Villas St. Martin - Holiday in St Martin in the Caribbean



Saint Martin

It's geography time folks, Oh yes! Jamaican Treasures a company who I may have mentioned the odd time in my posts have got some really beautiful luxury holiday villas on an island called St Martin (Wer dat den?) which is, as well all know (we do now!) in the Caribbean Sea area of the world.

Why Saint Martin? "why is it called Saint Martin?" I hear you ask, well, I'll tell you.

More than 500 years ago, the King of Spain commanded a sea captain to go and discover new lands and conquer or claim them for Spain. So, off he goes in his boat and runs straight into a Caribbean Island "Mmmm?" he thinks to himself "What can I call this place?" the answer leapt at him "Saint Martin!" only in Spanish of course.

The Captain was none other than Chris Columbus in 1493 and the island's real name was Isla de San Martín (Island of Saint Martin)

Anyway, as usual, there was much swapping of owners due to wars between the French and English, the English and Dutch, the French and the Dutch, the Spanish and the English, the French and Dutch against the Spanish and English and so on.

The end result being that Saint Martin is is now devided between the French and the Dutch 60 / 40 and is the smallest sea island devided between two nations (No wonder with all that fighting!) the large part is St-Martin (French)and the small part is Sint Maarten (Dutch) both pronounced the same though as in the English "Saint Martin"

Jamaican Treasures have more than 100 luxury holiday villas on Saint Martin and you can stay in any of them you fancy. Go to the main Jamaican Treasures website, select Saint Martin from the "Choose a category" tab on the left of the page and you will then be taken to a little piece of paradise. Enjoy looking through the villas pages and remember, Jamaican Treasures are there to help you find the best villa for you, so don´t be shy about contacting them.

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Jamaica Holidays - The best Jamaica villas

Villa Belle Montego Bay, Jamaica

Say what you like about Jamaican Treasures (The best holiday villas rental company in the world, so were told) but you have to admit one thing; They do like to be helpful. Now, I may have mentioned on this little Blog that Jamaican Treasures have scrillions of wonderful luxury villas in Jamaica, Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Thailand, Dominican Republic and more, yes?

This being the case then you would need help in finding the best villa for you and your needs. Wedding villas for instance. If you were intending to get married in the Caribbean area, where would it be? what would be the best type of reception, which exotic location and of course, HOW MUCH!

Fear not dear Blog reader, Jamaican Treasures have experts at sorting all these things out for you and have amazing wedding packages as well, also, the staff are experts and love a good wedding (as long as it's not them getting married ;-) If you follow this link you will see exactly what I mean Wedding Packages

One of the staffs favourite villas is Villa Belle Abri, in Montego Bay. This beachfront villa would be brilliant for those who plan to get knotted, er sorry, tie the knot, on a beach or near the waters edge (which is the beach???)

Villa Belle Abri is brand spanking new and fitted with all deluxe mod cons, none of yer rubbish here missus. We are talking king size four poster beds, Hot tubs, gazebo, you name it and Villa Belle Abri has it. The property really is beautiful and would make any wedding or honeymoon the very best ever. Take a look at Belle Abri virtual tour and see for yourself how fantastic this Jamaica villa is Virtual Tour Belle Abri.

I was telling you how helpful jamaican Treasures are. Well, they have this really neat online book that you can just flip through and see the best villas one by one CLick Here It's simple to use and great fun.

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Jamaican Reunions - Jamaica Missings Persons

Still missing: Madeleine McCann

The great thing about having a Blog is that from time to time you can help with certain things by using your website and Blog to spread a message. I´m happy to say, that as the Blogmiester the Jamaican Treasures Blog for Jamaica, I would like to bring to your attention a very well meaning website Jamaica Missing Persons.

So, what is Jamaica Missing persons about? I think the clue is in the title but to be correct, here is how the site is described by the people who run it. Richard and Betty Black.

JamaicanMissingPersons.org  was  founded and developed in 2006 by Richard and Betty Black. Its main purpose is to provide a FREE resource to the families and friends of persons missing in Jamaica to help in getting information including photographs about their missing loved ones out to the widest possible community in the shortest possible time.

Take a look at the link to see how best to use this website, it's not hard but Richard and Betty have set the site out in a good order http://www.jamaicanmissingpersons.org/About_Us.htm

This site is not just for persons who are missing but also for people who would like to re-unite. Old friends, family members, clubs and such like and you do not need to be Jamaican to make full use of the resources on the site, it's for everyone and it's FREE!!!!

So, if you are planning a Jamaican reunion of any type, here is a website that is more than well worth the visit and you might also be able to help find someone as well.



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Jamaican Culture: Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley — Miss Lou, Jamaican Icon

Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou, OM, OJ, MBE

It's back to the culture site of Blogging now and a post on someone who is, without doubt, the most Iconic of Jamaican's along with people like Bob Marley and lately Usain Bolt. Miss Lou.

If you are not Jamaican and have no real ties to Jamaica you may not have heard of Miss Lou, real name Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley born in Kingston, Jamaica September 7th 1919, Jamaican folklorist, writer, and educator. Miss Lou passed away July 26th, 2006. No doubt there will be many events to mark this great lady's birthday.

I would like this Blog to be part of the celebrations and so I will reproduce my own favourite poem by Miss Lou "Colonization in reverse" the poem in patois about the first Jamaican's to leave for the United Kingdom aboard the Windrush and other vessels. You can see a lot more from this great website dedicated to Miss Lou

Colonization in Reverse - Louise Bennett

Wat a joyful news, miss Mattie,
I feel like me heart gwine burs
Jamaica people colonizin
Englan in Reverse

By de hundred, by de tousan
From country and from town,
By de ship-load, by de plane load
Jamica is Englan boun.

Dem a pour out a Jamaica,
Everybody future plan
Is fe get a big-time job
An settle in de mother lan.

What an islan! What a people!
Man an woman, old an young
Jus a pack dem bag an baggage
An turn history upside dung!

Some people doan like travel,
But fe show dem loyalty
Dem all a open up cheap-fare-
To-England agency.

An week by week dem shippin off
Dem countryman like fire,
Fe immigrate an populate
De seat a de Empire.

Oonoo see how life is funny,
Oonoo see da turnabout?
jamaica live fe box bread
Out a English people mout'.

For wen dem ketch a Englan,
An start play dem different role,
Some will settle down to work
An some will settle fe de dole.

Jane says de dole is not too bad
Because dey payin she
Two pounds a week fe seek a job
dat suit her dignity.

me say Jane will never fine work
At de rate how she dah look,
For all day she stay popn Aunt Fan couch
An read love-story book.

Wat a devilment a Englan!
Dem face war an brave de worse,
But me wonderin how dem gwine stan
Colonizin in reverse.

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Top 20 Jamaica villas

"Choices, choices!"

It's great to have choices but sometimes it becomes too much as there are so many great products and services and people are trying just that bit harder to put their products and services on view. Holiday villas, holiday rentals and all other products and services associated with travel and tourism are subject to this "trade war" as well and so the travel companies are giving you great deals, great locations and of course, fantastic accommodation.

So, what's this posting all about? it's about CHOICES! Yep, choices.

You don´t have to go scraping around the Internet for choices, you need only look at what Jamaican Treasures have to offer. With over 1200 villas worldwide Jamaican Treasures can offer you real choices and still maintain competetive prices and standards of service (Got my salesman head on today folks!)

So, to make the job of choosing a place for a great vacation and fantastic accommodation as well, we have listed our top villas for you and added links to their own sites so you can see for yourself what is on offer.

Take your time, visit each site and then when you find the villa or apartment or condo that you like, get in touch with jamaican Treasures and we'll answer any questions you have.

Some of the villas on display are fantastic for Caribbean or Tropical weddings, receptions and honeymoons, others are best for family holidays and great for reunions. If in doubt, contact the best holiday villa rentals company in the world and we will be happy to help.

Our top villas (In no particualr order as they say on the X factor Show)

.. well actually they are in alphabetical order but I guess you noticed that?)

http://www.cannoncottagejamaica.com Silver Sands Montego Bay, Jamaica

http://www.beachvillajamaica.com Luxury Villas Montego Bay, Jamaica

http://www.bocadelriojamaica.com Reunions villas Montego Bay, Jamaica

http://www.boguevillajamaica.com Montego Bay luxury Villas

http://www.coralcayjamaicavillas.com Weddings villas in the Caribbean

http://www.coralcovevillajamaica.com Weddings Villas in Jamaica

http://www.drambuiejamaica.com Holidays villa Montego Bay, Jamaica

http://www.fortlandspointjamaicavilla.com Villa Discovery Bay, Jamaica

http://www.fairwaymanorjamaica.com Golf holidays in Montego Bay, Jamaica

http://www.destinyvillajamaica.com Tropical weddings villa Jamaica

http://www.islandbreezejamaica.com Luxury villa Montego Bay, Jamaica

http://www.sugarbayjamaicavilla.com Wedding & Honeymoon Discovery Bay

http://www.drambuiejamaica.com Caribbean views, Montego Bay, Jamaica

http://www.keelaweejamaica.com Discovery Bay weddings villas, Jamaica

http://www.whisperingwatersjamaicavilla.com Weddings Villa Discovery bay

http://www.villalidojamaica.com Tropical wedding & honeymoons Jamaica

http://www.nutmegvillajamaica.com Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica

http://www.Tropicalspicejamaica.com Runaway Bay holiday villa, Jamaica

http://www.Sleepyshallowsjamaica.com  Holidays in Rio Bueno, Jamaica

http://www.Blueshuttersjamaica.com Beachfront  holiday villas in Jamaica

http://www.Birdseyeviewvilla.com Holiday villa in Montego Bay, Jamaica

http://www.summerhilljamaica.com Holiday Vacations rentals villa Jamaica

http://www.belleabrijamaica.com Luxury holiday villa Montego Bay, Jamaica

If that's not choice enough, then visit the main website to see many more http://www.jamaicantreasures.com/

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Jamaica Villas - Blue Mountain Coffee & Starbucks

Jamaican Gold - Blue Mountain Coffee

According to the Jamaica Gleaner, that august periodical and Mr Steven Jackson, Business Reporter "Coffee retail chain Starbucks said its summer campaign for Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee (JBM) attracted sophisticated coffee lovers into its stores"

Now, some of you may remember from earlier postings on this Blog, I wrote about Blue Mountain Coffee (There was a photo of yours truly wearing a snazzy Jamaica T-Shirt and holding up a bag of Blue Mountain coffee, both sent to me by Lisa, the CEO of Jamaican Treasures, the best villas rentals company in the world, so were told.)

The nice folks at Starbucks are shy about revealing themselves but we are told by a Coffee Industry Regulator that "the coffee has been sold off!" which to the likes of you and I must mean that the breatheren have drunk it all. Mr "J" goes on to tell us that Mr Starbuck bought 110 barrels of Jamaica Blue Mountain (referred to as JBM..not to be confused with Sangster Airport Montego Bay which is (JMB) and you can't drink it.) this is 60% more than last year.

The report is good news for JBM, a product in global decline, because Starbucks are going to increase sales from 50 coffee shops to 500 coffee shops across the Starbucks chain, they say that Starbucks was proud to offer Reserve Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee at select Starbucks stores in the US.

This is an excellent report by Steven Jackson and a must for lovers of JBM coffee. Take a look at the full story for yourself Here.

So, next time you visit Jamaica and you are relaxing in your villa (provided by Jamaican Treasures no doubt!) have yourself a nice cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee and R-E-L-A-X!

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Jamaica Villas - DAEGU, South Korea Jamaican athletes do well



Veronica Campbell Brown

Some excellent news from Daegu, South Korea. Veronica Campbell Brown made sure that Jamaica featured on the winners podium when she came second in 10.97 seconds to win the silver medal behind American bookies favourite Carmelita Jeter in the women's marquee 100-metre event at the World Championships at Daegu.

Who is Veronica Campbell Brown? Only the best female athlete Jamaica ever produced, that's all. Your female equivalant to Usain Bolt. See Veronica's website here and learn more about this amazing lady athlete.

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jamaica Villas - Notting Hill Carnival Parade day

"Mi a no lak de sound o dat Vuvuzela ting in mi ears!"

What a great photograph this is from the Guardians website report on the Notting Hill Carnival. Scantily clad ladies, jiggling about, enjoying themselves and frowning..er.FROWNING? Yes, clock the lady with the Vuvuzela in her mouth blowing it for all she's worth. Her friends in front are catching the full force of this horrible, noisey instrument and don´t seem best pleased. Never mind, each to their own.

So far, so good. There has been very little to write home about at the Notting Hill Carnival as far as the police are concerned. There were some worries that the recent rioting problems in London may find it's way to Notting Hill but no. Mind you, the police are there in force (no pun intended..police..force..No?) some 6500 of them to be exact. That may seem a lot but when you consider that the organisers are expecting 800,000 happy clappers on Monday and 1 million in all over the two days. Wow!

The Guardian have been very nice and provided moi with lots of photos I can link to of the Notting Hill parade, some are spectacular!!! See More



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Jamaica Villas - Top 10 villas in Jamaica

Mr Blogspot was less than impressed with his Deluxe villa from Slackvillas.com

There are luxury villa rental companies and there are villa rental companies and then there is Jamaican Treasures, the best villa rentals company in the world, so we are told. What's the difference? let me tell you.

Jamaican Treasures has over 300+ luxury villas for rent in Jamaica and if that seems a lot then add the rest of the villas that people have entrusted to Jamaican Treasures. Villas in Mexico, Bali, Thailand, The Bahams, Dominican republic and the countless islands of the Caribbean.

Jamaican Treasures are trusted by 1200+ villa owners and countless thousands of holidaymakers and folk who got married in the Tropics because they provide the very best possible service to EVERYONE.

You have only to look at the efforts taken by Jamaican Treasures on behalf of their villa owners to see the level of commitment. There are many websites that offer the holiday maker a choice and one of the best is My Jamaica Villas a sister site. Here we have listed the top 20 most spectacular villas for rent in Jamaica.

Villas such as Sugar Bay, Emerald Seas, Fortlands Point and many more. These are villas with that something extra. Take a look at the rest and see what you could be getting married in, having a great family holiday or a Jamaican reunion, the staff are also excellent and second to none when it comes to organising a tropical wedding. take a look http://www.myjamaicavillas.com/ 

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Jamaica Villas - Tryall Golf Course Villas Montego Bay

Guess who got dressed in the dark?

OK, If you have read some of my previous postings, you will know that I touched on the subject of Golf, Golf holidays, Golf villas and of course..Golfers! I don´t play golf, I don´t have the time or the inclination to dress up like Mr Cadbury's Parrot and whack my balls around all day long with different sticks.

Mark Twain once described golf as " A good walk...ruined!"

But hey! let's be fair, it is a very popular game (Grass..sky..sky..grass!) and is watched on the telly and also attracts crowds in their dozens. That is why the good people of Jamaican Treasures, the best villas rentals company in the world, so I'm told, have made it easy for golfers to find places to go and play golf and have a fantastic holiday as well.

http://www.tryallvillasjamaica.com/site/ this is a great website. Not only does it give you all the information on the famous Tryall Club, Montego Bay and list the fantastic villas you can rent for a family holiday, it also tells you about..the golf! and the grassy bit you welt the balls up and down on.

"The 18-hole, 6221-yard, par 72 course was designed by Ralph Plummer" The site will tell you, and I don't doubt for one minute that they are right because it means as much to me as the workings of a clock.

The bit I do know about is the fantastic location, the brilliant villas and of course the great website that is so easy to navigate, even a Golfer can find what he's looking for. Take a look at what's on offer, you might just decide to go and play tennis as well. http://www.tryallvillasjamaica.com/site/choose.php

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