I love Barbados. I have been there twice. On my first solo trip to Barbados, I stayed in a hostel, shared with German and Hungarian people in their 20s. Most recently, I traveled solo to Barbados over the Christmas holidays.
On this trip, I stayed in a nice hotel right near Dover beach. I made friends with locals right away. One of them walked me to Oistin's, with a beer in my hand, for some fish fry, and walked me back home, as promised, before dark.
The ocean views are beautiful. A local offered to take me snorkeling at Carlysle Bay. We took the bus there and swam with sea turtles and out to a shipwreck. On Christmas Day everything was closed but I walked around and chatted with locals, all wishing me Merry Christmas.
Bathsheba is breathtaking. The Dover Beach area and Bridgetown are both great because there are shops and people and bars around to enjoy. I relaxed a lot on the beach, swam, ate great marlin meals. I did not want to leave. I would recommend solo travel to Barbados to anyone and I would love to go back there any day!
