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The very highest end restaurants require men to wear pants in the evening. We found plenty of places where we could wear shorts, but, if you want to have absolute access to all places make sure you take a nice pair of linen pants with you.
Carry one is all I bring for a week. Sandles,4 tshirts,two shorts,bathing shorts,2 pairs of socks,3 underwear and what more do you need. It's HOT HOT HOT. If your golfing you'll need dress code cloths. You might also want to wear a sundress going out and to the bars.Men a pair of slacks and collared shirt. Bring your medicine with you.And personal toiletries. Bring it all. I do.Don't leave it on the beach. I'm a pro so I bring most of my stuff. Most places give you towels for the beach. Camping not allowed or advisable.
Suntan lotion, mosquito repellent are readily available, but a bit pricy, best if you can bring your own (weight allowing) If you come from a country with 3 pin plugs, do not forget to take an adaptor for the two flat pin plugs that are used here. Also a very good tip is to buy locally an extension lead, they are so useful for taking lamps onto balconies ( to assist with reading etc) also for personal dvd players to use on balconies, as too radios, etc.
You would not be caught out in sudden downpours, if you took your brolly with you, and it would also double up as a shade from the sunshine. Downpours soon dry up, but occasionally in the rainy season, they can last for quite a while. Sunscreen lotion, insect repellent, antiseptic cream if you get bitten. Films and developing are expensive, so take plenty of film, and wait till you get home to have them developed.If you need batteries for camera take those with you.Of course almost everyone these days have digital cameras but I have left this tip in for those who still like the non digital cameras.
I had a really big waist pack for carrying equipment Bring a hat. I always want to wear a hat in the hot sunny climates. In the first and second picture (although the detail isn't real clear), I am wearing a kind of safari hat with a brim all the way around and a chin strap. It serves as a rain hat too if it isn't raining too much. Unfortunately I lost this hat in a taxi in Curacao.In the third picture, Bob is wearing the hat that I got him for Costa Rica. It has foil reflective material in the top. Both hats have chin straps so that they won't blow off. Bob normally wears a baseball type hat like he has on in the last photo. Sunscreen. Bring plenty of film for film cameras and also fresh batteries. At the time I made the first trip, I only had film cameras.If you have a digital camera, be sure you have practiced with it, and have plenty of batteries and/or a recharger The first two...
although sun creams and insect repellent would normally be the first things on your list, these items are readly available in all the pharmacys and local shops- you will find all your favourites and they only cost the same - if not cheaper - than what you would pay at home. the same applys to all toiletries and cosmetics. bring a good book to pass time during the long flight. light summer clothing, beachwear, sandals. for the evenings, smart casual wear- unless you plan on an evening dinner dance cruise - then more formal wear/ black tie will be required.once again you will find a large selection of reasonably priced clothing on the island. readily available at all pharmacys and local stores - however, dont forget to bring any regular medication that you require. cameras, films, developping, studios, portraite sittings. you find everything that you need. sun loungers are provided at...
Very light weight clothes but plenty of trousers for the evening as the mozzies are in full swing. I found that the mozzie spray did not help at all maybe take savelon incase you do get bitten,the bites are very nasty and itch like mad. A must
Well, regarding luggage: back in Stockholm it was very embarassing when the customs police checked our luggage in deep for two hours. Why did I bring that much things?? All my c-vitamins and a few pre-caution medicins were sent on drug analysis. I suppose they spotted us because the majority of the 400 on the flight was families with small kids, middle aged couples and seniors. They checked my sister and me and two single travellers. Warm clothes wasn't needed, but a light weight umbrella is a good tip. At least for a Swedish person almost everything, but rum and cigarettes, was more or much more expensive than at home so necessary things like sun protection, batteries and such thing is far better to buy at home. Bikini needed! No top less sun bathing in Barbados. You get fined. One police looked at my sister for 20 minutes and then he wanted to charge her, but he was fine with a...
Make sure you take plenty of high factor sun cream, and you too can get a tan like the one I am sporting here.Some people in our hotel did not heed all the warnings and spent the entire first day of their holiday in the sun with sun tan oil WITHOUT any factor (the dangers weren't as well known in those days). They spent the next two days in hospital and the rest of their holiday in the shade!Don't get sunburnt!
Remember, it's an island, it's hot - bring comfortable clothes as well as something simply elegant for that extra special dinner! Sunblock people, it's mighty warm down here even for you sunning pros. What can I say, load up the battery charger for your digital and click away..
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