Jamaica

We traveled to 50 countries in 21 months. When we list all those countries at a time people are often surprised to hear the word Jamaica nestled between the Running of the Bulls in Spain and landing in Istanbul to begin our journey down the silk road. The truth is, so are we.

We took a hiatus from our travels to fly to Jamaica in order to join my cousin at her wedding. Now, when I hear Jamaica I think of beach-time weddings and time with family. The travel there is certainly less ‘authentic’ when you’re staying at an all inclusive resort but at the end of the day this sort of travel can be the most rewarding….not in the ‘travel’ sense but in the ‘vacation’ sense. Spending time with family is important and that’s why we worked our butts off to find some some cheap flights to Jamaica while we were in Ethiopia on some of the worst internet in the entire world.

We travel for a great many reasons but too often we focus on the adventure and the journey and forget about ourselves and our needs. I love this picture because it is a subtle reminder to me to stop and smell the roses once in awhile

IF YOU GO: From the US you can usually find flights to Jamaica from all of the major hub cities, especially Fort Lauderdale and Miami, along the East Coast as well as several others. Once there don’t be afraid to be whisked away to the resort for that R&R. There are certainly interesting places to go and visit in Jamaica and on other islands but sometimes, it’s nice to just relax.

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We’re back in the cold northeast. Just in time for a little snow later this week. Yay! (can you sense the sarcasm!)

Jamaica was a very necessary vacation. Ever have those days when it feels like you’re always running around and never get anything done? Well that’s been the last two months for me. Life has been chaotic with work, traveling and planning, so going to Jamaica was a light at the end of the tunnel!

Although getting there was less than stellar (air jamaica felt that by posting a 3:25 departure time that meant that they could show up at 3:15 to board the plane and the not take off until 4:30), there was free champagne on the flight!

We stayed at the Iberostar Rose Hall outside of Montego Bay. It’s your typical all-inclusive resort: beach chairs, fruity drinks, buffet food, etc.. A great type of resort if you have 15 people ages 18-88 with you, but probably not the best place for a romantic honeymoon or couples vacation. They only had two of the hotels open when we were there- the third is going to be couples only, or as we heard through the grapevine a “nudist” resort. Hm… that might not mesh well with the family vibe they have going there. Anyway, not too much adventure at the resort- they limit the amount of time you have to sail and snorkel, but we got in what we could. We went sailing twice and snorkeled, although there wasn’t much to see at the man-made reef.

With all of the family we didn’t get off the resort much. And by much I mean once.. and yes, I admit it- it was to the rastafarian craft village next door. In addition to certain substances which are not legal here in the US, but are definitely plentiful in Jamaica, they also sold lots of wood carvings and t-shirts. Most of it was hand made and they were certainly willing to bargain. Since we live in less than 600 sq. feet and are trying to get RID of stuff not ADD new stuff we didn’t buy anything.

Not much else to report on- it was your average Carribean vacation. Here’s a cute picture to finish with though!

A Wedding in Jamaica

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