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James commented about World Wide Satellite Internet Access, On Saturday August 20th, 2005 11:24:00 AM
The detail provided by @ndrew is comprehensive, accurate, and an excellent supplement to the information I provided earlier. --James
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James commented about Gay Barbados, On Saturday February 10th, 2007 10:13:00 AM
Saturday, Feb 10, 2007
I am in Barbados, I have been here since Wednesday and it is my third time in the island.
I agree with many of your comments, and liked the cultural spin that you provided. The three times I have been here has been for business purposes, so not wild partying or hunting for girls or boys while on or off assignment. Of course, one eyes wander around looking at and looking for that perfect (or close to what we think is the perfect body, cat walk and personality).
Locals are shy and respectful. So far I have not any problem or have been harrased by any one. I am darker complexion but I don't look native by any means. I am tall, well built, very hairy, and in very good shape, someone that does not fit with the local picture or fits with the "hot guy from the Caribbean islands".
If only one thing, I can suggest from the posting is that it would have been nice describing what part of the island you stayed. I am staying in the South part of the island, the area call St Laurence Gap and it is 100% different to what you described. Lots of restaurants, clubs, nice beaches, nice people around ...and expensive, too. I am paying $180 for a nice condo like room, will full ammenities...I can live here for years and just bother about cooking. I tend to reseach on hotels.com or expedia but don't trust them 100%. However, I saw nice hotels for $100 dollars listed; as I am on business need to have the typical business stuff that probably a resort or cheap place won't have.
So far, this place has be nicest beaches in the whole Caribbean and that, by far added to the food, is a real plus to come here. Beware, restaurants are very expensive and they expect for patrons to have some sort of decent attire.
Ah! There are 7-11 look a like around this area, two indeed...Shell stations.
I will back...despite this is not a gay open place, thing happen when one goes to a bar or to many of the multiple after work gatherings...cheers
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james commented about Africa Naïve Dreams, On Tuesday March 13th, 2007 04:16:00 PM
www.Sfinj.com is a very good website that show you Hotels from a Google Earth view
www.sfinj.com
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James commented about Is GPRS Internet a Solution, On Wednesday November 26th, 2008 07:49:00 PM
Wow. I am truly impressed that you haven't thrown your computer and cellphone together against the wall in frustration. I've tried GPRS a few times. It would work fine if websites were like they were back in 1995, just vanilla HTML, maybe one or two tiny images, no flash or other plugins, no javascript. With modern websites, GPRS is incredibly slow and frustrating. I can't imagine trying to use it in the third world. Putting up with sh*t on the spray nozzel I can understand, but compounding that with tech hassles... You must indeed have explorer blood in your veins.
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James commented about Is GPRS Internet a Solution, On Wednesday November 26th, 2008 08:03:00 PM
Fourth generation will be faster cellphone data connections (UMTS) together with blogging straight from your cellphone and to hell with the computer. That is, travelers will carry a smartphone like the iPhone or Nokia E72 or one of those Blackberries, and then type into the smartphone using its keyboard and blog directly from there. Since most smartphones have builtin cameras (junky now but improving each year), they will also be able to post photos directly from their smartphone. One device instead of the multitude of devices you are carrying.
The only source of hassle will be buying the SIM card from the local provider (and making sure they don't sell you some sort of junky service), but even that will be easier in the future as service levels converge.
You are right that no one else can be expected to do what you are doing. But things are rapidly improving.
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