This is the coolest story. One of my long time blog readers whom I’d never spoken to before July, contacted me because she knew she’d be in Jamaica at the same time as me. We decided to make arrangements to link up and meet for the first time. Turns out her birthday was during our trip and it also turns out that I was already planning a party at a friend’s bar in Ocho Rios, and had a Canadian sound crew coming to Jamaica with me. Some very good friends of mine from Canada, known...
Alright this was my FIRST official trip to see Port Royal and I loved it! I’ve been wanting to go there for years now and finally had my chance last month. There will be more than one Port Royal post because there was just so much to see, learn and take pictures of in this little town. A Jamaican girl I know told me that if I ever went there I should make sure to go see this “Giddy House”. All I knew was it’s a crooked, half sunk building that you can go inside and the...
For those of you who don’t know, all the songs about Clarks (yes the shoes) sung by Vybz Kartel have pretty much taken over the island. For those of you who DO know, this post will totally make sense. One morning I was taking a shower in my guest house and out the bathroom window I could hear a child singing “Clarks” over and over again. It was pretty cute so I made it my mission to go look for these kids when I hit the road that day. They couldn’t be hard to find because...
Some of my readers have asked me to make sure I take note of local places I’ve eaten and bring back the stories so here’s a great little place to stop. It’s called High Hopes and it’s located right on the main highway between Montego Bay and Discovery Bay – closer to Montego Bay. It’ll be on your left hand side while driving east. High Hopes Restaurant This was a spur of the moment place we just picked because we were starving after our flight. The location is...
I discovered this villa by accident when my usual place in Ocho Rios was booked full and I needed an emergency place to stay. Coincidentally it is right around the corner and about 3 minutes from my usual place and since I always need new places to write about I’m fortunate to have discovered it. Front of Mahoe Villa As you know I’m pretty much a budget traveler and refuse to spend hotel prices, so when I was in a bind I called one of my best rasta friends in a panic and said “hook...
While in Ocho Rios on my last trip we randomly met a Jamaican artist while eating breakfast at Fishermans beach and it turned into a full on recording session! On this trip I was with Canada’s UrbanDK Sound, who came to Jamaica to play 3 shows around the island. I was also with my son, also known as DJ Nitris Oxide. So we had a lot to talk about with this artist since they’re all in the music industry. Group shot with PolkaDat PolkaDat aka David Forbes is a local artist from Portmore,...
This is going to be a long post in order to show just a fraction of the beauty that surrounds this bed & breakfast I stayed at in the Blue Mountains. The blue marker on the map below shows the area where this secluded paradise is located. Location of B&B Rafjam B&B is so remote that the owners offer to meet you in a tiny town called Red Light and guide you in because you might not find it otherwise. It’s owned by Jamaican Susan and her Belgian husband Rafael and from the minute...
