Things to do in Jamaica

Staff at Jamaican Treasures laughed when they realised Mr Blog had booked the wrong package.

Going on holiday to Jamaica is great, it’s exiting and wondering what to do with your two weeks in the beautiful Jamaican sunshine can be a problem, a happy problem but a problem nonetheless.  You can stay by the pool for two weeks and read endless books, you can walk along some of the most beautiful beaches in the whole of the Caribbean, you can sit on the Internet or watch the TV but sooner or later you will get bored and want to explore the island and all that it offers the tourist.

Fortuitously, the great and the good at Jamaican Treasures have supplied you with a wonderful website called “Spirit of Jamaica” which has some wonderful ideas for you two weeks or whatever you are having. The Spirit of Jamaica site offers packages that make life simple, such as car and Van driver hire, this is great when you have someone picking you up, dropping you off and taking you around the island, and because the drivers know the island like the back of their hands, you will save time and worry and you won’t get lost. You will also have the local knowledge of the best places to eat, where to visit and where not to visit.

Driver & Van Packages

Swimming with the Dolphins is another great tourist attraction, there is also a great sea life presentation and you can go snorkeling with Sting Rays, see the Sharks and Snakes, listen to Pirate music, there’s loads to do at Dolphin Cove and Little Port Royal but it’s swimming with the Dolphins that gets the pulse racing (You could try swimming with the Sharks, it would race a bloody site faster, I’ll bet!)

Dolphin Swim

Do you like Reggae Music? If so, then you are in for a treat because there is a trip to see the baddest Reggae band in Jamaica, they are Called Mobay (Slang name for Montego Bay) and are a 5 piece band from Kingston and Montego Bay.

Mobay perform 3 sets of 45 minutes each with music from Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Burning Spear, UB40 and many more.

Reggae

There’s much more to see on the Spirit of Jamaica website and so in true Blogpopper tradition, here’s the link and you can peruse at you leisure (hey! You could peruse around Jamaica!) Spirit of Jamaica

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Jamaica bargain Holidays 2012 - Villa Xanadu, Montego bay, Jamaica

Villa Xanadu is a 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom luxury Jamaica villa that is an award winning villa for the best villa service at Tryall Golf & Country club, a much sought after villa that rests on Barnes Hill overlooking the Tryall Golf course and the blue Caribbean Sea.

Villa Xanadu  has a staff that consist of a cook, laundress, gardener and housekeeper, fully stocked with all the mod cons and amenities we take for granted, such as televisions, DVD, Internet connection and of course a large Steinway piano. What? Yes, a large Steinway piano, now there’s something special, so when you’ve finished a day on the golf course or tennis courts, had a shower in the luxury air conditioned bathrooms, put on your silk housecoat and cravat, poured yourself a large G&T, you can sit down at the Steinway piano and pretend you are Sir Noel Coward. Cool.

As with all the Tryall Villas, you are not far, 20 minutes in fact, from the best shopping, nightlife and tourist attractions as well as sporting activities in the Caribbean and that’s all at Montego Bay, the airport is there as well.

Take a look at villa Xanadu, you’ll be glad you did because Villa Xanadu is one of our “Special Deals” villas, YOU PAY FOR 5 NIGHTS, YOU STAY FOR 7 NIGHTS, YOU GET 2 NIGHTS FREE!

Now that is a real bargain. VILLA XANADU

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Villa Windrush, Tryall Club, Montego Bay, Jamaica

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Villa Windrush, Montego Bay, Jamaica

 

Here is a very special villa at Tryall Golf and Country Club in Montego Bay. Villa Windrush has 5 luxury bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a larger staff than almost all the other luxury villas, this comprises of a cook, housekeeper, gardener, pool man, security, laundress and butler, with that crew you bet you won't be lifting a finger.

The beach is 3 minutes in a complimentary Buggy ride from Villa Windrush and as ever, Montego Bay airport is 20 minutes from the accommodation. You also have the best of both worlds as you would also be 20 minutes (not in the buggy though!) from the most wonderful shopping, bars, restaurants, nightlife, tourist attractions and everything else that is happening in Montego bay.

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Jamaica Villa Riverlot Garden Montego Bay Jamaica

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Villa Riverlot Gardens is a wonderful newly decorated 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom luxury villa on the Tryall Golf and Country Este in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Riverlot is set in the hillside above Tryall Country club in beautiful grassy lawns and gardens with magnificent views of the Jamaica coast and Caribbean Sea.

This property has a small guest cottage as well as a main house, 2 complimentary golf buggies to get you about, air conditioning, satellite TV, Internet and all the mod cons and a dedicated staff to look after you.

Villa Riverlot Gardens is 20 minutes from the bright lights of Montego Bay and Montego Bay airport. This is a really beautiful villa and well worth the visit to our main website: http://www.jamaicantreasures.com/prp081.php

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Reef House, Montego Bay - Reef House Villa Jamaica

Reef House, Montego Bay, Jamaica



Reef House Villa is on the exclusive Tryall Golf and Country Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica. As with other Tryall villas you get quality and service, this comes in the form of a dedicated staff consisting of a cook, housekeeper, gardener, pool man and laundress as well as Internet connection, TV, DVD and all the other modern appliances.

20 minutes from Montego Bay and the entertainment, culture and tourist attractions, not to mention the great shopping, you need to take a look at Villa Reef House for a full list of amenities and photographs. http://www.jamaicantreasures.com/prp077.php

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Jamaica Vacation Villas - Villa Point of View, Port Antonio

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Sitting right in pole position looking over the Blue Lagoon this wonderful 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom luxury villa Point of View at Port Antonio is a delightful place to be. The views are remarkable.

Point of View Villa has a dedicated staff and all the comforts of home, including DVD, TV and Internet connection.

You have complimentary kayaks and free access to Frenchman’s Cove and Blue Lagoon beach where the snorkeling is excellent. Please take time to visit this lovely Jamaica Villa.

Villa Point of View, Port Antonio, Jamaica Link

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Jamaica Villa Rentals - Villa Retreat Tryall Montego Bay

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Villa Retreat is a 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom luxury villa that is 2 minutes walk from the Tryall Beach. Villa Retreat has a staff consisting of a Cook, Housekeeper, gardener, Laundress and Pool man as well as all the mod cons such as TV, DVD and Internet connection.


20 minutes to Montego Bay airport and 20 minutes to all the bright lights, night life, shopping, tourist attractions and historical sites. 


Villa retreat is also a SPECIAL OFFER VILLA you stay for 7 nights but pay just for 5, you get 2 nights FREE!


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The Pelican Bar Jamaica - fame indeed.

SKY TRAVEL WEATHER AND THE PELICAN BAR

Since I have started with this little Jamaica Blog of mine I have become quite a Jamaicaphile and my ears prick up every time I catch anyone telling stories about Jamaica. Today on SKY News travel weather, the lovely Isobel Lang did her daily feature whereby she informs anyone in the UK that is up to their knees in Snow or rainwater that the weather in Nepal is blistering hot and then lays on some really mundane facts about the place.

Today though, today was very different, darling Isobel Lang (I have to add here that I am a bit of a connoisseur when it comes to weather girls, my favourites being the very sweet Lisa Burke and Nazaneen Ghaffar.) gave us the usual guff about it being 5ºC but due to the wind factor it will seem like it’s 1ºC. But then, she waded into the travel spot and up pops dear old Jamaica! Yeah! Brilliant!

Isobel pointed out the Blue Mountains and told the great unwashed that this is where the Blue Mountain Coffee comes from (No S***!) and then Bob Marley appears and we are told that Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae musician (You have to admit, they have done their research) and then surprise of surprises “..And here, a mile out into the Caribbean Sea is the Pelican Bar” waffles the bemused Isobel as she pondered what looked like the nest of a not very house proud Pelican. Isobel then giggles and off we go to Basingstoke (some mundane town in the south east of England that is famous for being mundane) to talk to some plonker about how lousy the weather is for this time of year.

The Pelican Bar, for those who have never been to Jamaica or read anything about it (You would have done had you read this Blog) is a pile of sticks that constitute a bar, who says so? Floyd Forbes says so because it was him wot made it so himself and his buddies could chill out. You will find the Pelican Bar between a quarter of a mile to a mile out into the Caribbean Sea (depends how drunk you got, it could seem further) halfway between Treasure Beach and Black river in the north of the island and the local fishermen will ferry you there.

The PelicanBar was devastated when Hurricane Ivan hit Jamaica in 2004 but due to its fame, the businesses along that stretch of the Jamaican coast realized that they needed the Pelican Bar because it had become the place to be seen (By Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder judging by the décor) and so the local businesses chipped in to help Mr Forbes rebuilt the Pelican Bar and restore it to its former glory.

There you have it, from Sky Travel weather to this little Jamaica Blog, one heap of old planks of wood, sticks, nails and some paint that is more famous than Elvis, well, almost.

The PelicanBar link

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Jamaica Villa Rentals Quadrille Villa Silver Sands Jamaica

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Quadrille Villa is located on the north shore of the island of Jamaica between Montego Bay in the west and Ochos Rios in the east. 30 minutes drive from Montego Bay airport Quadrille Villa has 180 degrees unobstructed views of the Caribbean Sea and the area of Silver Sands.

Fully staffed and fitted with all the appliances you need for a comfortable vacation this wonderful Jamaica villa rental has 4 bedrooms, 3 of which have King sized four poster beds and the other Queen sized bed. 3 bathrooms a large lounge and delightful swimming pool.

10% DISCOUNT IF RENTING OVER 8 NIGHTS! + One complimentary round trip airport transfer for weekly bookings!

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Jamaica Villa rentals -Villa Eslyn, Runaway Bay, Jamaica

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Villa Eslyn at Runaway Bay, Jamaica is a wonderful 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom luxury villa that sits opposite the Breezes Superclubs Golf Course which is 5 minutes away, all the bedrooms are air conditioned, and there is a freshwater pool, a private beach just across the road and a dedicated staff to look after you.

Each of the 5 bedrooms has its own 27 inch flat screen TV; there are safes in the villa as well as all the mod cons such as DVD and Internet.

This is a wonderful villa from where you can explore the Island of Jamaica and especially the local sites such as Ochos Rios, Dunne’s River Falls, James Bond Beach, Discovery Bay and of course Montego Bay.

Please visit this link on the main Jamaica Treasures website for full details. 
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