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A Peek Into Our Week!
It has been a busy week here at Trade Winds Hotel and Bay House Restaurant & Bar with lots of “to do lists”, (holiday season prep) most of which have been completed except for this week’s blog post. All week I’ve been making mental notes on what I should write about this week and nothing I came up with sounded exciting. So earlier today I was chatting with a friend who works at Ministry of Tourism about my dilemma and …
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Tapas on the Deck.
Picturesque Dickenson Bay, breathtaking sunsets and your favourite cocktail is the perfect setting to enjoy “Tapas on the Deck”. Chef Hodge and the culinary team of Bay House Restaurant & Bar invites you to join us for a tasting experience of over 15 bite-sized delicacies from our new Caribbean infused Tapas menu, featuring a combination of spectacular flavours and textures that will stimulate and satisfy both the imagination and palate. Taking a few cues from some of our very popular …
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Let’s Pink Together!
Worldwide October is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and around the world there are many campaigns and events planned to increase the awareness of the disease. Although many are aware of breast cancer they are still many that don’t take the steps or put plans in place for early detection. Over the years there has been lots of progress in research and treatments but we must continue to push forward to find a cure. Breast cancer is the most …
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Plan Your Trip Around Island Events
Being a Caribbean island with summer like weather all year around and tourism as our main industry there is always something happening in Antigua. Some of the biggest events include the annual carnival celebrations and fetes, sailing week and yacht shows, fishing tournaments, golfing, cycling and cricket tournaments. No matter what time of the year, you’re bound to find one-of-a-kind festivals, cultural performances and other events to entertain you during your stay in Antigua. In the upcoming months as the …
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Family, Friends and Food!
Over the past month here at Trade Winds Hotel and Bay House Restaurant & Bar we’ve had the privilege of witnessing a few weddings and birthday celebrations. The moment that stood out in each celebration was “The Toast”. The Webster Dictionary defines a toast as “an act of proposing a drink in honour of someone or something”. What I’ve have noticed however that some people just don’t wait on special occasions to toast but they toast at every meal, whether …
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Betty’s Hope
Standing majestically side by side the two remaining stone sugar mills and the remains of the still house of Betty’s Hope provided the livelihood for many generations of Antiguans from the time is was established in 1650 during British Colonial rule. As the first large-scale sugar plantation on the island it flourished successfully under the ownership of Sir Christopher Codrington – Governor of the Leeward Islands who in 1674 name the estate Betty’s Hope after his daughter. No longer a …
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