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Travel stories and tips for Jamaica.

My Favorite Places on Earth

It’s pretty hard for me to out right hate a place. As Clifton Fadiman stated, “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” So while I may not like the food, or the public transportation or the critters running around, […]

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Club Mobay: How Jamaica Does VIP Lounges

Jamaica Departure Lounge

Undeniably, the worst part of any trip, especially a visit to Jamaica, is the return home. There is absolutely nothing fun about packing dirty clothes and souvenirs, waiting in long immigration/customs lines and getting molested by the TSA. Thankfully, former Digicel CEO, David Hall, and partners have made saying goodbye to Jamaica a little easier with Club […]

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Reggae SumFest 2011 Brings the Fiya!

Welcome to Reggae Sumfest… 3 nights of great music, amazing food, cultural connections and partying that doesn’t stop until the wee hours of the morning at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I first attended SumFest in 2010 for International Night 2 and vowed to return. Fast forward 11 months and 3 weeks and I […]

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A Piece of Paradise: Half Moon Resort, Jamaica

It’s been nearly a week since I returned from Jamaica and I’m officially going through withdrawal.  Food doesn’t taste the same without that smoked jerk flavoring, I miss the sweet sounds of conversations in Patois (and being called empress :-)) and I long for the overall laid back island lifestyle. I had a blast at […]

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Reggae SumFest 2011

  In a few short days, I’ll be returning to the island of Jamaica for the greatest reggae show on earth, Reggae SumFest! For over 18 years, Reggae SumFest has brough tens of thousands of international music lovers together for the best in reggae, dance hall and other international acts such as Jay Z, Destiny’s […]

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