DAY THREE: BABYLON BY BUS (REVISITED)
Port Antonio is one of those places that seem to exist only in Hollywood movies so when I learned that it was Errol Flynn who made it the “in place” to vacation and film during during his reign as Hollywood’s Number One Movie Star, I was not surprised. He and other Hollywood stars began to […]
DAY TWO: BABYLON BY BUS (REVISITED)
As the early morning sun streamed in through the side window of Mike Higgin’s house, I suddenly became aware of the noises that permeated the Jamacian morning. Roosters were crowing and dogs were barking somewhere in the distance. I noted that Sergio’s bed was made and he was nowhere in the room. I dressed and […]
DAY ONE: BABYLON BY BUS
Though I had been to Jamaica several times, I had always taken the tourist route and rented a car or hired a taxi to visit some favorite spots. This trip would be different. I met a world traveler from my hometown who had visited the Andes in South America and backpacked all over Europe and […]
My First Visit to Maroon Country Jamaica
June 1988, my arrival at Norman Manley; wild taxi ride through Kingston and dealing with the Jamaican Railray Corporation Station Master was behind me and I was now on my way from Kingston to Montego Bay. I wasn’t taking the complete six hour one way trip today, for a full fare of about $4.00 US, […]
Maroon Country Jamaica
Hi! My name is Bill Evans and I was introduced to Jamaica in 1983 by Peter Bentley, a Jamaican who owned and operated “Sense Adventures” from Jack’s Hill in Kingston. For about 9 years following that first visit, I had Peter plan my yearly and, sometimes twice a year, trips all over the island from […]
Danny’s Dream Part 1 – Jamaica Trip Report
It’s been three days since our return from a ten-day journey around Jamaica, and it’s hard to recapture the many experiences that will have such enduring effects on our family of three. Our trip was primarily inspired by my fourteen year-old son who has become increasingly obsessed with reggae music, and enamored by everything having […]
Jamaica – Island Paradise
Take time out to travel around and across the island, observe the landscape – mountains, hills, plains and valleys; the variety of vegetation and the beautiful beaches and more than 100 rivers throughout the land. The many breathtaking sceneries. I have travelled to many countries, large and small and todate I have not come across […]
Great Christmas in Jamaica
My husband and I spent the Christmas period from 12/20/01 to 2/1/02 in Montego Bay. We hired a car and travelled to all of the listed tourist attractions. However an attraction that we stumbled accross quite by chance on the way to Negril, turned out to be the highlight of our visit to Jamaica, it […]
What a slamming vacation!
Hi,I had a great time in Jamaica, I was there for my b-day April 5, though the 10th. My boyfriend and me were staying at the grand Braco hotel. We had a great time. We are talking about next year’s vacation already. We went with the Fun Jet vacation pack. The surprise pack. We had […]
Descent
The descent to the beach filled me with the same anticipation I felt as a child, scurrying down the stairs on Christmas morning. My arrival there did not go unnoticed, even before I was halfway down, my presence caused a bit of a stir out on the jetty. I saw before me, fat golden lions, […]