Nick, an Englishman, was one of first to built a small cottage in Korakiana Village, on Kerkyra island. He first visited Kerkyra many years ago with his family, but it was much later when he found out that he could actually get a permanent place on island he loved.

“At first I thought that I would need a fortune to buy a decent house in a village,” he says. “But a friend of mine, who had already bought a ready cottage in Korakiana village , kept me informed bout properties sold over there, and soon he spotted a bargain.”

Nick has got a family of five, and they were all delighted at prospect of a holiday house on Kerkyra. Nick was able to get a small stone house with a yard in front at a very low cost, and he built a two-floored cottage in a year.

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I love an island where you can smell pungent humidity in air, seeping into your pores like sunshine. I love a country where billowing clouds anchor in bay of sky like tallship windjammers. I love a country where sun varnishes calm sea into an antique hammered copper plate. I love a country where view is like Neapolitan ice cream, sand, and sea and sky a tri-color of blanc, indigo and rouge. I love a country where birds trill in bushes, out of sight, background music to a living soundtrack.

I love Barbados for these reasons.

Click For Bajan AdventuresThe best way to discover interior of Barbados is on an unique safari with Land Rovers of Island Safaris Adventures. Philip, my driver, picked me up at my South Coast hotel, and then we made rounds to assemble other eight passengers that rode in back of 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 on headset microphone so everyone could clearly hear his narration of history and ecology of island.

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

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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 into eastern and northeastern part of island.

The Land and Sea Safari is about eight hours and it explores eastern countryside by 4x4, and then you sail on Tiami Catamaran on western or Caribbean side of island, where you can swim and snorkel with turtles.

The Jeep Safari and Kayak Tour visits Scotland District and then kayaks coves and caves on Atlantic coast, with encounters with tropical marine life.

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

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