Rihanna , the pop star --who is the island's most famous export -- has just flown in too.
And she's brought with her singers Kelly Clarkson and new BFF (best friend forever) Katy Perry.
Clarkson and Perry will later play a concert in Barbados that my wife and I can't get tickets to.
However, we go on to enjoy an amazing Barbadian vacation. The timing of our vacation late in the season brings up the fact that Barbados is a year-round destination for Canadians.
Air Canada flies 365 days non-stop from Toronto to Bridgetown, Barbados, making the charismatic Caribbean island an anytime option.
Air Canada has partnered with Almond Resorts to offer all-inclusive vacations.
We slept at the 280-room Almond Casuarina on Barbados' south coast and found it is a stay-at-one-play-at-all-three deal. You pay one price for your flight, hotel, meals, drinks and activities and can use the facilities and amenities of all three resorts from the powder white beaches and pools to the bars and restaurants.
Activities range from turtle feeding excursions and catamaran tours to water-skiing and sea kayaking.
Venture off the resorts and you'll find activities like surfing lessons, fresh catch and vendors at Ostins Fish Market, tours of the Mount Gay Rum plant and bar and shop hopping along the famous St. Lawrence Gap.
