My first vacation to Jamaica

In the summer 1995 my best friend and I were deciding were we would spend our summer vacation the following year. We had decided that we would travel to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans and party for the fat Tuesday festivities. Well it turned out that she was going to Negril, JA with her […]

Yeah Mon

Hello,I just got home from Jamaica at 2:00 AM this morning and felt inspired totell you how much I love your country. The Jamaican people are so friendly and hospitable. Nothing is better than seeing all those smiles. I have now returned home and spent about 12 hours travelling watching Americans complain and cowl at […]

Love for Jamaica

My wife and 17 year old son lived in Jamaica for almost four months ,from Dec.of 95 to March of 96. We were around Negril mostly. We had never been there before. We flew down on Jamaica Airlines out of Orlando Florida. We were treated better on Jamaican Airlines, than KLM Northwest when we flew […]

Romantic Jamaica

It all started in August of 1994. My friend and I were gearing up for our end of the summer vacation, both of us recently “broken” from a relationship. Armed with resolve to have a girls only vacation of sun, fun, and serious beach time, we vowed before we booked our tickets to definitely NOT […]

"My Jamaican adventure"

Eight I first travelled to Jamaica with my future mother-in-law to visit my fiancee who was working as a teacher in Kingston. The year was l972. That summer my husband, a naturalized Canadian from India, and I were married here in Canada and travelled to Jamaica to begin our new life together. From my visit […]

My Summer Vacation

My daughter(9 yrs old) and myself travelled to Jamaica last June for a 6 weeks vacation. We had a terrific time, especially my daughter, as this was her first trip to Jamaica. We roamed around Ocho Rios (where I’m from) and we roamed around St. Mary, and Kingston. We went to the river just about […]

A Honest Taxi

While on vacation in Jamaica a few summers ago, I went to a night spot to have some fun. Intoxicated by the atmoshere and some good local rum, I decided to take a taxi back to my hotel. The driver was friendly and informative, and we had a great ride across Montego Bay. He dropped […]

"A Poem to Jamaica"

My mind is always in Jamaicait’s where my heart wants to be. For Jamaica holds a special placejust waiting there for me. There’s a sense of freedomthat I just can’t explain. I feel it when my mind is trueand she won’t leave my brain. It has to do with island lifeand the beautiful turquoise sea. […]

Boonoonoonos!

I am an “adopted” Jamaican. My first experience of this beautiful island nation came in 1990, when I spent ten weeks interning with the United Church. I have returned each year since, sometimes twice annually. I have organized a work group to Ocho Rios to perform tasks at the Iona High School, and I have […]

That’s what I call hospitality

Being a travel agent, I was invited to Sandals MoBay when it first opened. My friend and I loved it from day one, but were curious about the rest of the island. We hired a driver named Rod, who was very friendly and who took us to many wonderful hotels for inspection and sights to […]