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Travel Blogs from Charlotteville
Keep it simple
... Maxine's art reflects captures the feeling of peace, beauty, and simplicity of standing there and watching the sunset unfold.
One special "once in a life time moment" was during our hike down, we spotted a "Doctor bird" which is the national bird of Jamaica and can only be found there. What is unique about this bird, aside from it being the national colours ( Black, Green ...
Jamaican Bethel Branch
It has been a whirlwind day. Sister Brown and Sister Bernet, whom I have never met before this morning, volunteered to drive me 45 mins away to tour the Jamaican Bethel Branch located in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
Our tour guide, Anica, has been serving as commuter Bethelite for three years. The branch is home to 54 Bethel Family members. The grounds have one main building for overseeing the service, construction, literature and ...
Jamaica: It be 'da real ting
... stop by the "giddy house", so named because the building is sunken 45 degrees and when to walk around, you slide and tilt and it is almost impossible to walk straight making children ( and my grandma) GIDDY.
That night, I attended the meeting of the Kingston Pembroke congregation. I had to focus ******* keeping my composure because hearing the brothers said things like "cool" or "Yeh mon" , or my personal favourite; "dat be da tru'd right d'ere!" I got in just as ...
Spanish Town Part 1
... puddle whilst driving along! You could even mix concrete in the back of our van on route the road was that bad!
Another fact about living in Jamaica is you are very formal with older peoples names when addressing them (Mr Carl, Miss Karen). Or you are given a nickname and their real names are soon forgotten (even by your parents who first named you). There is such a respect thing with names that if you are a younger person addressing someone older that you know you would ...
Blue Mountain Bicycle trail
... by its people.
The Blue mountains span an area of approximately 44 miles and spreads across 4 parishes.
There was 150 years of Spanish reign before the great wars between the Spanish and the English. Following the English victory there was 300 years of British rule before Jamaican independence.
On route Cleeve showed us the Fire Station in Port Maria that yes you guessed it ‘burnt down’ some years ago! I have forgotten the story now but it ...