Bajan Backcountry by Eco Jeep – Barbados!

Written by Kriss Hammond


Bajan Backcountry by Eco Jeep – Barbados!

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I love an island where you can smellrepparttar pungent humidity inrepparttar 133725 air, seeping into your pores like sunshine. I love a country whererepparttar 133726 billowing clouds anchor inrepparttar 133727 bay ofrepparttar 133728 sky like tallship windjammers. I love a country whererepparttar 133729 sun varnishesrepparttar 133730 calm sea into an antique hammered copper plate. I love a country whererepparttar 133731 view is like Neapolitan ice cream,repparttar 133732 sand, and sea and sky a tri-color of blanc, indigo and rouge. I love a country whererepparttar 133733 birds trill inrepparttar 133734 bushes, out of sight,repparttar 133735 background music to a living soundtrack.

I love Barbados for these reasons.

Click For Bajan AdventuresThe best way to discoverrepparttar 133736 interior of Barbados is on an unique safari withrepparttar 133737 Land Rovers of Island Safaris Adventures. Philip, my driver, picked me up at my South Coast hotel, and then we maderepparttar 133738 rounds to assemblerepparttar 133739 other eight passengers that rode inrepparttar 133740 back ofrepparttar 133741 open, but canopied British jeep jitneys. It was a day of rum punches and bushwacking adventures.

After everyone was buckled up in their bucket seat, Philip clipped onrepparttar 133742 headset microphone so everyone could clearly hear his narration ofrepparttar 133743 history and ecology ofrepparttar 133744 island.

We skirted most ofrepparttar 133745 heavy traffic going to work inrepparttar 133746 capital of Bridgetown as we circumnavigatedrepparttar 133747 back route hinterlands torepparttar 133748 Scottish military outpost, Gun Hill, in St. George Parish, overlookingrepparttar 133749 South Coast and Bridgetown. It was a magnificent view as we piled out ofrepparttar 133750 4x4. Suddenly we were joined by 11 other blue or red striped safari jeeps, and we would play a routine of tag all alongrepparttar 133751 day's route. But first — some rum punch. Then Philip picked up a brown chack-chack inrepparttar 133752 road, resembling a honeysuckle pod, used by island bands as a rattle.

Island Safari Barbados Sunset Crest Motors Sunset Crest St. James Tel: (246) 432-5337 Fax: (246) 422-1966 islesafari@funbarbados.com

They also have a safari operation in Antigua. The company offers many types of tours:

The Adventure Safari is about eight hours and leads you intorepparttar 133753 eastern and northeastern part ofrepparttar 133754 island.

The Land and Sea Safari is about eight hours and it exploresrepparttar 133755 eastern countryside by 4x4, and then you sail onrepparttar 133756 Tiami Catamaran onrepparttar 133757 western or Caribbean side ofrepparttar 133758 island, where you can swim and snorkel with turtles.

The Jeep Safari and Kayak Tour visitsrepparttar 133759 Scotland District and then kayaks coves and caves onrepparttar 133760 Atlantic coast, with encounters with tropical marine life.

The Discovery Safari is a half day safari alongrepparttar 133761 southeastern and eastern shores.

The Beach Discovery Safari is a 2½ hour beach safari alongrepparttar 133762 secluded eastern beaches. The company will also tailor any safari to your whims and wishes.

Most historic points of interest alongrepparttar 133763 safari adventure are administered byrepparttar 133764 Barbados National Trust (426-2421). Gun Hill, built byrepparttar 133765 Scottish Fusiliers, never fired its cannons, and in fact,repparttar 133766 island of Barbados was never considered a strategic point byrepparttar 133767 Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, or evenrepparttar 133768 British navy, who commandedrepparttar 133769 island for most of its modern history.

Rail East With Rail Europe

Written by Lucy Harrison


Rail East With Rail Europe Rail Europe Takes You There! Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com Read this entire feature FREE with photos at: http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/sports02/adventure/trains/raileurope/austria/austria.html

The European rail network is a vast system spanning over 160,000 miles that connects every major city in Europe. Travel is comfortable and convenient with a railway that is renowned for its reliability and speed.

The railway is used both by tourists and locals alike and is undoubtedlyrepparttar best way to seerepparttar 133724 countryside. My travels took me from Prague, inrepparttar 133725 Czech Republic, to Dresden, Germany, and finally to Vienna, Austria. Each city has a train station that is within walking distance and directly connected torepparttar 133726 city throughrepparttar 133727 metro system.

My rail adventure started atrepparttar 133728 historic and picturesque city of Prague, inrepparttar 133729 Czech Republic . The station was built from 1901-1909 by architect Josef Fanta. The main architects include Ohmann, Bendelmeyer, and Kotera. These architects gaverepparttar 133730 main station, Hlavni Nadrazi, its unmistakable style that reflectsrepparttar 133731 opulent 1920s.

The station is a masterpiece of symmetry and contains incredible sculptures, stained glass, and ceramic frescos. These all revealrepparttar 133732 greatest artistic influence on Prague Art Nouveau. This style was created by a Czech artist byrepparttar 133733 name of Mucha. Art Nouveau embellishments are seen everywhere inrepparttar 133734 city, includingrepparttar 133735 main train station.

It is well worth taking a walking tour ofrepparttar 133736 structure to seerepparttar 133737 many examples. The newer sections inside, built inrepparttar 133738 1970s, arerepparttar 133739 remnants of a post-communist era. Suddenlyrepparttar 133740 architecture becomes cold and efficient. Everything is very orderly, and once insiderepparttar 133741 kiosks are easy to spot. You must go to a ticketing counter, as there are no automatic machines in Prague. Choose your date and destination and you will be ready to go. The main station is located within walking distance ofrepparttar 133742 city and is also connected byrepparttar 133743 metro. The metro is easy to access and has three lines: A = green, B = yellow, C = red. Daily or weekly travel cards can be purchased fromrepparttar 133744 Prague Tourist Information Center.

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