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Island Hopping Without The Hopping

We're gonna go ahead and call this trend before it even really gets going. Cheesy tropical island-themed parties are totally making a comeback this winter. Yep, grass skirts, calypso music, drinks in coconuts and even the limbo are in.

The whole thing may sound a little 1970s-office party right now, but let's remember the only reason the Caribbean theme became cheesy is that actually going to the Caribbean became cheap. Now that none of us can afford to jet away for winter weekends anymore, we think we're gonna see an awful lot of cold, cold people starting to sing "the Banana Boat" come January.

DC gets a head start this weekend with a holiday party that we might have turned our nose up at in years past, but we think the fiesta at the Embassy of Barbados is the hot ticket tonight. Curried shrimp, tropical décor, and rum galore... what could be better? (Aside from actually flying to Barbados, that is.) So if your poor office canceled the holiday fun, this sounds like the party to check out. Dress is "smart casual," which we assume means throw on a grass skirt over your suit.

Related Stories:
· Holiday Party in Barbados [WaPo]
· Barbados Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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