In 1984, Ken travelled to Barbados for the first time at just sixteen years old. He arrived as Rai’s friend and, to Aunt Jane, effectively a complete stranger. Mrs A was the person who made the connection possible. She sent them to her sister Aunt Jane because she knew Aunt Jane would take care of them. And that is exactly what she did. Aunt Jane welcomed Ken into her family and her home.
She cooked for them, looked after them and made sure there was food waiting for them even when they had been out. At the time, these may have seemed like ordinary acts of kindness. More than forty years later, Ken understands just how much they mattered. A woman who had never met him before welcomed him as though he belonged there.
That experience became part of his lifelong connection with Barbados and the Caribbean and ultimately part of the philosophy behind Caribbean Comfort Holidays. It is fitting that the first Moment that Mattered is not about a luxury resort, an expensive excursion or a perfect beach. It is about one person welcoming another person into her family.
“That is what Moments that Mattered represents.”
THE TWO HOUSES
“In loving memory of Aunt Jane – my original Moment that Mattered.”
Moments that Mattered is about remembering that the most powerful travel experiences are often the ones we could never have planned.
The people we meet. The kindness we experience. The conversations we remember. And the moments that somehow stay with us for a lifetime.
Kenroy — Founder, Caribbean Comfort Holidays
Tell us who you’re travelling with and what you’re hoping to feel. We’ll build the rest around the experiences we know, first-hand, are worth it.
