Fun with the JCF I love Jamaican police and I don’t even know why?.none of them (except ONE) have ever gone out of their way to be friendly, say hi or even smile! It must be the stereotypical “man in uniform” thing. In my opinion and compared to North American police their uniforms are quite formal and I like it. Even their name, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), is quite proper. I guess it?s the old British influence. Picture of Jamaican Police In all my trips I’ve...
This is my first installment of the whacked out questions and search terms people have Googled, and then stumbled onto my site as a result. I’m going to attempt to address them every couple months just for pure entertainment. I have a good giggle every month when I review my stats. YES these are real questions people have asked. Enjoy! Q: What do Jamaicans want? A: I’m assuming they might want to win the lottery, just like everyone else in the world! Q: When traveling from Kingston,...
Jamaican Craft About 5 years ago I cyber-met a really cool American lady, Alice, on a Jamaican chat forum. Over the years we got to know each other really well by conversing online and by phone, and she eventually retired to Jamaica. My mission was to meet her on my very next trip and so it happened. Alice, me and Ted at their home in Negril I have now met and stayed with Alice and her boyfriend Ted on two separate occasions, once at their house in Montego Bay and once at their new house in Negril....
Pictures of Jamaican Countryside When most people think of a Jamaica vacation they undoubtedly think of sun, sand and tropical blender drinks. That’s what a Caribbean vacation is about right? But if you’ve read any of my blog you’d know that’s not what my vacations are about! Up in the hills in Negril looking down onto 7 Mile Beach Get out of that chair and off the beach! Go see some of the most beautiful countryside I’ve ever seen. If you’re driving from...
Say NO to an all-inclusive Jamaica vacation. As you may have figured out from reading other posts in this blog, I don’t do resorts. I don’t like anything about them and the only time I’ve stayed in them are on the two trips that I won. Hey….it was free. In no particular order, here are 10 things you should consider as reasons NOT to do your Jamaican vacation the “resort” way. The resorts are not locally owned. They do help by keeping tourism alive but they...
By far, one of the most valuable resources for all things Jamaican is a chat forum. I have gained so much knowledge and met so many people this way. This entire category will tell about all the people I’ve met, family-like connections I’ve made across North America and Jamaica, places to stay that I would have never found, etc. I was a senior moderator on a Jamaican chat forum for 6 years and it’s enabled me to experience so much more on my Jamaica vacations. So far I’ve met...
