Category: Jamaica Recreation
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Hellshire Beach – Portmore, Jamaica
I’ve Never Been A Beach Girl But…. Not many beaches (NONE!) could convince me to drive two hours to get there except now, Hellshire Beach in Portmore. I’ve heard from so many people about how nice the beach is and that the fried fish is to die for, so when I met someone from…
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What YOU Said About Jamaica Tourist Attractions
In the last newsletter I posed two simple questions to you all. What is your MOST favorite and LEAST favorite Jamaican tourist attraction. The answers were quite varied and interesting – some people’s most favorite were other people’s least favorites. I understand a lot of us don’t typically do tourist attractions in Jamaica but we…
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Yoga In Jamaica
Finding My Inner Peace I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never ever jumped on the worldwide Yoga train. It was just not something that appealed to me as a “must do before I die” activity, although it looks pretty on TV when they do it on a beach in front of…
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The Ideal Travel Partner
After having a conversation with my mom today about her recent trip to Hawaii and her experience of traveling with her friend I started to consider what my ideal travel partner would be. My first instinct is to say there is NO ideal. But then I started thinking about all the past travel partners I’ve…
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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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Olympic Hockey in Jamaica
Hey everyone! I’m back! And I just had to post this while it’s still relevant since the Olympics just ended. Everyone knows that hockey is a religion in Canada so I needed to find a place to watch the gold medal game while in Jamaica. This was so fun because I had met up with…
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Skateboarding in Jamaica?
Okay honestly this is the most unexpected discovery I’ve made in Jamaica! I had no idea anyone attempted skateboarding there! I have heard there’s a rollerskating arena somewhere but not skateboarding. One of my friends in JA last year told me he’d seen it on TV and would like to try. Last month I went…
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Mahogany Beach – Ocho Rios
I’ve been going through my mind to collect the posts I lost and this one needs to be reposted. I had a lot of response to it and its a beautiful beach! Much nicer than the public beach you’ll find right in Ochi. And ironically, this much better beach is FREE…the public beach right in…