LOVE THE ISLAND LIFE


Besotted with Barbados


From being pampered under the palms to rum punches at sunset – Sam Tonkin loves everything about this Caribbean idyll


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t was while having the de- stress Swedish massage the realisation hit me - everyone should enjoy this luxury on their holidays.


Mind you, I had the same thought while sipping rum punch on the beautiful white sandy beach, paddle boarding in the Caribbean Sea and watching the sun set over the island's palm trees. In fact, it was a thought never far from my mind during our entire seven-day stay in Barbados. That's


the thing about the Bajans - they not only make you feel welcome, but like you're part of the family. I was offered more cocktails and rum than you can shake a stick at, kept well fed with delicious fresh produce every day (fried plantain, anyone?) and given the chance to try every watersport I could think of (the rubber rings are definitely one to blow away the cobwebs!) - and it all came from the friendliest team I could imagine. A stay at Waves Hotel & Spa or


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Tamarind Resort, both owned by Elegant Hotels in the affluent St James area of the west coast of Barbados, is like nothing I’ve experienced before. Staff are super friendly, attentive and always on hand - but give you enough distance should you want the space and time to yourself. Relaxing on a lounger with drink in hand under the hot summer sun of the palm trees was definitely one way to forget about the daily routine of work back home for a while.


The barmen conjure up the most delicious cocktails (ask Arden at Tamarind for the chilli mango - it won't disappoint).


And the watersports team are just downright fun. Think tubing, sailing, paddle-boarding, waterskiing, wakeboarding and snorkelling - all included in the stay.


The all-inclusive package not only promises fun on the water - but ensures drinks are always flowing, food (and by food I mean delicious fine dining) is abundant, and kicking back and relaxing is simply the order of the day. In fact, you might never want to leave. The Waves hotel is a chic four- star beachfront property - the modern and contemporary architecture filled with high-end designer beachscape furnishings.


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