Blogs from Jamaica, Central America Caribbean - page 6

What was I thinking? - That is the main question running through my head right now as I try to fall asleep. Not because things are bad here, quite the opposite in fact... but just because I never thought too much about what I was getting myself into while I was still in Canada. The main reason for that of course was not wanting to cry everyday about who you are going to miss and how much etc. It has only just hit me that this I have chosen to live in Jamaica for the next 364 days! For those of you who don't know the whole story, here is the 'Coles notes' version: Mid November I decided I would be heading to Jamaica in January to coach a synchronized swimming team... so I left Port ... read more

Spent a week at Swept Away with fantastic weather, great food and entertainment. We hadn't been there since it was reopened as a Couples resort in 1998. It has doubled in size and but has retained its Jamaica jungle feel and has a great sports complex with 5 hard and 5 Har Tru courts.... read more

Geo: 18.0833, -76.5667... read more

Jan 30, 2012. I booked a flight from Trinidad to Toronto and my ticket had a stopover in Jamaica. I didn't look carefully but my stopover was actually a layover, which one must avoid at all cost. When I checked in at Piarco airport, the agent said she couldn't find my ticket from Jamaica to Toronto, only the one from Trinidad to Jamaica so I have to get my other boarding pass in Kingston but she said my bags will go to Toronto. I thought, that doesn't sound right, and sure enough, my bags came off the carousel in Kingston. The flight to Jamaica stopped at Barbados briefly which means an extra take off and landing for me. I said that after this trip, I never want to fly again because by then, I had developed ... read more

Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica..du gföhrlich bezaubernd schöni Insle! Im Flughafe in Montego Bay acho, hät mi mini ebeso-umereise-Kollegin, dLaura mitme riise Knuddel am Flughafe begrüesst! Läckk hät das guet ta wiedermal öpper zgseh und zknuddle, wohni scho sit langem känn! Scho ufm Wäg zum Hostel und di negste paar Stunde hämer nur scho mal demit verbracht, ois gägesiitig Gschichte, Begägnige, lustigi Erläbnis und co. zverzelle womer uf oisne bisherige Reis scho erläbt händ. DLaura und ich händ ois bi sonre Tour agmolde, wos innert 10 Täg eimal rund umd Insle gad. Da mir aber no chli Zit gha händ bis zum Startschuss, simmer a eim Tag uf eigni Fust mal Mobay (wies dLüüt da nänned) Downtown go discovere. Will weder dLaura no ich ois NULL uf Jamaica vorbereitet händ (ich mein mi händ ois für e Tour ... read more