Jamaica Writings

Caribbean Classic Golf Invitational Jamaica

Irie Man — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:48:56 +0000

The Caribbean Classic Golf Invitational (CCGI) kicks off in Rose Hall, Montego Bay Jamaica on June 24th to 28th. During this period there will be 3 nights of high flying entertainment. On June 24th there will be an International Music and Culture show featuring the likes of Johnny Gill, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, our very own [...]

Spanish Court Hotel Kingston Jamaica

Irie Man — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:21:26 +0000

The Spanish Court Hotel recently opened its doors in Kingston Jamaica. This brings the number of higher end Kingston hotels to 5. The others are Hilton, Courtleigh, Pegasus and Knutsford Court. We do have a lot of tourists in Kingston however we also have a large contingent of business travellers. With no beaches or coconut trees in [...]

Jamaica Flights-Jet Blue

Irie Man — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:58:43 +0000

Budget airline Jet Blue now flies into Montego Bay Jamaica from JFK. Services started on May 21, 2009. The flights leave JFK at 7:55am to arrive in Montego Bay by 10:51AM. They then leave Montego Bay by 11:50 am to arrive back at JFk by 4:49pm. Of course you know this means war for the airline [...]

Club RIU Negril Jamaica - Great Hotel Chain but Bad Hotel

Irie Man — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:22:23 +0000

By Tom and spouse from Bershire in Feb 2009. This was our first stay at a RIU hotel, but the chain had been recommended by others and we had an expectation that standards would be high. It had been a long journey, not helped by flight delays on the way out, and we were tired when [...]

My Jamaica Writings!!

Irie Man — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:08:21 +0000

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Pelican Bar Treasure Beach Jamaica

Irie Man — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:26:41 +0000

Can you see it?? Something is out there…..way out in the Ocean off the coast of Treasure Beach Jamaica. We heard the rumors but had to check it out ourselves. We took the long treck to Treasure Beach through winding roads in St. Elizabeth Jamaica and got lost a couple times. The key is to [...]

Rick’s Cafe Negril Jamaica

Irie Man — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:15:17 +0000

Fancy walking on air? Well then Ricks Cafe in Negril Jamaica is the place to be. Ricks Cafe is famous for its magnificent sunsets and crazy cliff jumping crowd. The cliff is about 33 feet high and patrons line up to go sky walking. Every now and then someone pays a local to climb up [...]

Sunset Resort and Villas Jamaica

Irie Man — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:32:31 +0000

Please join us in congratualting David and Karen from New York USA for our first Traveller Review. Recently we launched a My Jamaica Writings campaign to encourage readers to share their Jamaica experience. Below is the entry from David and Karen with some edits (complete with their pictures). As the picture says above Sunset Resort and [...]

Jamaica Tourism

Irie Man — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:00:08 +0000

Beautiful isnt it! Well that could be be you laying there by the pool. Yes Sandals Jamaica is offering discounts up to 45% plus air fare deals. But wait….there’s more. Breezes Jamaica is offering rooms for $86 night and every 5th night free! Well with the economy nowadays you may think it’s a bad time to travel [...]

Jamaica Christmas

Irie Man — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:43:04 +0000

Jamaica Christmas! I bet a bunch of you are wondering what its like. Well like most other cultures we have a special drink, special food and special activities. The Jamaica Christmas drink is Sorrel (seen top left). Its a plant whose blossom is used to make a very different tasting drink. It’s hard to describe [...]