Hey guys!
So I think I am going to try to do more of a picture post this time and have the pictures tell the story. But first I'll give you a brief brief lol since I can't help it. A while back, Lauren, Gabby (my friends I went to St. Lucia with), and I decided we wanted to go to Barbados this year. Lauren is originally from there, so we were able to stay with her Aunt & Uncle. Let me give you a little secret...if you want to travel (as much as I do), you have to figure out how to make it as economical as possible. For example, go somewhere that you have relatives, wait for cheap bargain flights, go in a group to cut hotel costs, book ahead of time, etc. That's just my advice :)
Anyway, we had a great time! Barbados is a beautiful place. We partied, beached, cruised, safaried (I'm making up words now lol), snorkeled, ate great food, laughed, and the list goes on. It's always a crazy fun time when the three of us are together. Our different personalities, but same energies is what makes our trio great! My travel buddies. Love them!
I am going to try to keep the pictures in chronological order (pretty much for my sanity lol). Starting with arrival!
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| My friend Lauren...she made this trip possible :) |
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Shortly after arrival, we had to get some Doubles from the
Trini stand in Christ Church! They were bombb! |
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| Part of downtown |
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| Limed briefly before Socatology |
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Socatology was amazing! Great performances. So many people!
If you know Soca music, you know the people in these
pictures...so I'm not going to name them all :) |
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| It was outside and we still sweated our butts off!! |
Socatology is a big Soca concert Barbados has every year, and it just happened to fall the same weekend we would be there. We bought our tickets in advance and waited patiently for that night to arrive. It was great! I had so much fun. Gabby and I went up close and personal and definitely danced the whole night away. Ended kind of roughly though. Let's just say...drunken times (not me this time), had to sleep in car, and be found & escorted by Lauren's Uncle that next morning.
Lesson here: everyone should know the address of where you're staying, learn how to drive on both sides of the road lol, and keep track of where each other is at all times when your out haha. That's all I'm going to say about that lol. Just know we were all alive and safe that next morning...and the vacation continued :)
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| Next day...beach day! Accra Beach. Was gorgeous! |
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| Had fish cakes for the first time! Yummmm |
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| Gabby & I |
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So in Barbados, they have "roundabouts", no stop lights.
It was kind of nice actually. |
The next day, we did the Island Safari Tour. Not really sure where the "safari" part comes from, because it was really just a tour of Barbados lol. But we had a great crew, awesome tour guide, and lots of fun.
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| Dwayne our tour guide. He was great! |
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| Our safari crew |
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| The gang at Gun Hill |
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| Cotton pickers? I forget |
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| Rasta on top of the world haha |
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| Lovely pic :) |
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| Runnin' this safari tour |
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| That brown...that's all seaweed! Ewww |
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| Gabby's like..."uhh Lauren?!" lmao |
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| Jason, Esme, and I |
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| Dwayne's giraffe he let me hold all day! |
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| Amazing view |
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| Another tour guide |
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| Fun day |
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| Casually on the side of the road lol |
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| Our casa! |
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| Resting after a long day...you can see it in my eyes. |
The next day...
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| In the morning I went for a run, bcuz fit life doesn't end on vacation! |
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| The neighborhood |
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Carlyle Bay Beach that afternoon! :) The water was
soo pretty and clean! |
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| Pure aloe vera being made for Gabby |
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| Selfieee |
That night...
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We went out to St. Lawrence Gap.
(A main street with bars, clubs, & restaurants) |
The next day, we did a Tiami Catamaran Cruise in Bridgetown. It was so so much fun! They played Soca, had good food, we snorkeled, lounged, and met cool people.
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| Beautiful |
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| Perfect day for pictures :) |
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| Love |
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| The whole crew! Love this pic! |
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| In my own world...dancing to Soca of course :) |
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| Ready to snorkel! |
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| Seriously loungin' :)) |
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| We went out! Different atmosphere, but we made the best of it! |
The next day...
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We went downtown for Lauren to
run some errands. |
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| Paynes Bay Beach...so many different beaches to explore :) |
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Las 3 amigas <3
This was the day Lauren snuck onto a cruise, got a free drink,
and just walked back off haha. They were getting ready to sail
away with her on board lmao. It was hilarious. Love her. |
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| A beautiful mansion by the beach <3 |
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| Apparently Rihanna stays here |
I believe, that night we went back to St. Lawrence Gap and partied at Sugar Ultra Lounge that night. It was a good time. The venue itself is soo nice. It's outside, but so elegant. I tried to get pictures of it, but it was kind of too dark.
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| We got there early, but it got packed by the end of the night! |
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| Love this! |
This was where I met Ace Hood! I got asked if I wanted to take a picture with him and of course I said yea! I ended up partying with him and his crew for like 30 minutes. It was cool! I just acted like everything was normal haha. Lots of fun.
The next day...Good Friday...my last beach day :(
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Had a beach date with a bartender I met that previous night
at Sugar Ultra Lounge. (Gabby came with! I didn't go alone :)) |
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| Although this didn't last lol... we had a good time. |
Our second to last night in Barbados...
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| My travel buddies <3 |
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| Forever young! |
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| Ace Hood performed there as well. |
Such a great trip! Friendly people, beautiful beaches, lots to do. We are already planning on going back for Crop Over (their Carnival) next summer! Cannot wait!
Well that's it for now! Hope you enjoyed!
Thanks for reading,
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