CARIFESTA XI
For people who haven’t been paying attention, it turns out that The Bahamas is going to host CARIFESTA after all, earlier than originally announced. Trinidad and Tobago has agreed to let The Bahamas...
View ArticleMicrowave not recommended to bake a quality bread product
I’m baking a frozen roll of French bread for breakfast. That’s what it said on the package. Know this. As long as I’m awake, little things run through my head, rather like the ticker tape display you...
View ArticleCARIFESTA and Tourism Potential
There’s a tendency for Bahamians and other “sensible people” to express scepticism regarding the value of the arts. Word has it that there’s a fairly widespread consensus that the hosting and/or...
View ArticleNassau in the 1950s
A tourist trap already. Check out this promotional film from Pan Am: Comments are welcome.
View ArticleOn Recreating the Plantation (in a “Free” Society)
The story I’m about to share is nothing new. It just happened, but the complaint is an old one round here. I’m going to put it side by side with another one, a different one from a different Caribbean...
View ArticleCaribbean Tourism: it’s the same everywhere
One of the stories on the news last night (that’s right, ZNS news) was a longish feature on the sufferings of Atlantis, Paradise Island, as the result of the recession. I really didn’t write down the...
View ArticleA ‘recession vacation’ in The Bahamas
Ever wonder what tourists think of The Bahamas? have a look at what one had to say. I like it mostly because of the writing. I imagine for Bahamians it’s a very different place. In fact, I’d be willing...
View ArticleRecessing and Vacating
The last post generated some discussion over on Facebook, where I import posts from Blogworld, and where a lot of discussion takes place. Here’s some of what was said: Dennis Jones: Got to say I am not...
View ArticleTaking another look: unexpected gifts
Some things I get all excited about little things. I’m checking my blogs irregularly these days, for reasons one day I’ll write about, and came across a comment in the spam filter that I thought I...
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