Jonreine Country Inn
Travel Blogs from Kingston
Jammin Jamaica
... while keeping every fan we could find going at full blast. Just two nights in this piece of paradise and then we were headed for Montego Bay. I think the locals and the people we met were actually quite impressed that we were attempting to drive ourselves around and kept warning us of huge potholes and crazy drivers but to be honest if you've driven in South Africa theres nothing you havn't seen before - but we felt pretty cool ...
Homeward bound, via Jamaica
... and we were glad to enlist the help of the hotel receptionist to remove it (exit stage left a rather cross scorpion trying to fire its sting into a broom head!).
In Villa de Leyva we had another long walk through the villages and countryside to see an amazing dinosaur fossil (the head was 2meters and the body 5 meters long, only the tail was missing). The fossil was only found about 30 years ago and was not moved, but had the museum built around it. It was ...
Jamaica, from the Blue Lagoon to the Blue Mountain
... 8217;t the high season for picking coffee the berries were mostly green with a few red ones. There were orange trees, banana trees, plantains and mango trees on the farm. We took a detour off the main walking path and ended up having to scale a steep section (we now know what it’s like for the goats!!) and emerged at the top in someone’s back yard! There was a lady there who didn’t mind and told us how to get back to the main track. It was ...
Yarman - as they say around here!
... smokies’ anywhere to be seen. 10:4
I had had a brilliant day. Quite different to the other days on this voyage but great for many different reasons not least because of the understated charm & history of this southern town in Georgia. I took lots of photos, but will select a couple to indicate why I was so taken with the place.
Wednesday 3rd March
Something that I started earlier in the trip was a get together of my fellow passenger for ...
Possibilties Realized
... in having a couple of friends over my place watching it all on t.v. The whole time, I was hoping that the cable wouldn't go out as its prone to do a lot. Luckily it didn't switch off and my friends and I were able to watch history being made. I was so elated when Mr. Obama's picture came on the screen and he was announced as the President Elect that I ran outside and started banging pots together, as its customary to do here when something good happens. ...
Location
Other places to stay in Kingston
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The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel
81 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston | 3 star hotelfrom $215 -
Wyndham Kingston Jamaica
77 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston | 3 star hotel- Heroes Return
- Kingston Hilton - not on a par with other Hilton hotels
- Disappointment and shame
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The Knutsford Court Hotel
16 Chelsea Avenue, Kingston | 3 star hotelfrom $142 -
The Courtleigh Hotel And Suites
85 Knutsford Blvd., Kingston | 3 star hotelfrom $224 -
The Spanish Court Hotel
1 St Lucia Avenue, Kingston | 4 star hotelfrom $184 -
Christar Villas
99 Hope Road, Kingston | 2 star hotelfrom $137 -
Hotel Four Seasons
18 Ruthven Road, Kingston | 3 star hotelfrom $127 -
Altamont Court Hotel
1 Altamont Terrace, Kingston | Hotelfrom $150 -
Terra Nova Hotel
17 Waterloo Road, Kingston | Hotelfrom $159 -
Liguanea Club
Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston | Hotelfrom $86 -
Mayfair Hotel
Waterloo Road, Kingston | Hotel -
Hotel Prestige
70 Sandhurst Crescent, Kingston | Hotel -
Indies Hotel
5 Holborn Road, Kingston | 2 star hotelfrom $84 -
Williams Guest Houses
52 Hope Road, Kingston | Hotel -
Medallion Hall Hotel
53 Hope Rd, Kingston | Hotel -
Olympia Crown Hotel
53 Molynes Road, Kingston | Hotel -
Shirley Retreat House
7 Maeven Ave, Kingston | Hotel -
Gardens of Liganeau Hotel Kingston
Slipe Road, Kingston | Hotelfrom $117 -
Reading Reef Hotel
PO Box 225, Kingston | 3 star hotel -
Edge Hill Hotel
198 Mountain View Ave, Kingston | Hotel
