Kima Ocho Rios

hey ihr lieben leut daheim,
wer etwas zum rauchen braucht der ist in Jamaica sehr willkommen, bin schon vom Airport zum Taxi 3-mal gefragt worden. ansonsten ist Jamaica ein armes Land, die leut sind aber voll relaxed und sagen zur begrüßung "respekt mann" (find ich lustig). und sagen immer "ja mann, ja mann,...", wie bei uns halt das "euda".
Jamaica, Jamaica niko_on_tour

... it would not have been a good idea for him to try it. As it was, when we first saw the falls from the beach I questioned the wisdom of doing the falls myself with my bad knee, but then I figured I hadn’t been working out at the gym every day for the last six weeks to pass this up. I decided as long as I watched my footing and balanced myself I should be fine. Mom, Jarod, Dan, Jessica and I started it together. After the first leg of the falls Mom figured she’d done ...

The ship docks at Ochos Rios in Jamaica so we decided to just do a little shopping onshore .Jamaica is a fairly poor country so competition is very strong for any sort of business that they can get. After you leave the ship it's a kilometre walk down to a few shopping centres. About 15 different people asked if we wanted a taxi and then once in the stores the store ...

Ocho is an interesting city, divided by a straight line, on one side (from the center to the port), relatively safe area day and night, upscale boutique, restaurants and on the other side, the chaos and not so safe area. There are a few hundreds meters of beachfront.

... do with the other (port workers would probably live better than in a shack, and the shanty towns used nothing from the industrial plants, except maybe scrap corrugated tin for roofs. Had a great meal of jerk pork at a roadside stop half-way up the A1 to Ochi, where our driver usually stops when he goes into Kingston. First place we looked at staying, the Ocean Sands, was a run down, empty place ...

... is wonderfully entertaining, and the food is very good.

Our favorite by far, has to be El Capitano. Manager & Italian chef, Federico Discalzi has has created a menu that is extraordinary. Probably the best Italian Restaurant in the entire Sandals Chain. You can easily make a meal form the antipasta bar alone. Be sure to try the stuffed Calamari if you enjoy seafood.

The bars and bar staff are all excellent as ...

... What is unique to Jamaica is the Jamaican attitude. Say it with me, "No problem, mon!" Please leave all of your worries at home upon arriving to Jamaica. Stress and impatience aren't common in Ocho Rios. The people here make your experience as enjoyable as possible and just want you to have a good time. They expect you to smile and will not understand if you are rushing along. Rushing is an unknown action. Check out more on www.tvhideaways.com

Well today we got up and went to lunch. We over slept breakfast. Then we went swimming and ate dinner one at the Beach Club Grill. Then we went to Island Village Shopping Trip. I got a blue diamond ring for $395. Then we went to Valentios for dinner. After that we went to Beverly's Piano Bar. Richie is completely wasted. Its about 3:45am and Im worried about him because he puked on the bed and didnt ...

... I left Uzbekistan. When I walk out of the house and I see a cruise ship coming into to port, I wonder if I'm really in Peace Corps, but when I look closer and take into the picture the cows grazing, I remember where I am. I love my life. Well I think that's enough for now. Let me know if there is anything about Jamaica that you would like to know more about, I'd love to research and write about it. Thanks for all the email and snail mail. Some folks have asked for ...

This was a horrible nasty little place I hope to never see again. When you walk down the street, it is filthy and taxi drivers nag at you and then throw insults when you refuse to take a taxi. I Came. I Saw. I LEFT! One almost saving feature of this hideous place was swimming in the water, but even that turned south when I felt what I believe to be a sewer pipe under my feet.