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....
Written by Jamaica on March 1, 2009
Jamaican Firemen
Yes I have to admit, firemen ARE hotter in Jamaica
Picture of Jamaican fire truck
I’ve visited and toured two fire halls in Jamaica; Negril and Ocho Rios. Both welcomed us with typical Jamaican hospitality. In Negril I was just walking down the hill from the home I was staying at when I noticed the station. So I just decided to walk in and ask if I could look around. The firefighters on duty were more than happy to let us come in and hang out.
Negril Fire Station
We...
Written by Jamaica on February 8, 2009
West End – Negril Cliffs
In the west end of Negril, somewhere between Rick’s Cafe and the lighthouse I found some of the nicest people I’ve ever met in Jamaica. It was quite by accident and at the time, a total Godsend that we found Sir D’s on the side of the road.
I was on my 6th trip and brought along a friend of mine, Debbie, who’d never been to Jamaica. We were staying in Montego Bay for Sumfest, but in an effort to show Debbie a little more of the island, we...
Written by Jamaica on February 4, 2009
