ll explain how and why we chose Bougainvillea Beach Resort for our accommodations and seven reasons why I highly recommend it. Please note that I paid full freight […]
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Barbados Bound – The Start of a Visit to this Friendly Caribbean Country
This is the first of thirteen posts from my first visit to Barbados in 2015. I returned in 2018 and found things very much as I had on the first visit and added this post on Apes Hill Golf Course which every golfer should play while on the island. I will be the first to […]
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Grotto Bay Beach Resort – Welcome to Bermuda’s East End
Alison and I have spent the first four days in Bermuda on the western end of the island at the wonderful Fairmont Southampton. We’ve enjoyed golf at the Fairmont’s Turtle Hill Golf Course and the absolutely gorgeous Port Royal Golf Course. We’ve toured the Royal Naval Dockyard and capital city of Hamilton and walked the […]
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Port Royal Golf Course – Why It’s So Difficult and So Beautiful
Yesterday after playing Turtle Hill Golf Course we hit the beach at Horseshoe Bay and then headed for Bermuda’s capitol, Hamilton. It’s another glorious morning in Bermuda and on our last day on the south coast we are set to golf at one of Bermuda’s top courses, Port Royal Golf Club which only two months before […]
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Horseshoe Bay Beach and a Quick Visit to Hamilton, Bermuda
Day three of the Bermuda trip dawns portentously with this beautiful sunrise as seen from our balcony at the Fairmont Southampton. The excitement of last night is forgotten, although there is still a manhunt underway for two suspects who shot and killed Bermuda gangster Prince Edness outside the Waterlot Inn. Yesterday our touring got off […]
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Royal Naval Dockyard – Why It’s A Must Visit In Bermuda
Our first full day in Bermuda looks very promising. From the balcony of our room at the Southampton Princess I can tell it is going to be a hot one. This is the only day that we don’t have a golf game scheduled so the plan is to take the free ferry from the Waterlot […]
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Southampton Princess – Fairmont’s Pink Palace in Bermuda
It’s 7:00 in the morning and I’m sitting on the balcony of room 2232 at the Fairmont Southampton Princess watching the sun rise over a calm Atlantic Ocean as a large group of departing guests congregates below. Hugs, kisses and tears mark their farewells and I wonder if Alison and I will feel the same […]