Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort Montego Bay All Inclusive Rose Hall

The Jamaica trip was a much better experience overall than Haiti with the only exception being the pushiness of the vendors. We took a tour of the Green Grotto Caves, which was amazing. There were bats in abundance and the path we followed was guided by a very knowledgable and entertaining man who told us about the history of the caves and their use in the Jamaican version of the Underground Railway, as well as historically in the original civilizations of the island. Jarod was the ...

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 ...

... and vigour of my body, in the service of my fellow citizens. I promise to stand up for justice, brotherhood and peace&#8230;.&#8221;<br><br>- An excerpt from the Jamaican National Pledge.<br><br>Our National Pledge should be the aim of every citizen, especially our leaders. As a leader, before God you have promised to be loyal to citizens of this country, have the courage to give due justice to every man and be the quintessential example of true brotherhood. Being ...

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.

... try it. <br><br>This trip was different from the experience we had in Maui as the guides in Jamaica operated this tour in a methodical and quick paced way. In Maui, it was a much smaller group of people and the pace was much slower. The guides in Jamaica were professional and nice and we felt safe, but the experience went by very fast. We had a good time but would have preferred ...

... found that I was the only person left in the entire hostel, except for the manager, who also looked a little banged up. The "Safe" sign had also been removed. I wondered where that could have went, maybe they had just taken it down because everyone knew this hostel is 100% safe. What could possibly go wrong? Spending: -$20 for weighing scale that I weighed myself with -$3 for Tums -$25 for fine dining -$40 for painting from Harmony Hall

... miss him, big tall guy, with the heart and voice of a pussy cat. Chances are you might see him late at night in the piano bar, if so ask him to sing "Redemption Song" by Bob Marley. If you like Reggae, you'll be happy you did. <br><br>Dining <br><br>So, by now you should know that I'm a big fan of food. Fortunately there is plenty to choose from here. The brick oven Pizza at the Pizzeria Del Campo is to die for. Don't be afraid to ...

... while a rain storm passed over. The most cooling, refreshing rain I've ever felt. Dined on saltfish and ackee, a national dish, this night and prepared to work on the clinic in Whitfield the next day. There was mold in the ceiling, garbage and overgrowth everywhere on the premises and a green plum tree growing over the clinic. Two volunteers from Seaview Gardens were helping me atop the tin roofed clinic hacking away at seven inch thick branches with machetes and an axe. We were ...

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.