| Barbados is the top holiday destination in the | | | | Do wear sunscreen because it is almost always sunny |
| Caribbean, and for good reason. It boasts of some of | | | | throughout the coast. The sun is substantially hotter, |
| the best beaches in the world, as well as top-class | | | | and may cause serious skin damage if ignored. |
| accommodations such as a Barbados travel hotel. The | | | | Do shake out footwear before putting them back on. |
| people are as warm as the island weather, and there | | | | Since it is a tropical area, there are a lot of poisonous |
| are a lot of great things to experience. Many people | | | | insects, spiders, and scorpions that may seek the cool |
| come back frequently for it truly is a paradise on earth. | | | | comfort of the inside of a shoe. |
| However, like most foreign countries, there are certain | | | | Do keep important documents and valuables safe in |
| things first timers must be aware of in order to avoid | | | | hidden spots in Barbados travel hotel rooms. These |
| jeopardizing their much coveted and very expensive | | | | can also be left in the able hands of the front office in |
| vacation trip. Here are examples of important Do's and | | | | case there are no safes in the room. |
| Don'ts when checked in a Barbados travel hotel or | | | | Don'ts |
| simply on the island in general: | | | | Don't bring rollerblades or bikes because the roads are |
| Do's | | | | very narrow in Barbados. Also, pedestrian sidewalks |
| Do cross roads carefully because the traffic is | | | | are very rare and almost non existent, making such |
| extremely fast and there are hardly any sidewalks | | | | activities very dangerous for any person. |
| around. | | | | Don't go to the beach at night especially if there are no |
| Do bring tennis rackets, hockey sticks and balls. Almost | | | | companions. The island has a relatively low crime rate, |
| every travel hotel there offer amenities such as tennis | | | | but it's basically common sense to avoid harm. |
| courts, basketball courts, and so on. A current gracious | | | | Don't drink excessive amounts of rum because it is a |
| trend amongst tourists is to even leave unwanted | | | | religion in the island. In fact, local superstition explains |
| equipment with the local children. | | | | that the island is where the alcoholic beverage was |
| Do take buses for they are the best option for getting | | | | first developed. The problem with drinking it is that it |
| around the island. Although renting a car is not a bad | | | | goes down too easily especially in the popular drink, |
| idea, buses are extremely efficient and cost only | | | | rum punch. |
| around 1.50 BDS. There are two kinds of buses, the | | | | Don't wear camo because it's illegal. The police are |
| blue public ones, and yellow "reggae" private ones. The | | | | kinder to tourists and visitors and will simply give a |
| reggae buses play loud soca music and will take | | | | warning and confiscate the offensive apparel. |
| passengers to the same destinations as the blue | | | | Don't touch or eat the small green "apples" on the |
| buses. | | | | beach because these are fruits from the Manchineel |
| Do apply insect repellant because the mosquitoes on | | | | tree which are deadly poisonous to people. The trees |
| the island are really small and fast. And like every | | | | are marked with a red stripe around its trunk to warn |
| member of their specie, they can carry deadly | | | | everyone to stay away. |
| diseases. | | | | |