Country Country Jamaica

Hello, everyone! Our family is pretty excited about this trip; it will be the first out-of-country trip for the kids and only the second for Dan. The kids have been waiting impatiently for the first week's activities while the second week is a birthday ...

... and head to Costa Rica. When, through my travel research, I discovered that a Jamaican influence existed on the Caribbean side of the country only, and when I realized that travel to CR from LAX was so affordable...well, here I am. I have spent months ...

... all of the commercials with horrible grammar and lightning quick (almost ADD-like) editing are fun to watch. 5. The Country, itself: Of course, the physical beauty of this country is sometimes overwhelming. There are definitely times when the ...

... capacity exceeding 1.5000 million tonnes a year. This form of mining scars the landscape dramatically but Jamaica is the world´s largest supplier and economically the country depends on it. Furthermore, 45 percent of company is now owned by the ...

... I couldn't afford to fly and pay for accommodations.  I was also looking so forward to staying more in the country and seeing more of the "real" Jamaica. Just as it was 2 months ago, as soon as I entered the immigration area at Sangster Int'l ...

... on one way tickets are and you will be viewed with suspicion, requiring you to produce a booked and paid ticket to your home country. When you're out and free a tip if you are planning on taking public transport to your hotel is to immediatley discard ...

... (the company we booked our tour from online) stenciled on it.  He greeted us in perfect english, after all, Jamaica is still a Commonwealth Country.  He led us to a 20seater van parked a short distant away. There were about 12 people in it ...

... , no problem! Yaman! and No, I don't need ganja! Jamaicans like to point out how relaxed they and their country are, and punctuate this thought with the first expression, used about every 10 seconds in any conversation. Yaman! is another extremely ...

... outside.  There are also a lot of huge cruise ships that call in for one day.  It is really a third world country, but expensive, makes it hard for the locals. We travelled in local taxis and cramped minibuses.  The people are lovely and ...

... white, as the put it. but had a ball, need so much time for the Caribbean. but its really expensive. i strongly recommend this country to anyone. the people are so friendly. the culture is awesome. good food too. just watch out for the crazy strong ...

... our duty free cigaretes for the week. that means tax free and cheap, you can only buy those things if you are flying out of country, it was 30 dollars a carton (compared to over 50 bucks a carton here now, and it will go up). got on the plane towards ...

... alle de smaa graa i behold! Saa vi faar hore mye rart :) I gaar var det en som sa " Yeah, I heard bout dat big country Europe, isnt dat at in the Carribean somwhere?" Flott :) Som turist, og spesielt turist paa budsjett som oss, maa man ha oynene ...

... ;get to the zip-line area. Before we got to the mountain road, we traveled along a main highway through Jamaica and were able to view the country and sights. We saw a lot of people who were living in poverty and homes that were in ...

... On our last day we got a local taxi driver to take us down the road to Negril, another town on the west of the country. There is a great beach there (7-mile beach) and some cliffs with the most amazing turquoise water crashing beneath. To sum it up, ...

This was my first trip to Jamaica. This country is where my family are from and I finally went to see this country where I spent 2 weeks (which was far too short) seeing Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril and Oraccabessa. I celebrated my birthday there and it ...

... high gates and absolutely no one but GeeJam guests are allowed in. When I asked the owner how he managed to privatize a beach in a country where all beaches are deemed public, he answered simply, "we bought the beach". This is where we came to the end of ...

... a giraffe figurine as gift. I loved it. I love buying items the locals made themselves. I get to take a bit of the country back with me and also support the locals themselves. Another guy we met makes bird feeders made out of coconuts and carves the ...

... plane ended up at the Holiday Inn - but we were among the last and ended up at the recently refurbished 4 star Rose Hall Country Club.  Huge comfy rooms, large pool, lazy river with inflatable doughnuts, 3 hot Jacuzzis, water slides, swim up bar and ...

... on the airport of Montego Bay (Jamaica) around 10:00 PM. My first feeling is the heat in the atmosphere. Our room was in a beautiful bungalow located in a caribbean garden, from the entrance of the room we could see the sea. Nice start in this ...