Archive for February, 2008
A day at the races - The Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008If you love both beaches and a day at the races, what could be better than going to The Barbados Gold Cup, which attracts the best horses from Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica, Martinique and elsewhere, and takes place each year at the historic Garrison Savannah, which has been home to horse racing in Barbados since the […]
The Riviera Maya - romantic thoughts for Valentine’s Day
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope that the romance of today has turned your thoughts towards that romantic summer holiday. If you are still choosing, then how about giving some thought to the Riviera Maya?
The Riviera Maya stretches along the eastern coast of Mexico for a full thirty kilometres, providing soft white sands fringed by the […]
Biarritz - the top resort of the Côte Basque
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Still turning our thoughts to romantic beaches, consider the fact that in 1854, Napoleon III’s wife, Empress Eugenia, built a palace on the shores of Biarritz in southwest France, in order to enjoy lovely romantic vacations by the sea. This immediately turned the region from a dull and ordinary whaling town into a holiday retreat […]
Promenade des Anglais, Nice
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008So, one highly recommended romantic beach is that of the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. The sand is beautiful and the swimming is great, and as well as all that, you have the fashionable boutiques to browse, or you can just sit in one of the relaxing street cafés, and watch the world go by, […]