Country Info
- Kingston
- Capital
- Jamaican dollar (JMD)
- Currency
- 2,665,636
- Population
- JM
- Country Code
Kingston Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Kingston, Jamaica
Jah mek ya
This is a top pick! ... the pound.. So i skipped mobay and headed for a weekend getting tanked up with old friends, but come monday i had to head to kingston to sort some stuff out. whilst i was there i took time to check out downtown and the national gallery. i was quite ...
The Marley show
This is a top pick! ... my girl to take one extra for me aswell. I sunk them and headed back to get more, when I was counting my money the "kingston beer showgirl" told me it was free all night!! So the show had got going with Tarrus Riley.. Bounty Killer was there mouthing off ...
tuff gong and pirates
This is a top pick! ... pirates of the day. Tonight is 'passa passa' night, a quick google will bring up a summary of the bacchanal that goes on in the troubled west Kingston area, apparently as pretty safe and fun and attracts some adventurous tourists that like to ...
trenchtown rock
This is a top pick! ... with no where to charge it, there's no internet places open to while a way the hours and probably worse of all it's really hard to find a cold beer. Kingston is one cool town with a lot of passion and will have another taste of it before moving onto ...
Jamaica Starter Kit
This is a top pick! ... William Grant Park in downtown Kingston Downtown park = Major Bus Terminal in the western end of downtown Kingston. Budget Places to stay: Jamaica is a little expensive compared to some central American and SEA countries but you have to remember you're ...
How's That!!
This is a top pick! Reggae Hostel's got a great vibe and before I knew it plans were made for the second day of the New Zealand v Jamaica cricket test match at Sabina Park. I think this was the second cricket match I've been to see in my entire life. We arrived at ...
Marley and Mountains
This is a top pick! ... return year after the year have ever been to Kingston - or come here only if they have to. Kingston (population 600,000), the capital of Jamaica and a major port city, has a bad reputation as a dirty and dangerous place rife with unemployment, ...
Last day on Jamaica
... call later or so if I need help. It's something I love and hate, depending on the mood. But it's Jamaica :-) Wow, they have real european style busses in Kingston! So from one bus stop to the other one, finding the correct bus, getting to know how to ...
Two cricket matches, Bob Marleys House and Murder!
... 're up and walking around !!! We next drove to Port Royal which is a town about 20 minutes from Kingston, it's the former capital of Jamaica but was sadly almost completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1692. Unfortunately we got there just a few ...
Jamaica - technically the first country I visited
Here for only a few hours, enough to observe is was RELAXED, humid and that 3 hours was only just/maybe enough time to get off 1 plane and get checked onto another one. Departure procedures were scarily chaotic with people's bags taken ...
Day 4 (Day Trip :D)
... keep me busy for the majority of the day. I took public transportation all the way to Montego Bay, Jamaica. This bus ride was excruciatingly long because Kingston is in the south eastern part of Jamaica and Montego Bay is all the way in the north western ...
Day 5
... , built back in 1650. This fort was also convenient for me because it was only about 15 minutes away, as it is located in Kingston. I took a taxi to the fort because I don't know the Jamaican streets as well as the Jamaicans do. I was amazed when I saw ...
Blue Mountain Coffee Insight
... course)), else they don't charge it. The whole decoration including bathrooms is really stylish. Cool that I did get this Kingston experience too. A talented business family! And most friendly and kind persons. I appreciated them taking their time for me ...
Jaimaca Mon...
... was our first time to eat there in the morning. Then it was back to the room for our first land in a couple of days. Jamaica was all that it was billed to be except we didn't get any rain all day. It was HOT and MUGGY with little breeze ...
Saying Good-bye
... Thomas, Jamaica home for the past two years. We have been volunteers in the US Peace Corps in this remote and rugged area of Jamaica. It has been a wonderful time, full of challenges and heartaches. We have learned to bath and do laundry in a ...
Slow Boat to Kingston
... I went for a walk round looking for a supermarket. Guided there by a young barefoot beggar, we saw that the highlights of downtown New Kingston were the Burger King, KFC and Pizza Hut. The ybfb clung on persistently but I was able to honestly say I had no ...
Into Kingston Up- and Downtown
... Anyways, few hours later we arrived in Kingston and my friend helped me to find a nice little hotel in Uptown. Uptown, especially New Kingston is the modern and saver part of the city. We then went Downtown, the 'rougher' part of the city, got that paper ...
Day 1
Forecast: Hi 84 F, Low 73 F I arrived at my hostel and was amazed at how incredibly spacious it was. My room was almost as big as a shoe closet and there was even a bar downstairs for extra curricular activities. The place was ...
Host Family
Owdedo everyone, evriting aight here having my first night with the host family. Its pretty exciting they have a beautiful house. Kids running everywhere, Trying to start learning patois but i feel pretty stupid every time i say ...
Getting There
... Departure Location: O'Hare Airport/Chicago, Illinois Arrival Time: 12:00 am Arrival Location: Norman Manley Airport/Kingston, Jamiaca My Budget: A whopping $3500 -$619 for plane ticket -$105 for 7 nights in the hostel ($15 ...
HOLIDAY GREETINGS!
... set to hip-hop, reggae and dance hall blares 24 hours a day. The closer you get, the higher the excitement, especially in Kingston, where disposal income is more than just a fantasy, flickering in the television set. Many Jamaicans do a lion's share of ...
Island Hopping in the Caribbean
... at the mountains rising up to the clouds, that seperated the island in two, as a means to escape. Here in Kingston, I get the uneasy feelings of a divided society between the white collar workers and the hard faced dreadlocked 'rasta-wannabe' type ...
Post Hurricane Ivan Update
... Our house in Polly Ground was not affected. The hurricane came on Friday and all PC volunteers were required to consolidate to Kingston on Wednesday. Our accommodations in Kingston were good and we had adequate food and water. However, I think we are very ...
Day 6-7
... back to school, I would be learning history again. Man I love history :). Departure Location: Norman Manley Airport/Kingston, Jamiaca Departure Time: 6:45 am Arrival Location: O'Hare Airport/Chicago, Illinois Arrival Time: 10:30 am ...
Part Three: "Single Women Over 18" Table
... the men to watch the Portmore soccer team battle the Spanish Town players. An hour later, I was on a bus, crossing into Kingston, stuffed and smiling at the conjured memories of Anderson, Farrell and Somple family gatherings back at home. Such an ...
What I Have Failed to Mention: I'm a Nerd.
... our courses encourage us to be social, to experience the Caribbean culture and be a part of the community, to "have a life" in Jamaica, as well, which is a relief. During the week, I greatly enjoy my classes. One of my teachers writes for the national ...
wha-agwan!
... . I have a cell phone...I know, I'm still getting used to it, but it's pretty much the only way to communicate effectively in Jamaica. I would love to here from you, and it's free for me to receive your calls (even from the states), so call me. I ...
Day 2
... ". The sign wouldn't lie would it? Sometime that night I also heard loud bangs but I doubt anything can go wrong in Jamaica because its so amazingly historical and educational and paradise-like. Spending: -$2 for bus -$30 for food (3 meals) -$20 for ...