Winged Victory Hotel Montego Bay

... sun, you can do that as well. If you want a little romantic quiet time alone you can have that too. There is something for everyone here.



Food and Restaurants

Another of my favorite things to do while on vacation, EAT! Did you ever go to a restaurant and wish you could try everything on the menu? Well guess what, you can here, after all you've already paid for it. Don't be afraid to ask for ...

... also throws you around so you need some heavy duty safety equipment which I don't always carry in my pack. Also there's usually the problem of gaining access to a runway, especially difficult in these days of flight terrorism. But if the flight comes in over water... and I'm content to stay in the water instead of actually flying around... what's to stop me from a little bit of experimentation in turbulence? Of course there is the possibility of ...

... the worst virus the world has ever seen, Ebola, still lives in some cave in Africa, just biding its time... in expectation. What's found its home in me? Whatever it is, it's wicked, splitting me apart, twisting my view of the world to its own diseased perspective "as all seems yellow to the jaundiced eye." But I've already had HepA, so I should be knock-ulated for life. No matter, the important thing now is to stay warm, drink lots of ...

... Downtown c**tainly isn't, what with its dark murky streets. Barbados might rock out, but it wasn't obvious from my vantage point. John Barleycorn and I have a deal that I don't drink unless th**e's something else in the off**, so my obs**vations are mostly just that, and from a distance. For transportation Trinidad wins hands-down with a t**minal and buses with signs, real civilized, not that I actually went anywh**e. The two ...

... is good. Though it's long been superseded by Negril as the hipper alternative and Ocho Rios as the slick uptown cousin, MoBay still manages to rock on weekends and cruise-ship days, and certainly functions as an airport terminus far more user-friendly than funky Trenchtown... I mean Kingston. Yet for me it's still a bit lacking in services... like maybe supermarkets? Anybody here ever heard of those? If you don't have traditional 'green ...

... arranged a private van with driver and guide for a negotiated per person amount. Just before returning to the ship, the guide told us that we had misunderstood the agreement and the actual charge was three times the negotiated amount. Rather than fight, we agreed to pay twice the original cost. Jamaica is a dirty, squalid place, obviously with ripoff artists. Don't waste your time visiting. We did not see a single area here we would feel comfortable wandering around on our own.

... shares of the former pineapple plantation to his celebrity friends. The result was a luxurious resort named Round Hill that quickly became a favorite hideaway for movie stars of that era. John and Jackie Kennedy honeymooned at Round Hill. Round Hill's ties to the rich and famous continue to this day. Recent celebrity guests have included Paul McCartney and Michael Douglas. Most notable, is designer Ralph Lauren, who owns one of the villas. While the villas were ...

... concert area, we find a band cranking out some very nice sounds. I'm no big fan of reggae music, but these guys are pretty good. With only 10 people in the "audience", we've practically got the place all to ourselves. But just as we take our seats in the first row, a light drizzle begins to fall and everyone scampers for cover. The rain picks up and we decide not to wait it out. Oh well, there goes that idea. But it's a nice ending to a very relaxing day.

... BEAT, dead tired and worn out. It was a great night. Another highlight of this trip was our day trip to Negril. I hadn't been back to Negril in 2 years and I missed it terribly, its my old hood! Debbie was totally up for the trip so off we went. Its about a 1.5 hour drive from Mobay and we had arranged with a driver for one price, to take us there in the morning and come pick us up later that night. The drive is one of my favorites...there's a lot of ...

... would still require some rest, and that a beach holiday shouldn't aggravate it. We stayed about halfway down Montego Bay's 'Hip Strip', which contained a few overpriced eateries, and a terrific fast-food style jerk speciality place called the 'Pork Pit'. Downtown Montego Bay is best avoided at all costs any time after 6 pm at night, for safety reasons alone, but it was pleasant enough to stroll around the city area in the daytime ...