More than the average tourist

It’s been over ten years since I have travelled to Jamaica. My guide and friend is a native of the country so I probably got to see more than the average tourist. I stayed with his family in the beautiful area of Manchester. We ventured to areas such as Milk River Bath, May Pen, Ochio […]

Paradise on Earth

MY husband and I just back from a 10 day stay at Breezes/Runaway Bay. Jamaica is the neatest place we have been, in fact two days after we got home we booked our trip for the same place and time for next year. The Jamaican people are so warm and friendly, I love NO PROBLEM […]

Yes Jamaica

First, I must tell you that I ended up going there on a vacation as a total fluke. To make a long story short I was planning on going somewhere else in the US (plane fares rose overnight before I confirmed them and I made a comment that I could go to Hawaii for a […]

A week in Negril

Dear Jamaica,Thank you for the most relaxing week of my life. Your people are freindly, vegatation stunning, beaches gorgeous and coffee supreme. And I would be remiss not to mention the food, rum, and Red Stripe. Many people warned us of the horrors of Jamaica when we chose our vacation and they were all wrong. […]

Woodside

Jamaica is like a second home to me. I spent three weeks there in the winters of 1995, 1996, and 1997. Unlike the typical inclusive tourist vacation most take to Jamaica, I spent my time in the small village of Woodside. Although, located in the mountains Woodside is not a far drive from Ochos Rios […]

Out of many trips, One Love

I have been traveling to Jamaica for the past 16 years at least one to four times per year and plan to make Jamaica my home in the next couple of years. Now, for all you travelers who go to Jamaica and spend your time in an “exclusive ” all-inclusive resort” (oxymoron: The main “exclusion” […]

Country Experience

Hello my name is William Ward and I reside in Chicago, Illinois. I have been traveling to Jamaica since the early eighties. This is probably not a long length of time to most, however to me it is a lot, because I do it three times a year. I have discovered that four months is […]

Thanks for Shaping me

A Few years ago while attending a writers conference, where we were grouped off with other writers, who then read, and gave their opinions of our individual piece. After receiving remarkable reviews by all, one person came up to me and said, I love your work, and I love the fact that you wrote so […]

Make your reservations today

I am one of those people who was born here in the U.S. of parents born here as well. However, there was Mr. Victor Nelson, a Kingstonian and my grandfather! He gave me my desire to travel Jamaica and learn of my Jamaican heritage and have I been taking advantage of that. I have not […]

The Beach

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, […]