Bermuda onions The famous author Ernest Hemingway was said to be a big fan of Bermuda Onions. The story goes that he was buying some at the moment that he met Gregorio Fuentes, who was to become his inspiration for the novel The Old Man and the Sea. Bermuda onions were at one time quite the thing. They are described as flat topped, sweet onions with white or yellow skin and come in three varieties- Yellow Bermuda, White Bermuda and…
The islands of Bermuda are only a 2-3 hour flight from many cities on the east coast of the USA. Upon arrival, your transportation options include taxis, buses bicycles or motor scooters. There are NO RENTAL CARS IN BERMUDA! Residents are not permitted to have more than one registered car per household. This is mostly due to avoid congestion on the narrow, windy roads and bridges. Motor scooters are popular with both residents and tourists and are a convenient way…
This month we visit Bermuda. Measuring at 20.6 square miles and with a population barely over 65,ooo, Bermuda lies in the North Atlantic approximately 650 miles off of Cape Hatteras North Carolina. Although Bermuda is made up of about 180 coral islands and islets, many of them are connected together my countless bridges and causeways forming the semblance of a single island. Bermuda is a British dependency and is in many ways more British than Britain itself. British customs…