Author: Kristi
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More Jamaican School Children
As I’ve mentioned before, my favorite people in Jamaica are the kids. Even moreso, Jamaican school children in uniform. I LOVE that kids have to wear uniforms to school there! This day I was walking along a quiet road in the hills of St Mary when I came upon a primary school. I went into…
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Some Things You’ll See at Prospect Plantation
This is my second post on Prospect Plantation, the first you can SEE HERE. I’m posting in sections because there was just so much to see and a lot of information I learned. So we’ve covered the Great House and now I’m going to show you some (a fraction) of the things you can see…
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Prospect Plantation Great House
This is the first post of a sequence of posts I’ll do on Prospect Plantation in St Ann, Jamaica. I have to split it up because there’s just SO much to say about the entire plantation! It’s spectacular and boasts so much history. So first, I’ll write about the plantation great house which was built…
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Boiled Green Banana
So….does this look appetizing to you? Boiled green banana is another staple in the Jamaican diet, mostly for breakfast and usually served with saltfish and dumpling. That picture is a meal someone cooked us for breakfast. My mom took the picture and this was pretty much her first meal in Jamaica. She said the bananas…
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Churches in Port Maria
Alright this is my second installment of churches in Jamaica, you can see my first post about them HERE. This time all the churches are in the same town, Port Maria in the parish of St Mary. This day we literally just wandered the streets ALL day long on foot and took pictures of everything.…
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White River Rafting – Ocho Rios
River rafting in Jamaica pretty much seems to be a standard tourist activity and there are many rivers around the island that offer similar tours. When I did it, I went to White River near Ocho Rios and here’s a gorgeous video recap of the ride and then you can read more about it below…
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Gone Fishing in Port Maria
Ahh you’re gonna love this one! And I’m glad I lived to tell about it! A few weeks ago I was in Port Maria and a friend of mine who’s nephew is a fisherman there offered to take us fishing. Sounded great until we woke up that day and it was windy and stormy! But…
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Ocho Rios / North Coast Charter Taxi
Dr Bell Has the Prescription Any time I find a great driver in Jamaica I feel the need to help them out by promoting their services on this site. I’ve been to Jamaica enough times to know it’s not easy finding an honest and fair driver who knows that if they treat me right the…
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Galina Lighthouse – St Mary, Jamaica
Ever since I found out on a friend’s website, KEEP IT JIGGY, about another lighthouse in Jamaica I made it my mission to find it when I got to St Mary two weeks ago. I’m obsessed with lighthouses, I just find them so intriguing! Let me tell you it was no easy feat….it seemed no…