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Post Name & LinkPrimary CategoryDate            
Bajan Rum PunchClassic Bajan recipes [Test post]2014/12/20
Bajan Flying FishClassic Bajan recipes [Test post]2014/12/21
Bajan SeasoningClassic Bajan recipes [Test post]2014/12/22
Bajan Hot Pepper SauceClassic Bajan recipes [Test post]2014/12/23
Mount Roraima – VenezuelaInternational Travel, Venezuela2014/12/25
Circuit of Cordillera Huayhuash – PeruInternational Travel, Peru2014/12/31
Hiking with the Barbados National TrustBajan Hikes2015/01/05
The Great Outdoor (TGO) Challenge 2012 & 2013. A 14 day hike across ScotlandInternational Travel, Scotland2015/01/11
The Colin Hudson Great (Barbados) Train HikeBajan Hikes2015/01/12
Dr. Colin Hudson – Agronomist, Environmentalist, Inventor and Hiker (1938 – 2004)Bajan People2015/01/12
Dr. Benjamin Bynoe (1803 – 1865)Bajan People2015/01/16
AntarcticaInternational Travel, Antarctica2015/01/18
Capt. William T. Shorey (1859 – 1919)Bajan people2015/01/19
Joe Fortes (1863 – 1922)Bajan people2015/01/20
Barbados Hiking Association: Annual Hill ChallengeBajan Hikes2015/01/23
BOMEX (Barbados Oceanographic & Meteorological Experiment) -1969Barbados post WWII2015/01/25
Samuel Weatherhead (1756 – 1816)Bajan People2015/01/26
William M. H. Greaves (1897 – 1955)Bajan People2015/01/28
El Calafate & El Chalten – Argentina 2010International Travel, Argentina2015/01/30
Vice Admiral Henry C. Bovell (1893 – 1963)Bajan People2015/02/02
Dr. Alain Bombard (1924 – 2005)Barbados post WWII2015/02/04
Mount Kilimanjaro – TanzaniaInternational Travel, Tanzania, Kenya2015/02/13
Colin Hudson Great Train Hike 2015Bajan Hikes2015/02/20
Boiling Lake hike – DominicaCaribbean Travel, Dominica2015/03/03
Three Man Well – Woodbourne ValleyBajan History2015/03/11
The old Kensington Oval, Barbados – RIPWindies Cricket2015/03/18
Building the BajanThings websiteWebsite Information2015/03/21
High Altitude Research Project (HARP) 1962 – 1967 Originally published on: 27th March 2015, updated on: 10th December 2025Barbados post WWII2025/12/10
Ben’s SpringBajan History2015/04/02
Crop Over 1988 – Mac FingallI was there!2015/04/06
Bajan & Trini sports ambassadors – HK Sevens, March 2014I was there!2015/04/09
Hurricane Ivan 2004 – Emergency radio service in GrenadaBarbados post WWII2015/04/14
Ushuaia – ArgentinaInternational Travel, Argentina2015/04/20
Barbados Hiking Association: Sagicor 2015 Hill ChallengeBajan Hikes2015/04/26
The Great Outdoor (TGO) Challenge 2015 – Scotland. A walk to the Park!International Travel, Scotland2015/05/03
Lord Nelson’s statue – Bridgetown, Barbados Originally published on: 13th May 2015, updated on: 16th November 2020 & 16th May 2025Bajan History, , Bajan People, Barbados Post World War II2025/05/16
Torpedoing of the Cornwallis in Carlisle Bay, Barbados, 11th September 1942Barbados during WWI and WWII2015/05/21
The Seimstrand, St. Vincent & The GrenadinesCaribbean Travel, St. Vincent & The Grenadines2015/05/28
A day trip to Mustique – St. Vincent & The GrenadinesCaribbean Travel, St. Vincent & The Grenadines2015/06/03
Baby Burts trialling for the Windies cricket team!Windies Cricket2015/06/10
Memorials for departed friendsBajan People2015/06/12
The Great Outdoor (TGO) Challenge 2015 – ScotlandInternational Travel, Scotland2015/06/17
Boer Camp Pasture – St. PhilipBajan History2015/06/29
Chicken Rita’s. Where Bajan’s go for seasoned fried chicken!Bajan Food Places2015/07/02
Run Barbados Marathon – Fri 4 Dec to Sun 6 Dec 2015Fun Mile, 5km, 10km, Half Marathon & Full MarathonBajan Hikes2015/07/25
Thor Heyerdahl’s Ra Expeditions to Barbados: RA-I 1969, RA-II 1970Barbados post WWII2015/08/05
The Bottom-up boulder between Bottom Bay and Harry Smith Beach, BarbadosGeology of Barbados2015/08/16
Blue Box Cart. The growing years 1982 to 1991Barbados post WWII2015/08/31
Sid Graham. A forgotten Bajan WWII hero (1920 – 2017)Barbados during WWI and WWII2015/09/06
2nd Lt Walter Tull – first black infantry officer in British Army (1888 – 1918)Barbados during WWI and WWII2015/09/13
Scientific Studies of Coral Rock in BarbadosGeology of Barbados2015/09/23
Efficient or Effective customer service? Process gone wrongI was there!2015/10/12
Keeping fish fresh before refrigerationBajan History2015/10/26
Oistins Fish Fry – Barbados. Annies BBQ where locals go for lunch, dinner and a drinkBajan Food Places2015/11/11
The Wreck of the SV Countess of RiponBajan History2015/12/06
The Wreck of the SV NordenskjoldBajan History2015/12/18
Arthur Hutchinson’s abandoned Lime Kiln at Ragged Point, BarbadosBajan History2016/02/03
The loss of The Kent – a letter in a bottle storyBajan History2016/02/16
John Frederick BridgetowerBajan People2016/03/27
Run Barbados Marathon Weekend 2016Bajan Hikes2016/04/06
Feuding Chase brothers vault – Christ Church Parish church, BarbadosBajan People2016/05/02
Adam Straughn (Straw) Waterman (1803 – 1887)Bajan People2016/05/07
The Great Outdoors (TGO) Challenge 2016International Travel, Scotland2016/06/06
Celestine’s Bajan Food RestaurantBajan Food Places2016/07/05
Old Doll. The Matriarch of Newton PlantationBajan People2016/07/30
Cable & Wireless in BarbadosBarbados post WWII2016/09/19
Operation Golden GunBajan History2016/09/25
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine – ChileInternational Travel, Chile2016/11/08
Return to El Calafate & El Chalten – Argentina 2016International Travel, Argentina2016/11/23
Nine Mornings – A St. Vincent and The Grenadines Christmas TraditionCaribbean Travel, St. Vincent & The Grenadines2016/12/14
British Ship: SS Scottish StarTorpedoed – 19th February 1942Barbados during WWI and WWII2017/02/19
Richard Clement MoodyBajan People2017/02/22
International Telecommunications in Barbados 50 years agoBarbados post WWII2017/03/15
Run Barbados Marathon Weekend 2017Bajan Hikes2017/04/05
St. Philip, Barbados in the 1950’s & 1960’s. A very brief recollection of the people and events.Barbados post WWII2017/05/12
The Nidhe Israel Synagogue Mikveh: A Barbados Treasure from 1654Bajan History2017/05/17
St. Philip, Barbados in the 1950’s & 1960’s. Growing up in Wellhouse and Marley Vale in the 1960’sBarbados post WWII2017/06/07
A short walk through Knoydart, Kinloch Hourn, River Croe and Glen Affric in ScotlandInternational Travel, Scotland2017/06/22
Olaudah Equiano 1745 to 1797 (Slavery Abolitionists)Bajan History2017/07/18
Stede Bonnet. 1688 -1718Bajan People2017/08/15
Hurricane Janet – 22 September 1955Barbados post WWII2017/08/20
Hugh Morris Alleyne Skinner better known as ballet dancer Hugh LaingBajan People2017/10/25
Annapurna Base Camp, Nepal.International Travel, Nepal2017/11/22
Hiking in Barbados | Run246 | The Barbados Hiking Association – including 2025 BHA Hiking ScheduleBajan Hikes2024/12/22
Mignon Lorraine Inniss: 19 Nov 1905 to 15 Jan 1995Bajan People2018/01/20
Frederick Gustave Ameile Delisle Saphile Wooding Deane RAMC FRCS Nov 1859 to 31 Oct 1935Barbados during WWI and WWII2018/03/14
Football (soccer) in Barbados in the 1950s & 1960sBarbados post WWII2018/04/10
The Duke Affair – A West Indian versus the colonial establishmentBajan People2018/04/18
Barbados Hiking Association 2018 Hill ChallengeBajan Hikes2018/05/01
Pitching Marbles in BarbadosBajan History2018/05/09
Barbados by FM Endlich – American Naturalist, March 1882Bajan History2018/05/30
Revd. James Leith Moody: 1816 – 1896Bajan People2018/06/13
The Great Outdoor Challenge 2018International Travel, Scotland2018/06/27
Palatinate Forest, GermanyInternational Travel, Germany2018/07/17
Operation Carlota – Cuba’s secret flights to Angola via Barbados Originally published on: 1st August 2018, updated to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the first flight from Cuba to Angola on 7th November 1975Barbados post WWII2025/11/07
SS Quaker City. Torpedoed 18th May 1942. The story of John HellerBarbados during WWI and WWII2018/08/14
The Sinking of the Florence M. Douglas and the story of Douglas the Barbadian who joined the German Navy in WWIIBarbados during WWI and WWII2018/10/03
Survivors arriving in Barbados in May 1942 from ships sunk by German U-BoatsBarbados during WWI and WWII2018/11/14
A sailing trip aboard the schooner Mary M. Lewis from Bridgetown to Georgetown – Summer 1939Barbados during WWI and WWII2018/11/19
Barbados Blackwood Screwdock (dry dock) Originally published on: 3rd December 2018, updated on: 1st October 2025Bajan History2025/10/01
Mendoza and Aconcagua. Wine and MountainsInternational Travel, Argentina2019/01/15
F/O Errol Walton Barrow, Navigator RAF World War II and Prime Minister of BarbadosBajan People, Barbados during WWI and WWII2019/03/12
Panama CanalInternational Travel, Panama Canal2019/04/25
Barbados Hiking Association 2019 Hill ChallengeBajan Hikes2019/05/01
Anti Submarine & Torpedo Net – Carlisle Bay, Barbados 1942Barbados during WWI and WWII2019/06/19
Memories of Bovell & Skeete 1960 to 1973Barbados post WWII2019/06/25
The Great Outdoors Challenge 2019International Travel, Scotland2019/07/04
Millie gone to Brazil, Oh Lawd, poor MillieBajan People2019/08/06
It was always hot – Memoirs of Col. Reginald T. Michelin, Commissioner of Barbados Police 1949-1953 post Col. Oriel St.A. DukeBajan People2019/09/04
CubaCaribbean Travel, Cuba2019/09/12
Bajan GarveyitesBajan People2019/10/24
How “badjohn became a word”Bajan People2020/01/21
Cecil Ward (Bajan Cecil) – early pan pioneer TrinidadBajan People2020/02/06
Rocket payload fairings wash up in Barbados post launch from Guiana Space Centre (CSG), French GuianaBajan History2020/02/12
The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s [The original post has now been split into 4 posts: 1500s – 1700, 1700 – 1800, 1800 – 1980s & Addendum]
Bajan History, Barbados Plantations2020/02/18
The Canadian Lady BoatsBarbados during WWI and WWII2020/03/21
Living in Barbados with COVID-19World Crises2020/03/29
A Fisherman’s TaleBajan People2020/04/06
Dr. Christopher James Davis (1842-1870) – Le Bon Docteur NoirBajan People2020/04/15
Observation Mission – Firing HARP: Monday 17th June 1963Barbados post WWII2020/04/22
ManjakBarbados Geology2020/04/29
Life after COVID19. Hope for a new world orderWorld Crises2020/05/14
Barbados Plantations and Sugar-Works 1912 – 1924Barbados Plantations2020/05/20
“The Beautiful Blonde in the Bank” book by F/L Andrew Leslie Cole AFC RAF (Errol Barrow’s pilot in RAF 88 Squadron)Bajan People, Barbados during WWI and WWII2020/05/31
Ronnie Hughes: Barbadian Sugar Plantations Index 1640 – 1846Barbados Plantations2020/06/18
Barbados Almanacs: Plantations & Sugar-Works 1848 – 1871Barbados Plantations2020/07/07
The Barbados Trailways ProjectBajan Hikes2020/07/21
Barbados Sugarworks 1640 – 1924 (Summary)Barbados Plantations2020/07/26
Beautiful Barbados – spoiled by fly tippersBajan Hikes2020/08/17
Lt. Joseph Griffith – the Bajan that taught TASPO to playBajan People2020/11/03
King Ja Ja, L’Année Passée and Rum & Coca-ColaBajan History2020/11/17
Banja in Barbados and its influence on calypso throughout the West IndiesBajan History2020/11/24
George Blackman – There were no parades for usBarbados during WWI and WWII2020/11/29
The Small World crossing of the AtlanticBajan History2020/12/06
Alan Emtage – the Bajan who invented the search engine back in 1989 while a post-grad student at McGill UniversityBajan People2020/12/12
How they came to Barbados and found no men therein…Anecdotes2021/01/12
The New Joe’s River Pedestrian BridgeBarbados post WWII2021/01/27
Plantation Life in Barbados in the 1950sBarbados post WWII2021/02/10
Richard Goddard – 1935 to 2021Bajan People2021/02/23
Barbados Oceanographic Research Facility 1957 – 1979: a top secret US cold war submarine listening postBarbados post WWII2021/03/02
Black Bajan footballers who were English Football League Club pioneersBajan People2021/04/07
Cooking on a cast iron coal pot stoveBajan History2021/05/05
Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful? The Empire Windrush storyBarbados post WWII2021/06/01
Kai Tak airport, Hong Kong – the Bajan connectionBarbados post WWII2021/07/07
World War I Commonwealth War Graves – BarbadosBarbados during WWI and WWII2021/08/24
St. Bees to Robin Hood Bay – In the footsteps of Alfred WainwrightInternational Travel, England2021/09/01
Andromeda Gardens – the location of a covert US Navy cold-war submarine tracking station in Barbados from 1954 to 1985/87Barbados post WWII2021/10/05
Republic of BarbadosBarbados post WWII2021/11/23
The Man Who Carved a Lion. The story of Henry John Wilkinson 1829 – 1911Bajan History2021/12/26
The Barbados Trailways Project Part 2 – the beginning of the refurbishmentBajan Hikes2022/01/06
Barbados Island Life – photographs and stories from the 1970s by Craig BurleighBajan History2022/02/09
Major Teddy Goddard – a Bajan policeman from below the cliffBajan People2022/02/22
CNS Lady Drake 1928 – 1942Barbados during WWI and WWII2022/03/07
Cuba – A different perspective Originally published on: 22nd March 2022, updated on: 12th July 2025Caribbean Travel, Cuba2025/07/12
The game of WarriBajan History2022/05/02
“Peddlers All: Stories of the First Ashkenazi Jewish Settlers in Barbados” book by Simon KreindlerBajan History2022/06/05
Prince Albert and Prince George visit Barbados while Midshipmen aboard HMS Bacchante in 1879Bajan History2022/07/01
Freya Stark (married name: Perowne)Barbados post WWII2022/08/01
The Barbados Trailways Project Part 3 – tree plantingBajan Hikes2022/08/01
Remembering EIIR 1926 – 2022Bajan History2022/09/19
The Quaker Gardens of St. Thomas – Friends’ equality even in deathBajan History2022/10/02
World Fuel crisis, fuel poverty in 2022World Crises2022/11/01
Reflections: Col. Duke’s Morris 8Barbados Post World War II2022/11/16
Barbadian born artist: Ashley BickertonBajan People2022/11/30
Rediffusion Barbados (1934 -1997)Bajan History2022/12/24
“These Fields and Hills beyond recall” – The Quaker biblical root for field and hill names associated with Dukes Plantation, St. ThomasBajan History2023/01/10
Stanton Henry King: Sailor, Author, Chantey Singer (1867 – 1939)Bajan People2023/02/01
Memories of Growing up in Barbados in the 1950sBajan People2023/03/01
Renner Yearwood Memorial Hill Challenge 2023Bajan Hikes2023/03/13
Barbados in 2030 – part oneBajan History2023/04/03
Barbados in 2030 – part twoBajan History2023/04/06
A BajanThings 101 on AI Chatbots: ChatGPT and Bard. Why you MUST fact check the output…Barbados during WWI and WWII2023/04/10
F/O Leo Leslie Schultz RAAF – 1921 to 1990 (Errol Barrow’s rear WAG in RAF 88 Squadron)Bajan People, Barbados during WWI and WWII2023/05/01
Errol Barrow and his commanding officer Sholto DouglasBajan People, Barbados during WWI and WWII2023/06/01
The Great Outdoor Challenge 2023: Mallaig to PortlethenInternational Travel, Scotland2023/07/01
P/O George HF Inniss, 31st May 1916 to 5th February 1941Barbados during WWI and WWII2023/08/01
P/O Keith Proverbs: Out Of Tragedy Came Advances in Air Safety and ScienceBarbados during WWI and WWII2023/09/05
Increasing the mobile PageSpeed score for BajanThingsWebsite Technology2023/10/11
John Richard Archer – the first black mayor of a London borough in 1913Bajan People2023/11/06
The Bush Teas of Barbados – Iris BayleyBajan People2023/12/05
Tent Bay, St. Joseph, BarbadosWebsite Information2023/12/30
Maj. Frederick C Clarke MD MC 1883 – 1941Bajan People2024/01/01
Transitioning from a WordPress Classic theme to a WordPress Block Theme…Website Technology2024/01/04
Moving BajanThings to the Ollie block themeWebsite Technology2024/01/17
Remembering Olaudah Equiano’s time in BarbadosBajan History2024/02/01
“Diary of a Shipping Clerk” series of books by David Miles-HanschellBajan People2024/02/17
F/L Fredrick Edsall Clarke RCAF 414 Army Cooperation Squadron 1917 – 2005Bajan People2024/03/01
Windrush 75 – Pioneers & ChampionsBajan History, Barbados Post World War II2024/03/10
San Carlos de Bariloche, ArgentinaInternational Travel, Argentina2024/04/01
Aircraft losses Pont-Saint-Martin during World War II – Remembering P/O George Inniss and the crew of Hampden AD750 from RAF 106 SquadronBajan People, Bajan History2024/05/14
Two Barbados Tourist films from the 1960s and 1970sBarbados Post World War II2024/06/04
The Temples of Angkor Wat – CambodiaInternational Travel, Cambodia2024/07/01
The Terracotta Warriors – Xi’an, ChinaInternational Travel, China2024/07/02
My regular St. Philip morning hikeBajan Hikes2024/08/01
The vitamin C content of the Barbados Cherry – Iris Bayley / Iris BannochieBajan People, Bajan History2024/09/01
The Quakers in Barbados – The untold story: An Introduction & AddendumBajan History, Bajan People2024/09/09
The Quakers in Barbados – The untold story: The wills of Henry Gallop, John Holder, George Foster, his wife Grace and his cousin ThomasBajan History, Bajan People2024/09/10
The Quakers in Barbados – The untold story: The wills of Henry Drax & Christopher CodringtonBajan History, Bajan People2024/09/13
The Quakers in Barbados – The untold story: The will of Samuel FordeBajan History, Bajan People2024/09/18
Moving from Google AdSense Auto Ads to Google AdSense Manual Ads on BajanThingsWebsite Technology2024/09/25
Sir Michael Stoute – iconic Bajan born racehorse trainerBajan People2024/09/30
The Story of Britain’s Black NursesBajan People2024/10/07
Camino de Santiago FrancésInternational Travel, France, Spain2024/11/01
Remembering those that served during WWI, WWII and later conflicts Originally published on: 10th November 2024, updated annually on the second Sunday of NovemberRemembrance Sunday2025/11/09
WordPress 6.7 – first impressions…Website Technology2024/11/14
Barbados “land of the flying fish” luggage stickers of the 1960sBajan History2024/12/01
Bajan Dew PondsBajan History2024/12/08
Barbados History – Professor Richard DraytonBajan History2024/12/26
F/O Robert Allen “Shorty” Stewart RAAF 1919 to 2004 (Errol Barrow’s rear WAG in RAF 88 Squadron)Bajan People, Barbados during WWI and WWII2025/01/01
Barbados Film Unit – Cinemagazine 63Barbados Post World War II2025/02/01
In praise of OllieWebsite2025/02/03
Flying TUI to BarbadosBarbados, Travel – Caribbean2025/02/26
The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 1: 1500s – 1700 – updated postBajan History, Barbados Plantations2025/03/01
The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 2: 1700 – 1800 – updated postBajan History, Barbados Plantations2025/03/01
The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 3: 1800 – 1900 – updated postBajan History, Barbados Plantations2025/03/01
The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 4: 1900 – 1980s – updated post
Bajan History, Barbados Plantations2025/03/01
The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 5: Addendums & References – updated postBajan History, Barbados Plantations2025/03/01
A BajanThings 101 on AI Chatbots UPDATED in 2025: ChatGPT, CoPilot, Gemini & DeepSeek. Why you MUST fact check the output…Bajan History, Bajan People, Barbados during World War I and World War II2025/03/26
The British West Indies in 1936Bajan History2025/04/01
Circuit O Torres Del Paine, Chile – 2025International Travel, Argentina, Chile2025/05/01
Remembering V-E Day 1945Barbados during World War I and World War II, Bajan People, Bajan History2025/05/07
Searching for the names of Bajan RAF Ground Crew in WWIIBarbados during World War I and World War II, Bajan People, Bajan History2025/06/01
Richard Rose reminisces: The Barbados Rally Scene in the 1960s and 1970sBajan People, Bajan History2025/06/16
Mike Spence reminisces: The Origins of The Strathclyde GIN ClubBajan People, Bajan History2025/06/20
The Great Outdoor Challenge (TGOC) 2025International Travel, Scotland2025/07/01
The Garrison DrainsBajan History2025/08/05
Bygone Barbados photographs held in the UK National ArchivesBajan History2025/08/15
Belleville VillageBajan People, Bajan History2025/09/01
Haunted by Hurricane JanetBajan People, Bajan History2025/09/23
W/O Derek Davies – A Bajan Specialist Gunner with 224 Squadron RAF Coastal CommandBajan People, Barbados during WWI and WWII, Bajan History2025/11/01
Jean Agatha FordeBajan People, Bajan History2025/11/12
My Memories of Independence day – 30th November 1966Bajan History, Barbados Post World War II2025/11/24
The 1679 Barbados Census – a searchable databaseBajan History, Bajan People, Barbados Genealogy, Barbados Plantations2025/12/01
The Barbados Railway 1881-1937Bajan History2025/12/26

This index does not include the the annual review wrap-up posts. The BajanThings annual review posts are listed separately.

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