Country Info
- Kingston
- Capital
- Jamaican dollar (JMD)
- Currency
- 2,665,636
- Population
- JM
- Country Code
Jamaica Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Jamaica
Moody Monday !
Lots of strops as we come to the end of our honeymoon/holiday. All stressed out ready for the long trip home. Spent the day in the pool and Nickii & Emileigh had an evening dip in the sea. Off to the beach party for the ...
Ein Samstag am Treasure Beach
Ein Samstag am naechstgelegenen aber sicher nicht schoensten Strand... Treasure Beach... ein touristisch nicht entwickeltes Gebiet... schroffe Kueste... der Sand ist dunkel, fast ...
Rain, Rain Go Away
Coffee and fruit delivered to the room again this morning. We were going to be busy in the afternoon with the Catamaran ride. On our way down the beach to eat breakfast, I noticed they were doing a swim suit photography shoot on the beach. ...
"Graduation"
Today was the last day with our patients, exciting and sad at the same time. It would only be a half day of work. I was eager to see everyone's improvements, but I was sad that this was our last day with them. They performed the same ...
And we're off....
... sun!! Breezed through customs, picked up our bags and made our way to the Couples Lounge where we were greeted with a "welcome to Jamaica mon" and offered a couple of glasses of cool Red Stripe beer. Bliss. We were hungry so Ian ventured off to find food ...
Golfing at Tryall
Today I went golfing with my dad and Harrison. I haven't played in two years and they go all the time.... It was interesting. I almost quit after the first hole cause i took about 10 strokes just to get close to the green. But after that I settled down ...
"What's Your Goliath?"
What a day! Today was day two of full day treatment. After a quick breakfast, we left for clinic. The drive in the van sometimes seems like an amusement park ride. I'm never sorry to get out of the vehicle. We got a ...
Beaches
Arrival at the hotel in Negril. The ride from the airport in Montego Bay was 90 minutes, and mostly in the dark so I didn't get much of a chance to look around. We're all exhausted. The heat is wearing on me and I already feel bug ...
Blue Mountain Bicycle trail
... me name it is not a problem..but der will be a situation and I will lef you in de Mountains”! “The drivers in Jamaica are crazy, don’t look at the road cos I don’t! I have also taken my medication so all is well”. ...
Discovering Couples
... dull. He showed us the restaurants, where activities such as Blazing Pianos, Margarita Mixology, the Botanical Tour, tie dying, history of Jamaica, etc. would be held and endeared himself to us. We would find that he is a major player with a great ...
Bursdagsfeiring og strandliv paa Jamaica
... snorkelt ogsaa paa revet en dag og da var vi saa heldige at vi fikk se to store sting rays!!! En annen hovedattraksjon paa Jamaica er Rick's cafe' som ligger helt ute paa klippene. Stedet er kjent for sin flotte solnedgan og i tillegg er klippene perfekte ...
travel day
we arrived in montego bay about 7 then went through customs and waited in our transfer bus for about an ...
My Life in Pictures Part 1
Okay, so here is my life in pictures. My friends and collegaues. The places and the faces that are now a part of me. Hope you enjoy. Likl muor ...
Advent in Mandeville
Eine Adventszeit liegt hinter mir, die sich kaum nach Advent angefühlt hat... kein Adventkranz, keine Kerzen, kein Weihnachtsgebäck und kaum Weihnachtsmusik... dazu T-Shirt-Wetter... Naja, da gab es schon Adventserlebnisse... ...
Almost Halloween!
I haven't been able to update for quite some time, neither have I been able to live a normal life. Due to Hurrican Wilma we had rain for a WEEK STRAIGHT! It was so depressing, and frustrating to travel/do laundry/be bored out of one's mind. So the ...
bridge project
location: port morant to careasse purpose: to go to haiti from jamaica length: 100 miles type: suspenion materials: steel and cement Longest single span: 50 mile Facts Capital of Jamica is Kingston. The population is 2,605,800. It is 4,411 square ...
Negril Cliffs (Part 2 of The Holiday)
... to call it a night... Day 2 in Negril......breakfast time. Syntra tried the saltfish with ackee (fruit), a famous dish here in Jamaica. I had a bit of a taste and I loved it. Right, I know what Im having for breakfast tomorrow :) We had some banana ...
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Our first stop was too short!!! We got off the ship at about 8a.m. and had to be back by 5p.m. There was little time to enjoy this faboulous ...
Jamaica
... at Columbus Park, where Columbus had landed in 1494. Dean also stopped along the side of the road to purchase a fruit native to Jamaica from a roadside stand. The fruit looked like a hairless kiwi on the outside, and a mini mango on the inside. I can't ...
Die "Blonden" von Seaford Town
Vergangenen Samstag machte ich mich wieder gemeinsam mit Karoline auf den Weg. Dieses Mal wollten wir ein kleines verschlafenes Dörfchen in Westmoreland (oder wie meine Englischlehrerin sagte: "im Busch") besuchen: Seaford Town. Das Besondere an Seaford ...
You'll have that catchy tune in your head all day
Montego Bay, Jamaica Mark and I had spent two absolutely wonderful holidays in Ocho Rios, northern Jamaica, with friends in the 1990's. So we have nothing but happy memories of this beautiful island (apart from our villa being robbed on our final day - ...
Thinking outside the box
... learn about animal abuse, which animals make good pets and the proper upkeep of their pets hence the name Educational Zoo. I contacted Jamaica's SPCA and Serenity Park asking them to bring some of their animals to the school and talk to the students about ...
There and Back Again
Travel to and from Kingston for Peace Corps Quarterly Meetings this weekend. Thursday (Thanksgiving) was very nice. Joe and I cooked a lovely meal of Steak, Potatoes, Corn, Salad, and Chocolate Cake, and also had a few bottles of wine. It was a great ...