Author: Kristi
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Gloria’s Restaurant – Port Royal
There are only about 3 or 4 restaurants in Port Royal that actually show up in a Jamaica guide book and two of them are called Gloria’s. So we picked this one, and we were dead hungry when we got there. The night before we came to Port Royal I was out for…
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Giddy House – Port Royal
Alright this was my FIRST official trip to see Port Royal and I loved it! I’ve been wanting to go there for years now and finally had my chance last month. There will be more than one Port Royal post because there was just so much to see, learn and take pictures of in this…
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Jamaican Boys & Clarks
For those of you who don’t know, all the songs about Clarks (yes the shoes) sung by Vybz Kartel have pretty much taken over the island. For those of you who DO know, this post will totally make sense. One morning I was taking a shower in my guest house and out the bathroom window…
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High Hopes Restaurant & Bar
Some of my readers have asked me to make sure I take note of local places I’ve eaten and bring back the stories so here’s a great little place to stop. It’s called High Hopes and it’s located right on the main highway between Montego Bay and Discovery Bay – closer to Montego Bay. It’ll…
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Mahoe Villa – Ocho Rios
I discovered Mahoe Villa by accident when my usual place in Ocho Rios was booked full and I needed an emergency place to stay. Coincidentally it is right around the corner and about 3 minutes from my usual place and since I always need new places to write about I’m fortunate to have discovered it.…
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Dub Session With Artist PolkaDat
While in Ocho Rios on my last trip we randomly met a Jamaican artist while eating breakfast at Fishermans beach and it turned into a full on recording session! On this trip I was with Canada’s UrbanDK Sound, who came to Jamaica to play 3 shows around the island. I was also with my son,…
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Rafjam Bed & Breakfast – Blue Mountains
This is going to be a long post in order to show just a fraction of the beauty that surrounds this bed & breakfast I stayed at in the Blue Mountains. The blue marker on the map below shows the area where this secluded paradise is located. Rafjam B&B is so remote that the owners…
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Jamaican High Grade Growing Wild!
I couldn’t wait to do this post from the minute I snapped these pictures! Jamaican high grade (marijuana) actually grows wild in the Blue Mountains! We checked into a guest house high up in the mountains a couple weeks ago and discovered through a little hike in the hills that marijuana up here just grows…
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Honest Kingston Taxi Driver
As a tourist I usually have to discover things by trial and error and honest taxi prices are no exception. In my experience when they see white skin they see dollar signs and think we have no clue what’s going on. I make it a point to ask a Jamaican what a certain ride should…