barbudaful.net is a web site which features only the island of Barbuda. It has been live since 2002 when we had the idea that Barbuda should have its own web site where visitors and Barbudans living overseas, especially those from younger generations who have never been to Barbuda, could go to find information about the island. It is a community website that has a limited income from local businesses who support it. Here we say a big thank you to those who have done so.
This is a site where any Barbudan or anyone who is in business in Barbuda can take part. We hope that Barbudans around the world will visit www.barbudaful.net to catch up on news from home. The web site shows Barbuda as the lively and enterprising place that it is.
We include information on the history and geography of the island, facts and figures about Barbuda, and places of interest. We have much-needed pages for visitors to find accommodation, transport, food and we reply to all e-mail we get through the site.
There are charges for this service to cover the costs of maintaining the web site on the internet. The lowest prices are for Barbudans who have very small businesses to make it easily accessible to them. For hotels it is more expensive, but we are a primary source of information about hotels and guesthouses on Barbuda and for a local business it makes sense to be on this site. See our subscription rates for 2011.
If one day we were lucky enough to make a profit we would begin a fund to offer an apprenticeship to a young Barbudan to update the site with us.
We invite anyone in Barbuda to add their details to the site and contributions from Barbudans overseas are especially welcome. Details of upcoming events or activities, for example family reunions anywhere in the world will be advertised free on Jicky's Latest News, the community news page. For those making a living from tourism, this website is an excellent way to advertise to the world and to have customers come directly to you by phone or by email.
The information you provide will be included under our different headings and we have a form to fill in to get your information right. We need to be updated regularly about new cell phone numbers or e-mail addresses, or you may lose out on a contact. Payment can be made in cash in Barbuda or by Paypal.
If you would like to be included on the web site please contact Claire Frank for a registration form.
As soon as your entry appears on barbudaful.net you need to check the details. The charges apply once a year only and we try to collect this every January. Each year you will be asked if you wish to be included again and your listing will be removed if you do not wish to continue.
You are then able to give the website address “www.barbudaful.net” to your relatives, friends, and customers all over the world.
We wish to thank the following people.
This web site is hosted by Graham Talbot at Turquoise Net; a travel site for the Caribbean, Central America, and beyond. Graham has featured Barbuda on www.turq.com for over five years.
We are proud of the photographs on barbudaful.net. They have been taken by amateurs and professionals who have visited Barbuda or live here, including Chris Doyle, Lesley Watkins, Claire Frank, Fiona Jack, Fabio Pettinari, Mohammed Walbrook, and Mark Williams.
We welcome photographs from visitors and Barbudans alike. These are typically edited to 250-300 pixels maximum dimension to fit within the pages. We do also appreciate a little information about what a photograph is showing and who took it; we use this to supply alternative text for images to enhance accessibility for our visitors. Pass your mouse over an image if your browser supports this to see it.
Mohammed Walbrook is a Barbudan photographer. He became interested in photography while a student at the Holy Trinity School. He is working on a book of photographs of Barbuda and compiling a photographic archive of the island. Look at his stunning pictures on Facebook
Chris Doyle is an international yachtsman and writer. Chris is a resident of Grenada and has been sailing in the Caribbean for over 30 years. He is the author of The Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands, which features information about Barbuda for sailors. Chris contributes articles to Caribbean Compass, the Caribbean's on-line monthly marine magazine, while he has his own web site at www.doylecaribbean.com.
Lesley is one of founders of the website and contributed many photos.
Fiona Jack is an artist and photographer, who visited Barbuda and has published her beautiful photos in many international magazines and travel guides.
Fabio Pettinari is a fashion photographer from Milan. He covers the haute couture shows in Paris, London, and Milan. Fabio came to Barbuda several years ago to photograph the Palmetto Hotel. He has contributed to the lifestyle magazine Condé Nast Traveller.
Mark Williams and his family came to Barbuda for a week in 2002. They stayed at the Carriage House, hired a vehicle, and took many interesting photos.
…who send us their pictures all the time
Claire is an artist and writer and has contributed articles about Barbuda to various Caribbean websites. Claire has taken many of the photographs for barbudaful.net and regularly updates it.
Lesley is one of two partners in this website. After Lesley gained a masters degree from London University, she worked in publishing in England and as a teacher in Barbuda. Lesley also took many of the photographs on the site.
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