Category Archive: Island

Islamorada Undressed

“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair” – Khalil Gibran

Scenes from Portland Parish

Wata Fall!

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

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

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

“Wherever you are, it is your friends who make your world.”

Travel is wonderful in so many ways but becomes void of meaning without human connection. Staying in hostels makes it easy to meet other travelers but not always as easy to meet the… Continue reading

Praia Joaquina

A week after arriving, the relentless storms finally ceased and Floripa was transformed from a sleepy gray and mellow island to a vibrant, social, happy place. Everyone came out of hibernation mode and flocked… Continue reading

Piscinas Naturais

Sometimes in life, things just fall into place … if you let them. Remaining positive always seems to pay off in the end. These notions seem that much more present whilst traveling. The… Continue reading

Barra da Lagoa

The taxi driver was scaring me as we winded through the hills of Florianópolis on our way to Barra da Lagoa. ” All of the surf is on the North side of the… Continue reading

Ilha da Magia

The “Island of Magic” as seen from the air. Who knows what Florianópolis will bring…

A hui hou

Until we meet again… Mahalo Maui, for all the good times and exquisite, natural beauty you exude.