Shopping, Jamaica Style
Two approaches are available here, depending upon where you shop. Certain shopping areas—City Centre, Half Moon Shopping Village and Holiday Village Shopping Centre in Montego Bay—are ‘fixed price areas,’ meaning prices are static and no bargaining is required to make your purchases. Most purveyors of goods, however, want to haggle a little with you before […]
River Rafting On the Martha Brae River
Martha Brae River, near Montego Bay, offers an excursion for those looking to commune with nature; outdoor activities for all ages; and some exciting folklore to entertain those who visit. The river is located in Falmouth, Trelawney, and offers two main attractions—the thrill of bamboo rafting and the stunning Luminous Lagoon of Glistening Waters. The […]
Diving in Jamaica
Jamaica’s dazzling waters invite divers to experience underwater exploration at its most exciting. Diving and snorkeling excursions throughout the island let vacationers enjoy their Caribbean surroundings, where caverns and caves host a myriad of sea life. Diving sites throughout Jamaica offer guided tours so you can get the most from your diving experience. In Negril […]
US Citizens Traveling To Jamaica Get Your Passport ASAP
Have you been putting off getting your US passport? If you are a US citizen it is time to stop putting it off and get on the ball. Beginning Jan. 8, 2007, all travelers except cruise ship passengers returning to the United States from Jamaica (Caribbean, the Bahamas, Canada, Central America, Mexico and Bermuda) must […]
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Welcome to Jamaica…Six Miles Style
On my most recent trip to Jamaica, I got what many have called a “true Jamaican welcome”. Yes, I spent two days in the country and then decided to go to Kingston, where two young men from Duhaney Park gave me a true Yard-style welcome, at gun point. I was robbed. I had almost 15,000JA […]
January 6th Kojo’s Birthday in Accompong Town
Internal dissent affects the political climate in Jamaica and it is no different in Accompong Town. The community is deeply divided concerning two major issues. First, the possibility of gambling coming to the community in the form of a 400 room casino/hotel and secondly the spending of community owned finances. But all this gets swept […]
The Blue Mountains
“It is the fairest island eyes have beheld; mountainous and the land seems to touch the sky.” Christopher Columbus, 1494 And “touch the sky” is how you feel when you scale the 7402’ Blue Mountain Peak and survey your conquest. Second in the Caribbean only to Pico Duarte at 10,094’ in the Dominican Republic, Blue […]
How to choose where you stay in Jamaica
Considering that Jamaica has an awesome variety of accommodations and resorts it is sometimes difficult to choose where to stay. The hotel or resort where you stay, can affect many areas of your vacation. First ask yourself, what do you really want. Here are a few of the questions one should ponder before choosing a […]
Traveler Beware
Traveler Beware A Report on the burgeoning cruise ship industry, and why we have cause for serious concern. Since the man’s first realization that land existed beyond their borders, they have been traveling by water in order to gain access to them. From the use of use of hollowed out trees covered with animal […]