of the plane journey is sheer bliss. Barbados is a good place to start if you’re exploring the Caribbean for the first time or taking your first long-haul family holiday. It’s straightforward to get to; it’s highly developed, with some of the best family hotels

the best route to walk. “You can’t walk there,” she told me. But it’s not far; surely we could walk. “Well, you can walk, but it will take you a long time,” she shrugged. “How long?” I asked, a bit confused. “Well, like, ten minutes.” So off we set