• Mon, 29 June 2026

Backpacking the Beaches of Negril While Broke – Part Three

Part ThreeFor $5 more than Traveller’s, you can actually stay in a castle while falling asleep to the sound of waves crashing against the caves below. At the Blue Cave Castle, snorkeling in and around these caves are free. The tower rooms are the best deal, with double beds, interesting art on the walls, and […]

Backpacking the Beaches of Negril While Broke – Part 2

Day TwoTraveller’s Resort hardly looks like a budget hotel, with an opulent sunken lobby showcasing tropical fish in the indoor pond under a giant crystal chandelier. The lobby welcomes visitors each Friday night with piano music (“playeded” by a handsome, tuxedoed wax figure), free refreshments and unlimited rum punch. After the party, go outside to […]

Backpacking the Beaches of Negril While Broke – Day 1

Day One While it doesn’t cost a thing to lay on the seven miles of Beach in Negril, accommodations can be steep; especially at one of the many all-inclusive hotels that stretch all along the Norman Manley Beach road. But broke backpackers know how to live a lifestyle of the Rich and Famous while spending […]

Staying Conscious in Jamaica-The Conclusion.

Friday, May 13 – Day Seven: We finished eating breakfast and had a cup of fever grass tea before shaking hands with all the assembled friends and having a reverse safari back to the car to pack up and leave. Shereth and Marshall walked down to the road while I backed the car down the […]

Staying Conscious in Jamaica Part 2 of 3

Renting the car, Abeokuta, Guru on the mountain top and the infamous “Kentucky” I got checked out by about 10:00am and we had Robert, the taxi driver at Whistling Bird, drive us to Shereth’s house in Sheffield. We unpacked the bags and Shereth went to get Jackie who was renting us her car to bring […]

Kentucky in Jamaica? – A Hidden Gem

Kentucky in Jamaica? Located just a few miles off A2 between Savanna La Mar and Belmont in the Bluefields Bay area at Cave is a road, which meanders through Cave Valley and eventually ends up in the small village of Kentucky. Driving there is not for the faint of heart as the elevation quickly gets […]

Staying Conscious in Jamaica Part 1 of 3

Amazed. That was the only word I could muster when my boss agreed to let me go on a 12-day motivational trip to Jamaica. Maybe it was the constant, “Jamaica..dis an Jamaica dat” that tipped the scales or the mere fact that he would not have to see or hear me for an equally long […]

Shrine In the Valley

I guess after people have lived for a period of years; they automatically accumulate their own wealth of memories. Those memorable days during our younger years, without realizing what was going on at the time, we were timely erecting unduplicated structures with several compartments in the memory banks of our minds. Now that we have […]

Negril Trip Report (through a child’s eyes)

This is the fourth time my mommy has taken me to Jamaica and I love it. We are staying at the Bar B Barn because last Christmas I made friends with Uncle Norman’s daughters. He has 2 daughters and I like to play with them very much. Also Jon Jon and Danny are coming from […]