Author: Jamaica
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Hanover Jerk Festival – Lucea, Jamaica
Jerk Festivals I stumbled upon the Hanover Jerk Festival by accident after meeting a couple locals in Negril. These guys I met at a nightclub one night invited me to the town of Lucea for the festival the next night. Of course I say YES! I would have never known about it otherwise, and after…
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Jamaica’s National Dish – Ackee & Saltfish
Jamaica’s Traditional Breakfast Jamaica’s national dish is Ackee and Saltfish. Jamaicans say its the traditional breakfast dish but I would and do eat it anytime! Ackee is a fruit that grows on the Ackee tree, and it actually looks like a fruit when its still on the tree. Before ackee can be cooked it needs…
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Reggae Sumfest – Montego Bay, Jamaica
Sumfest is an annual outdoor event held in Montego Bay, that showcases everyone you could ever want to see in the dancehall and reggae circuits, and several international artists.
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Hotel Gloriana Review – Montego Bay, Jamaica
I?ve stayed at Hotel Gloriana in Montego Bay, Jamaica on two separate occasions, and overall I really liked it. I actually kind of miss the times I?ve had there. Below is my personal opinion of the good and bad at this hotel, you?ll notice the positives far outweigh the negatives and I would definitely recommend…
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Fire Water – St Anns Bay, Jamaica
Fire on the Water I would have never seen this little treasure if it hadn’t been for Daggerin Mondays in the hills of St Ann’s Bay, and the random Jamaican guy we picked up in the car, who took us there. It was after a long night of partying but was WELL worth the extra…
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Negril Sunset Pictures
It’s Saturday, a lazy day. So lucky you, I only felt like posting pictures. I adore these sunset shots taken in December 2008. There is nothing in the world like testing the night settings on your camera and ending up with pictures like this! Negril, Jamaica is infamous for its spectacular sunsets. Out of anywhere…
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Oceans 11 Karaoke – Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Karaoke in Jamaica By far one of the most entertaining venues I’ve ever experienced in Jamaica! I’ll tell you how we ended up there and things you’ll want to know about being there. On a Tuesday night in Ocho Rios, my friend and I wanted to find something to do. It was after 10pm and…
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Jamaican Taxi System
How to use a Taxi in Jamaica Ahhh I LOVE transportation in Jamaica. Once you experience it you’ll wish things were this easy back home. True story. First of all let me just say that I’m pretty sure that you won’t be renting a car on your first trip, or your second for that matter.…
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Donald Sangster International Airport
Jamaica has two international airports. Sangster airport is in Montego Bay and you are most likely to fly into this one. The other one is Norman Manley International located in Kingston. Most tourists land in Montego Bay, most business people and a lot of locals from the east side of the island land in Kingston.…