The Other Side of Tourism – Part 2
Chapter III – “YU ROOM NO READY YET” The driver put my suitcases down and stood loitering. I hated the way he stood there obviously waiting for compensation when it was clearly written in the contract that all service charges to and from the airport were included. I resented the fact that people like him […]
First Trip to Jamaica
This being our first trip to Jamaica, we had many questions. By looking at many sites on the Internet, we were able to get many of our questions answered but not all. For this reason, this report will be a bit long and detailed. We booked with Super Clubs and ended up at Breezes Runaway […]
Couples Ocho Rios & Negril March 2001
When we arrived at the resort and got out of the van and were greeted with big smiles. They asked us to go sit down in the big open-air lobby and that they would bring us more papers to fill out. We were each given a cool damp towel and a glass of champagne. One […]
"Second Honeymoon" – Day 2
We were awakened by a big sound on the zinc roof. Maybe it was a breadfruit or almond from a tree on the property. I peeped out the window facing the beach and could see Chris raking the property. Karen was still lying in bed half awake. I could smell something nice coming from the […]
"Second Honeymoon" – Day 3
We awoke to the beautiful sunrise today. As usual, I headed over to the kitchen and made breakfast arrangements. As I walked back from the kitchen and looked out to the sky, in the direction of beach, it was clear with not a cloud in sight. I sat out on the porch till Karen was […]
Paradise, aka Jamaica…
We returned home from our stay in Negril with only 2 SHORT weeks remaining to prepare for Christmas. Because of this, there has been no time to sit and type out a ‘report’ of our trip. With the holidays now behind us, here goes. My husband and I arrived in Mo-bay to find Solomon “Sala” […]
All You See is Beauty
I have been going to Jamaica for the last 5 years. Sometimes as much as twice a year and if it were for some of the people there I wouldn’t have been so often. The first time I went I was blessed to have gone to Kingston from Mandeville on a bus and the sites […]
The Dichotomy of Jamaica…
I like to end on a positive note so I’ll start with what I did not like. It didn’t take long after arriving to realize that tourists are looked on as money. And most people I ran into did not understand the basic economic rule of supply and demand, i.e. Higher prices lower demand. Lower […]
My Trip to Run Away Bay
This being our first trip to Jamaica, we had many questions. By looking at many sites on the Internet, we were able to get many of our questions answered but not all. For this reason, this report will be a bit long and detailed. We booked with Super Clubs and ended up at Breezes Runaway […]