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Written by Darlene McCarthy Barnfield
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Bermuda is not for the faint-hearted when it comes to the pocketbook.
This island may be a magnet for international high finance, but after your first trip to the grocery store, you will question whether you’re actually earning enough. Tax free or not.
My first round of sticker shock occurred upon selecting a lovely and large chicken for a dinner party. The price was $42. I couldn’t believe it. I then looked at a smaller one weighing about 4 pounds and found... |
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Written by Darlene McCarthy Barnfield
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It may come as a surprise to some, but there are gaters on this island. Not the kind that come snapping at you from the water, but the ones you find when you are on the road, located directly behind you and far too close for comfort. They are that special breed of Bermudian driver known as the tailgater.
The Bermudian gater seeks his prey in much the same way as the swamp alligator does. In a flash. He secures his position only an inch from your rear bumper. And that... |
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Written by Darlene McCarthy Barnfield
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“Only three?”
A lovely Irish friend of ours was stunned at the volume of noise he heard outside our patio one evening during his first summer on the island.
“What’s making all that racket?” he asked.
“Oh, tree frogs,” came the reply.
“Sounds like a lot more than three to me,” exclaimed our darling friend in his most sincere and charming Irish brogue.
Ah, the tree frog. Or, in proper Latin, Eleutherodactylus johnstonei. Adorable and n... |
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Written by Darlene McCarthy Barnfield
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My first glimpse of Bermuda from the air is always promising. Blue skies and turquoise seas paint the picture of a welcoming land. And I like disembarking directly onto the tarmac instead of into a jetway, because I can only do that in places that promise sunshine. As I open the terminal door, I am greeted, unexpectedly and delightfully, by live music. And these guys are good. But before the true gifts of the island finally unfold, complete with pink sand, warm breezes an... |
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