Category Archive: Jamaica

The Blue Mountains

“Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.” – Kerouac While I was home in San Francisco researching where to go and what to see in Jamaica, I learned about a sunrise hike… Continue reading

Scenes from Portland Parish

Boston Beach, Jamaica

Ganja Farm

Who knew so many crazy adventures were possible on such a small island? The story of how I finagled my way into visiting a ganja field I will spare you, for fear of… Continue reading

Wata Fall!

“The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.”

African Huts, Caribbean Sea

The Great Huts in Boston Bay are like an oasis in the scalding desert of mediocre lodging options that exist in Jamaica. For the most part, there are only huge, all-inclusive properties with… Continue reading

Between the Jerk Stand & the Jerk Stand

When we arrived in Port Antonio darkness surrounded us. There were few street signs let alone street lights on our journey across the island, and we took countless wrong turns. Luckily Jamaica is… Continue reading

Dunn’s River Falls & The Famous Blue Lagoon

Mo’ Bay

The locals call it Mo’ Bay, and Montego Bay was a lot of fun for a night, but we were happy to keep the adventure moving to the less resort cluttered beaches of… Continue reading

The Girl & The Sea

  “The sea always filled her with longing, though for what she was never sure.” ― Cornelia Funke

Roaring River

Before its discovery by the Spanish, Jamaica was called “the land of wood and water” by its indigenous inhabitants. It has been told that explorers believed they had found the Garden of Eden… Continue reading

Jump

Gimme some a dat!

Landscape aside, the food was the best part of being in Jamaica. It has way more flavor than anything I tasted in South America, especially if you like it hot and sauced with… Continue reading

Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it. ~ Bernard Meltzer

My happiest days spent in Jamaica were the result of lighthearted strangers including me in their daily routine, and sharing their way of life with me. It wasn’t often someone wanted to interact… Continue reading

Jamaican Wata

Yamon!  

Negril, Jamaica

The first week I spent in Jamaica was in Negril at a property by the name of Tensing Pen. Some dear friends were getting married, and we spent every day lounging on the… Continue reading

Be good & if you can’t be good, be careful.

We all have our respective systems of measurement when it comes to aspects of life such as safety, morals, and love. There is no standard or universal definition of reality, and traveling certainly… Continue reading