Author: Kristi
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What’s In My Cup – Southern Hospitality in Jamaica
The Perfect Jamaican Sunday Brunch There’s a LOT to be said about the warm-hearted hospitality of Jamaicans all over the island. A couple Sundays ago I was finishing up a week on the north coast and had made arrangements to give a fellow travel blogger a ride to the airport for her flight home. She…
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Club Caribbean Court – Salem, St Ann
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being invited to check out a couple of great vacation apartments in a prime spot on Jamaica’s north coast. I stayed in one of the apartments and was able to walk through the other one for the purpose of this review. Both of these apartments…
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I Didn’t Make It To Alligator Pond
But I spent two days at the “Riva” I must thank my lucky stars that I meet the coolest people or I would never discover half the magic I find in Jamaica. I don’t usually start backwards and blog about the end of my trips first but I spent my final two days on…
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All-Day Breakfast and Smurfs in Jamaica?
I know how us foreigners love our all-day breakfast joints such as Denny’s and IHOP back home. Well I found it in Jamaica! All-day breakfast with a little touch of yaad. Last week I went for another motorbike tour with my friend Shelley and his bike posse. As usual we rode from Hilltop all the…
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Everything You Need WHEN You Need It
How do you find what you need in Jamaica? That’s an easy answer……just go to the bar. That’s not as much a joke as it is a public service announcement. I rolled into Jamaica a couple of weeks ago and had plans to stay at the home of a long-time friend of mine in…
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Treasure Hunt Gaming Lounge – Kingston
When people hear the word Jamaica, most of them immediately think about its amazing music. No one can blame them, since Jamaican music is very distinct and caters to a wide variety of listeners thanks to its many genres including Mento, Ska, Dub Music, Dance Hall, and Reggae. Apart from music, Jamaica also has…
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Driving Through Mt Rosser, Jamaica
I’ve always said that if you can drive in Jamaica you can drive anywhere. But if you can drive a Mack truck through Mt Rosser in St Catherine, Jamaica you’re a special kind of brave! NUFF respect for the men behind those wheels. I’ve done the drive from Ocho Rios to Spanish Town many…
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Photo of the Week #2
Photo by Sandy May – Hanover, Jamaica [dropcap letter=”S”]andy May is an American photographer based in the hills of Hanover, Jamaica. She’s a photojournalist, fashion and wedding photographer who spends half the year living on the island and the other half in Minneapolis, MN. Sandy is planning to launch a Jamaican-inspired line of…
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More Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken
The 3-way ratio of how lazy I am in the kitchen, to how simple this recipe is, to how friggin great it tastes is a very well balanced ratio. I fully admit that I hate cooking which is probably why I’m still single, but I LOVE eating so I cook to eat. Unfortunately I’m stuck…
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Way Back When in Black River, Jamaica
I bet you didn’t know…… The sleepy little town of Black River on Jamaica’s south coast has SO much to do with the island’s history. I sure didn’t know until I went on the most amazing walking tour of the town, led by local history buff and Black River resident, Allison Morris. I had…