Author: Kristi
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8 Minutes Of Driving
Random Drives Around Jamaica Driving isn’t just driving in Jamaica. For me each drive is a different adventure even if I’m not going anywhere special. Well, a few weeks ago I found my road-tripping soulmate! One of my readers who is also a travel agent with WAY too much personality was down here in Jamaica…
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Chelsea Hotel In Kingston, Jamaica
A Slightly Ghetto Experience Earlier this week I was bored stiff and a friend of mine was going on a road trip and invited me. I packed an overnight bag and we hit the road. The agenda was from Montego Bay to St Elizabeth, then Mandeville, spend the night in Kingston and then back to…
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I Met A Sangster
Port Royal Bottles For Sale Two awesome things happened in one day a few weeks ago. #1 – I met a REAL Sangster, like from Sangsters Rum Cream. #2 – I saw and photographed actual bottles that were recovered from historical Port Royal – the part of it that’s under the sea. Like REAL buried…
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Blue Hole Waterfalls, Jamaica
Better Than Dunn’s River! I’ve been hearing about Blue Hole in St. Mary, Jamaica for years but had never made the journey to go find it. With some prompting from a fellow Canadian friend who was visiting me and also wanted to go we started out on a day trip from Montego Bay that turned…
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Chocolate Really Is Sweeter In Jamaica
Well this one is pretty self explanatory. Not much to say here that the pictures don’t already say! There was some kind of chocolate soiree going on in a Sandals resort in Ocho Rios last week and we were just passing through when we happened to stumble across chocolate people. The only logical thing I…
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Name That Villa CONTEST
Name This Jamaican Villa! This contest if officially open! Watch the video below and pay attention to how it makes you feel and how it looks. Try coming up with a name that you think suits it BEST and submit it BY EMAIL by or before May 14, 2012 at midnight EST. The…
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Half Moon Beach, Negril
The beach is NOT the reason I wrote about this beach! Keep reading, you’ll find out what is! I always thought Half Moon was a luxury resort on the Montego Bay side of the island but thanks to a great friend of mine (thanks Alice!), I discovered that the Negril side has a beach with…
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“The Help” – Jamaican Style
You all know that movie called “The Help†right? If you don’t know it I suggest you see it because it’s one of the most powerful movies I’ve watched and if I was alive in those days I would have surely been that white girl. I’d be the one who’s more interested in knowing more…
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My First Jamaican Villa Experience
Seaview Chateau in Ironshore, Montego Bay This is my very first upscale villa experience in Jamaica and I must say I wondered if the villa lifestyle would really be suitable for me. I had preconceived notions about renting a room in a large house with a shared kitchen and villa staff, all of which…
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46 Pounds Of Doggie Treats
Treat Day at The Animal House I know you all know about The Animal House because I keep pushing this place on my Facebook page trying to encourage donations. Well I went back to the shelter last weekend and I really needed to share this experience with you all because it was one of the…