Trip of a lifetime: White beaches, swimming with turtles and all-night partying in Barbados

Anyone who visits Barbados is in for a holiday of a lifetime. Just don’t plan on having long lie-ins – there’s too much to do and see, says Irene Feighan

Irene stayed at the Hilton Barbados resort

My alarm went off at 1.30am. I swung my legs out of bed before I hit the snooze button. To save time, I went to sleep three hours earlier in my party gear — a shredded t-shirt and black leggings. I clipped on my bum bag, grabbed my backpack and took the lift to the hotel’s ground floor where I met a giddy crowd of similarly dressed revellers.

We were about to board a bus to Native Foreday Morning Fete, a renowned night-to-dawn music festival in Barbados.