Archive for the 'Jamaica' Category
Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Spanish Town located just about fifteen miles from Kingston, Jamaica was the erstwhile capital of the island nation. The town has gained immense popularity within niche travelers because of historical importance of the town in the history of the Jamaica. The town still retains the antediluvian charm of the old and historical building, cathedrals and […]
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
The options are many and numerous; taxis, luxury coaches with liveried chauffeurs and guides for group excursions, charter flights on fixed wings or even heli-rides on helicopters for a bird eye view of this fantastic holiday destination. The choice and the budget is for you to decide, but you sure can splurge your yearly savings […]
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Mo-Bay offers excellent shopping experience with many duty free and government guaranteed outlets. The City Center, the main shopping center of the city, can be reached by the downtown shuttle from the Bay area. You have excellent range of watches, jewelry, perfumes, crystals, electronic equipment, leather wares, cigars, coffee and even Jamaican rum available at […]
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Montego Bay has a whole gamut of activities in store for you. You can really tire yourself in your vacations if you wish to and still there will be something which you would have missed. The excursions to historical places, visit to plantations, a bamboo boat ride in the rivers, a sailing cruise in the […]
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Columbus was the first tourist to land on the bay in the summer of 1494, though with different designs. He named it El Golfo Buen Tiempo. The Spanish settlers in the Fort area called it Bahia de Mantega, a name derived from the Spanish name for pig lard; which was exported from the area in […]
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
The second largest city of Jamaica, and popularly known as the friendly city is the City of Montego Bay. Mo-Bay, as christened by the locals is located in the northwestern Jamaica, you can call it the proverbial northwestern tip of the country. Mo-Bay is one of most popular beach destination of Jamaica with miles of […]
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Monday, February 19th, 2007
The city is famous for its musical concerts and performances, and why not. The city has been the birth place of many popular modern reggae singers, Shaggy, Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Damian Marley and Sean Paul. The International Reggae day, the Jamaican Carnival are few of the not to be missed events. You can also […]
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Monday, February 19th, 2007
The city is the most visited location of Jamaica and the reasons are plenty. The Devon House, the residence of the first black Jamaican millionaire represents the success of a commoner. The singing sensation, Bob Marley, with his roots in Jamaica has his home converted into a museum and it is the most visited museum […]
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Sunday, February 18th, 2007
The city of Kingston was the result of destruction of the city of Port Royal by an earthquake during 1693. The refugees settled in tented camps in the area which is now the Downtown Kingston. The city of Kingston took formal shape only after Port Royal was further devastated by fire in 1703. The city […]
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Sunday, February 18th, 2007
The capital of Jamaica, the City of Kingston, is the largest city of the country. The southeastern port city has a natural harbor connected by a thin strip of land known as Palisadoes. The only international airport of the city, the Norman Manley International Airport is also accessed via the same strip. The city of […]
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