Blogs from Jamaica, Central America Caribbean - page 26

This was by far the best island of the trip. Not for its sheer beauty typographically speaking but the people were beautiful, This is a poverty strickened land but the residents are nothing less than spectacular. They laugh, they sing, they dance! The first thing i did when i got off the boat besides getting in trouble for bringing produce off the boat was get on a bus to innertube this river i think called the white snake river or something. the kids that ran it were amazinly in shape and they would run down this river up banks keeping up with us on tubes. This was a cruize of a ride not many rapids or that fast but it was definatley fun. you get to see some of jamiaca out of the city and the ... read more

Hello Hello!! Depois de seculos la vamos nos mais uma vez!! Vou escrever rapidinho sobre a Jamaica pq ainda tenho q gastar meus dedos com St Marteen e falando do navio ! Acreditem,naum existe nada interessante sovbre a Jamaica.Desci do navio,doida pra gastar meus primeiros dolares.. Parei no balcao de informacoes e perguntei onde q eu poderia ir pra comprar coisa basica,tipo supermercado e farmacia. As respostas da mulher: Tem um shopping aqui do lado,mas eu naum recomendaria a vc ir la sozinha Ok,entaum aonde eu posso ir comprar essas coisas? Vc pode ir no centro da cidade,mas tmb naum acho legal vc ir la sozinha... ta bem,aonde q eu posso ir sozinha? Nao consigo pensar em nenhum lugar pra te recomendar... Depois dessa fiquei no duty free do pier e voltei pro navio...nada de praia,nada ... read more

Sandals, Negril...All Inclusive Fun for the Whole Family First some thoughts and opinions. As many of you know, I have no problem expressing how I feel about just about anything so bear with me as I express. I think that the Sandals all inclusive resort idea is a great one for certain types of people, people who have a hard time relaxing, people who like to drink, people who love partying and activities that involve groups of people, people who don't want to worry about budgeting throughout their vacation, and anyone looking for a little slice of Dirty Dancing. I for one am not one of these people. I enjoy freedom, good food, exciting new places, and new culture. Basically, Sandals is not really for me, but I will say that I had fun, the wedding ... read more

I can’t believe it. I only have 25 days left in Jamaica. Things have been getting hectic as I try to fit in last minute travel plans. I’m writing tests and preparing for graduation on June 27 (the day before I leave). Last week I had a great Jamaican experience. I went to a “final year show” at Edna Manley School of Visual and Performing Arts. A final year show is the equivalent of a senior recital only completely different. Students in their final year at Edna prepared and created a concert/show to perform and be judged. I heard all sorts of music performed including popular and traditional music. I particularly enjoyed hearing songs by John Legend and Earth, Wind, and Fire. There was potential for a concert disaster during one of the shows I attended. ... read more

WELCOME TO CARNIVAL: WHERE MODESTY IS LIMITED AND CLOTHING IS OPTIONAL. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK. Legend has it that you haven’t experienced Jamaica until you’ve experienced Carnival. The Adult Road Parade, to be more exact. Obviously, legend is vindictive, because the parade does not carry the label of Adult for fun and this is parade is not an experience for the faint of heart. In fact, it is barely an experience for the strong of heart. Carnival is the brainchild of one Mr. Byron Lee who, in 1989, was convinced that he could unite the people of Jamaica with music; Soca music, to be precise. The first Carnival event took place in Kingston in 1990, with 1400 costumed masqueraders in parade and another 20,000 unofficial masqueraders who joined the parade festivities in Half Way Tree. ... read more