Author: Jamaica

  • Important Places in Lucea, Jamaica

    Alright, back into my favorite town in Jamaica….Lucea. I’m still not sure why I’ve always found this little town so charming compared to the rest of the places I’ve been in Jamaica but I just love it! Its taken me 6 years to actually make the stop in Lucea and look around, so I decided…

  • Favorite Jamaica Questions – Part 3

    Okay so now I get thousands of search terms in my stats and I can no longer keep track of them LOL!  So I skimmed through the ones for May and still managed to pick out some great ones.  It amazes me what people use Google for! Q: 3 Jamaicans get into a taxi A:…

  • Churches in Jamaica

    I’ve always known that Jamaica has the most churches in the world, per capita. But just found out by researching that this fact is actually a Guinness World Record! Imagine that! You can find a church on every single street corner it seems, and some of them are the most charming little structures ever!! There…

  • Not All Jamaicans Can Sing!

    Singing Jamaicans If there’s one thing I know about Jamaicans, they are NOT shy! They’re all up for performing any time, whether it be dancing, singing or any other form of putting themselves out there. I love this about them. What I’ve also learned is that even though 99% of them can dance like there’s…

  • GC Foster College – Spanish Town, Jamaica

    Jamaican Sports College While staying with friends in Spanish Town last month I had the opportunity to go on a mini-tour of GC Foster college. Since my friends only live minutes from it they offered to walk me over to see it. I’ve since read that this is one of the premier sporting colleges in…

  • Roads and Driving Around Jamaica

    The Truth about Roads in Jamaica First of all this post is meant to be hilarious, and if you’ve ever been in a car in Jamaica you’ll laugh and relate. I’m not gonna lie to those of you who haven’t been to Jamaica yet…..the driving there is NOT for the faint hearted! You might wanna…

  • Indian Food in Jamaica

    Passage to India – Ocho Rios First of all if you’ve never been to Jamaica you might not know that its as multi-cultural as they come!  On my first trip way back in 2003 I was very surprised that the first shop owner I saw was Chinese.  Of course since then I’ve learned a LOT…

  • Playing Pool in Jamaica

    Jamaica Billiards So not only can you swim in pools in Jamaica, you can play pool too! There are PLENTY places to play and it seems I hit at least one each trip. Not far up Milford Road in Ocho Rios there’s a cool place on the roadside to play pool and have some drinks. …

  • Ocho Rios Villa

    This is gonna be a love/hate post….you’re gonna love what you hear about this place but hate me for not telling where it is in Ocho Rios. My reasons for not telling are simple….its a hidden little gem that caters mostly to locals. Its super cheap and I’d like it to stay that way for…

  • Spanish Town Game Shop

    Since everyone wanted more on the Spanish Town experience I thought I’d share something cool I saw there.  My ghetto boys are opening a shop!  I don’t know how great this will be for you but for me I was really proud of them!  It shows a lot of motivation in these tough economic times.…