reggae bus in barbados

reggae bus in barbados

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baron bashoneov

Original Poster:

793 posts

240 months

Thursday 14th August 2008
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just experienced the most bizzare bus jounney ever

got on a yellow bus in Barbados
the music was so load your backside shook in time with the bass
a guy got on with a baby and there was no seat so he handed the baby to
a stranger sat down while he stood, this also happened with peoples personal
belongings they just handed them over to a stranger whilst the hung on for dear life
as the bus drove at break neck speeds.

if this happened in the uk h&s would be called as well as social services to
arrest the guy on neglect
i enjoyed the whole hour, how refreshing - still i am in barbados so very difficult
to be anything but happy


SS HSV

9,646 posts

271 months

Thursday 14th August 2008
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Fantastic post biggrin

Got any pics? That I would love to see yes

Crash Test Dummy

1,788 posts

217 months

SS HSV

9,646 posts

271 months

Thursday 14th August 2008
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laugh "Woa man, total gridlock rofl

bigburd

2,670 posts

213 months

Thursday 14th August 2008
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Good on yer....Must get out there to check this out! Next you'll be seeing a Levi Roots Reggae Reggae Burger Van

Herman Toothrot

6,702 posts

211 months

Thursday 14th August 2008
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The big yellow ones, they are the tame ones you should ge in the little toyota space cruiser ones, $1 to where ever you want to get off. You wave them down, they swing the door open drag you in and the bus is moving before the doors closed. One guy operating the door & taking cash and a driver, so simple and it works. Slightly scary sometimes mind.

spikeyhead

18,623 posts

210 months

Thursday 14th August 2008
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Herman Toothrot said:
The big yellow ones, they are the tame ones you should ge in the little toyota space cruiser ones, $1 to where ever you want to get off. You wave them down, they swing the door open drag you in and the bus is moving before the doors closed. One guy operating the door & taking cash and a driver, so simple and it works. Slightly scary sometimes mind.
  • nods, its far more fun, 50p to go all round the island. Its far better value than Alton Towers and much more scary too smile

vonhosen

40,584 posts

230 months

Thursday 14th August 2008
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Get a mini moke & drive yourself.

TPAC

3,358 posts

204 months

Thursday 14th August 2008
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This takes me back, and I'm green with envy. Had several holidays in Barbados during a particularly flush few years. Are the newspapers still blaming the reggae buses for the island's moral decline?cool

SS HSV

9,646 posts

271 months

Thursday 14th August 2008
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vonhosen said:
Get a mini moke & drive yourself.
AT whatever speed you like cos you wont get nicked by Von yes

Sheets Tabuer

20,154 posts

228 months

Thursday 14th August 2008
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Sounds like a malibi advert, why can't the uk be like that?

I really want to go on that bus.

va1o

16,073 posts

220 months

Saturday 11th April 2009
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Hate to bump up an old topic like this hehe but seeing this on PH brought back memories of holidaying in Barbados smile

I took a picture of the 'reggae bus' whilst I was last there:


V8A*ndy

3,697 posts

204 months

Saturday 11th April 2009
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Excellent!

Many years ago I was on a mini bus in Jamaica. On the way home from an intensive tour of the Island the tired tour rep got off at her resort. The driver then seized his moment to move things up a gear and got several spliffs going, passed them around the bus, took us to his local bar (nuts!)and drank a lot of rum punch and Red Strip.

After a nights hard partying He then drove us all home to each of our hotels whilst wasted, at break neck speed at around 4am. The windows wound down and Bashment Reggae blasting from the subs he had fitted to the bus.

We even got stopped by the police who just laughed at the state of us and told the driver to get us home in one piece. Don't know what Jamaica is like now but I hope it hasn't changed much. Top holiday.


mat13

1,977 posts

194 months

Saturday 11th April 2009
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iirc when i last went to barbados we were warned that the yellow buses were for locals and that the blue/white buses were more suitable for tourists. The yellow buses were more fun tho, allways seemed to be some bloke on the back necking rum like it was lemonade.

coolcatmaz

3,521 posts

215 months

Saturday 11th April 2009
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Pretty much the same in the Bahamas as well. Really friendly bus drivers, packed with locals and the local music blarring away biggrin

and always on time.

Chris_VRS

2,130 posts

206 months

Saturday 11th April 2009
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Fantastic experience!...I used one of the white spacecruisers for the first time from Oistins to Bridgetown..what a ride! From then on I used them to get everywhere...music isn't bad either.

Hell I'd even use public transport in this country if it was like that!

va1o

16,073 posts

220 months

Saturday 11th April 2009
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The best ones have custom exhausts and spoilers and racing stripes to complete the look hehe

I'll try and find some more pics, think I have them on my PC somewhere..

ETA: Found pics:



Edited by va1o on Saturday 11th April 22:43