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Sunday, 5 June 2011

Jamaica vacation villas - Booking a holiday on Jamaica

LUXURY VILLAS IN JAMAICA

"Dear mrs Bloggs, we are sorry your Jamaican Luxury villa did not meet with your high expectations..sincerely Minging Villas Ltd"

Now then. This Blog of mine is all about Jamaican Treasures, a Luxury Villa rentals company who have many years of experience dealing with the finest properties in Jamaica and in the Caribbean.

With over 300 villas in Jamaica, Jamaican Treasures consultants and concierge will create a personalized Jamaica villa vacation for you. We are the only Jamaica villa agency to have an office on the island of Jamaica, on site concierge...personalized service.

Whether you are celebrating a special family reunion, memorable wedding events, corporate retreats or a simple getaway for your family, we will create a memorable Jamaican villa vacation for you.

Personal inspection of our Jamaica villas, hand selecting each one, our dedication to provide the professional service you demand. Call us and we will make renting your Jamaica villa vacation easy for you!

Now, to be really impressed, why not take a look at our flagship website http://www.jamaicantreasures.com/ it´s a fantastic website that is easy to navigate and has lots of really nice villa photographs. You can learn more about Jamaica and the Caribbean whilst you choose one of the fantastic holiday villas. Enjoy!!

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JAMAICA DICTIONARY - How to speak pure Jamaican Patois

JAMAICA DICTIONARY

"Mi not naa wot him taakin aboot mon?"

Greeting people in Jamaican patois

I was wandering through Google looking for Jamaica relates articles that may be of interest to the readers of this Blog and anyone who will be staying in our villas on Jamaica this year and I came across a bunch of websites that offer an insight in the Jamaican English, Patois or Patwa. The best of these sites I have to say is http://www.speakjamaican.com/jamaican-translation/ a websites dedicated to Jamaica speak.

There is a great dictionary which is very helpful as not everyone will speak the same version of Jamaican Patois or Jamaican Patwa. People in the Jamaican Countryside speak differently from those in the cities and people of a certain socioeconomic status are likely to mix Standard English.

I read through the site and roared with laughter at some of the tranlations. I remember a friend of mine teaching me to speak patois, it went something like this:

"Ah bet yoo caanaat say "Beer Can" without soundin like Bob Marley axing fer him breakfast" Needless to say I cannot speak patwa.

Never mind though, take a good look through this great website and polish up on your Jamaica Patois for your visit to http://www.MyLuxuryVillas.com

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Friday, 3 June 2011

Jamaica - Jamaican Food -Authentic Jamaican recipes

ACKEE & SALT FISH

Ackee & Saltfish, Jamaicas national Dish

Ackee. Jamaicas national fruit

What Is Ackee?

Not only is ackee part of Jamaica’s national dish, but it is considered Jamaica’s national fruit. Grown on an evergreen tree, this bright red fruit ripens to break open, revealing an edible yellow-white flesh and black seeds. This edible flesh is called the aril.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 lb Saltfish (dried, salted codfish)
12 fresh ackees or 1 (drained) can of tinned ackees
1 medium onion
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 tbsp of butter
1/2 a hot chilli pepper (ideally Scotch Bonnet)
1 sweet pepper
1 chopped tomato
1 sprig fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:

Cover the saltfish in cold water. Let soak overnight (minimum 8 hours) changing the water several times (this removes most of the salt).
Bring a pan of cold water to the boil and gently simmer the fish for 20 minutes (until the fish is tender).
Chop the onion, sweet pepper, chilli pepper and tomato.
Remove the fish from water and allow to cool.
Remove all of bones and skin then flake the flesh of the fish.
Melt the butter in a frying pan and stir fry the onion, black pepper, sweet pepper, chilli and thyme for about 3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and flaked fish and stir-fry for another 10 minutes.
Add the Ackee and cook until hot throughout. Stir gently to avoid breaking-up the Ackee. Thats it! Serve it up and enjoy!

If you enjoy this recipe then you will want to learn some more of these fantastic Jamaican recipes. These can be found on what I consider to be the very best Jamaican food website on the Internet http://foodjamaica.net/

You will be happy to know that you can get Ackee and saltfish anywhere on Jamaica or in the Caribbean. Keep an eye out for this fantastic dish when you come and stay with Jamaican Treasures, will will be happy to point you to the best places to eat.

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Thursday, 2 June 2011

Bob Marley - The Legend lives on

FAMOUS JAMAICANS: BOB MARLEY

One Love - Bob Marley

If, like me, you regard your teenage heydays as the early 70`s then you came into contact with Reggae music, Trojan records, Ska, Desmond Dekker and more. The big star though was Bob Marley and his Reggae music.

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music.

Bob Marley was a hero figure, in the classic mythological sense. His departure from this planet came at a point when his vision of One World, One Love -- inspired by his belief in Rastafari -- was beginning to be heard and felt. The last Bob Marley and the Wailers tour in 1980 attracted the largest audiences at that time for any musical act in Europe.

Bob's story is that of an archetype, which is why it continues to have such a powerful and ever-growing resonance: it embodies political repression, metaphysical and artistic insights, gangland warfare and various periods of mystical wilderness.
And his audience continues to widen: to westerners Bob's apocalyptic truths prove inspirational and life-changing; in the Third World his impact goes much further.

Bob Marley gave the world brilliant and evocative music; his work stretched across nearly two decades and yet still remains timeless and universal. Bob Marley & the Wailers worked their way into the very fabric of our lives.

"He's taken his place alongside James Brown and Sly Stone as a pervasive influence on R & B", says the American critic Timothy White, author of the acclaimed Bob Marley biography CATCH A FIRE: THE LIFE OF BOB MARLEY. "His music was pure rock, in the sense that it was a public expression of a private truth."
It is important to consider the roots of this legend: the first superstar from the Third World, Bob Marley was one of the most charismatic and challenging performers of our time and his music could have been created from only one source: the street culture of Jamaica.

The days of slavery are a recent folk memory on the island. They have permeated the very essence of Jamaica's culture, from the plantation of the mid-nineteenth century to the popular music of our own times.

Read all about Bob Marley, his reggae music and his legacy http://www.bobmarley.com/life_and_legacy.php

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Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Montego Bay Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY (MOBAY) JAMAICA

Montego Bay Jamaica

Montego Bay or "Mobay" as it sometimes known, is a great place for a family holiday or a pleasant vacation if you are traveling solo. Theres lots to do and plenty to see in Montego Bay. There are companies who offer tours of Montego Bay and Mobay shopping trips.

Mobay underseas tours are another great attraction for the tourists;

MoBay Undersea Tours - The "Coral See", is unique vessel, is a semi-sub reef explorer, where the passengers go down into the hull of the vessel. Below, in the hull, are panoramic viewing windows, where you can see the colourful marine life and fishes of the Montego Bay Marine Park in air-conditioned comfort. Throughout the cruise, a marine life expert will explain the features of the reef and its occupants, and answer all the questions you may have. At one point, the vessel stops and you can witness a scuba diver feeding the ever-hungry reef fish. See more "What to do in Montego bay"
MOBAY Facts

Montego Bay is the second largest city in Jamaica and is the location of Jamaica’s largest airport, the Sir Donald Sangster International Airport.
Montego Bay is known for its duty free shopping and cruise line terminal at its Free Port on a beautiful, man-made peninsula jutting into the bay. Its sheltered Doctor’s Cave Beach with clear turquoise waters is one of the most famous beaches on the island. The bay is surrounded by picturesque low mountains.

Montego Bay is third in population to Kingston and Spanish Town, St. Catherine with about 230,000 people and lies in St. James Parish on the northwest coast of the island. Air Jamaica and several American and British airlines run their Caribbean hub in “MoBay” (Sangster International Airport) connecting the island with the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and recently Canada with flights to Toronto, Montreal and Calgary.

The United States city of Miami in Florida can be reached within 70 minutes. The other southern United States cities of Charlotte, Houston, Atlanta, and Tampa are reached by nonstop flights in less than three hours. The rest of the United States are no more than 3 to 4 hours on a flight.

See more on ontego Bay from http://www.montegobayblog.com/

So, if you fancy a holiday in Montego Bay, contact us from any of the sites below.

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Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Jamaican culture - Pot, weed, grass, ganja and skunk what is it?

GANJA - MARIJUANA

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!

Ganja - a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared. Pot, weed, grass, ganja and skunk, are some of the common words used to describe the dried leaves drug known as marijuana. Marijuana is a cannabis plant that is "usually smoked or eaten to entice euphoria."

There you are, I bet you all wanted to know what it was that those nice Rastafarians were smoking when you last visited the Caribbean.

Rastafarians regard the smoking of Marijuana /Ganja as a sacrement, as part of their religeon. I bet you thought they were just out to have a great time? The very thought of it!

if you want to read about Marijuana and the affects it has on your brain then your in luck as I have just the very website for you to visit. Link

Rastafarians and Jamaica - a brief history of Rastafarianism

MARCUS GARVEY FOUNDER OF THE RASTAFARIAN MOVEMENT

Marcus Garvey (1887-1940)

You cannot mention the Caribbean without mentioning the music of Bob Marley, you cannot mention Bob Marley without reference to Rastas, Rastafarians or the rastafarian movemrnt. All are important parts of the culture of the Caribbean and Jamaica in particular. So, lets take this one step at a time.

Rastafarians, Rastas or The Rastafarian movement, what's it all about bro? Well, I don´t know because I´m not that clever but I do know people who have websites all about Rastafarianism so I thought I´d take a peek for you.

The Rastafari movement is a "messianic religio-political movement" (thats a mixture of religeon and politics to laymen like you and I, unless your a clever cloggs!) that began in the Jamaican slums in the 1920s and 30s.

The most famous Rastafari is Bob Marley, whose reggae music gained the Jamaican movement international recognition.

There is significant variation within the Rastafari movement and no formal organization. Some Rastafarians see Rasta more as a way of life than a religion. But uniting the diverse movement is belief in the divinity and/or messiahship of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I, the influence of Jamaican culture, resistance of oppression, and pride in African heritage.

The Rastafarian lifestyle usually includes ritual use of marijuana, avoidance of alcohol, the wearing of one's hair in dreadlocks, and vegetarianism.

The Rastafarian movement is generally said to be founded November 2, 1930, the year Emperor Hailie Selassie I (1892-1975) was crowned, but based in a movement of the 1920s and in Jamaica by a flambouyant chap called Marcus Garvey (who counts amongst his followers the father of one Malcolm Little, later to become Malcolm X) who preached "Back to Africa" in the southern States of the USA.

So, what are the beliefs of the Rastas?

Rastafarians believe in the Judeo-Christian God, whom they call Jah. In general, Rastafarian beliefs are based in Judaism and Christianity, with an emphasis on Old Testament laws and prophecies and the Book of Revelation. Allegorical meaning is often sought in the Holy Piby.

There is so much to read on this subject and it would be unfair of me to rip-off someone elses work so, I´m giving you the link so you can read all about the Rastafarians yourself Link to Rastafarianism

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Luxury Villas for rent in the Caribbean - St martin villas for rent

LUXURY VILLAS IN THE CARIBBEAN

Map location of property

Falaise des Oiseaux

If your looking for a fantastic place to stay then this has to be it! if, like me, you are a fanatic about Caribbean islands and their wonderful views then you just have to see Falaise des Oiseaux.

Charming cliff side villa with fabulous views over to Anguilla and the coastline of St. Martin. Tastefully decorated the villa has 2 king size bedrooms, both air-conditioned with ceiling fans and en-suite bathrooms. The living room is equipped with DVD and satellite TV and sliding doors open onto a large terrace with outdoor dining area and swimming pool. The villa is set in nearly 5 acres of lovely gardens and ideal for anyone seeking peaceful and secluded surroundings.

To see more details and photographs as well as booking and availability details, please follow this link http://www.myluxuryvillas.com/villa/1590/

Villa rentals Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Thailand, Bali

HOW TO FIND A LUXURY VILLA IN JAMAICA, MEXICO, BALI

It´s Bognor Regis you say? Not Bali?

Luxury villas. There are thousands of websites offering "Luxury Villas" in this place and that place. The trouble is, how do you define "Luxury"? The problem is this; What one man calls luxury another man calls...er...not luxury! Bog standard, plain or if they are very rude, a bloody dump!!

There are folk who love to go to far flung places for their holidays and places like Bali, Jamaica, Mexico, Thailand and Bognor Regis are very well sought after holiday destinations. (I refuse to remove Bognor Regis from this text, my auntie Joan loves it there!)

All of these holiday locations offer what they consider to be "Luxury Villas" but are they really luxury villas or has some fast talking tour promoter decided that they are Luxury villas and not a villa that looks nice and has a posh toilet?

There is a website (you knew I was going to say this, I bet?) that does do "Luxury Villas" that are the real deal http://www.luxuryvillatreasures.com/ they have a collection of the most luxurious villas worldwide and what's more, you can see them all on their website. Take your time and have a really good look at what a real luxury villa is all about. You´ll be suprised with the difference.

If you have already been with this company then please add a comment to this blog, we would all love to read your thoughts.

Have a nice holiday!

Destinations

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http://www.LuxuryVillaTreasures.com
http://www.JamaicanTreasures.com
http://www.LuxuryVillaTreasures.com
http://www.TryallVillasJamaica.com
Toll free 1 877-446-7188
USA 1 305-767-2596
UK Toll Free: (0) 808 234 1408
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Exclusive villa resorts Jamaica - Golf holidays and Golf villas Jamaica

THE TRYALL CLUB - JAMAICA

Would you fancy living like the folks on the hill?

Where to stay in Jamaica - Golfing holidays

I am often asked by people "Where is the best place to stay on the Island of Jamaica?" My answer is always the same - "Everywhere is the best place to stay, if your visiting Jamaica!"

It´s true, the whole island is a paradise, so anywhere would be great. Now, if your a golfing person and somebody that likes their comforts and their little luxuries, then that's a different matter.

Take people who like golf, no, theres no such person, take people who LOVE golf! Now they are different to other human beings, they dress differently, that's for sure (I never looked good in baggy plus-fours, floppy tartan cap and brown shoes.) they also talk differently "Birdies, Eagles, in the rough etc" I don´t have a clue what they are on about. they also spend a lot of time walking about clubbing with some old bag on their arm.

One thing they do have, they have an eye for detail and they know a good thing when they see one. The Tryall Club near Montego bay is one such place you will find these sports fanatics. take a look and see what's on offer.

The Tryall Club - Montego Bay - Jamaica

Tryall Club is a luxury villa resort set in 2,200 acres with stunning hillside and ocean vistas. Clustered amid acres of spectacular gardens, over 70 villas cascade from the hilltops to the golf course and down to the Caribbean Sea.
Each villa has its own distinctive charm brought to life by comfortable décor, personal touches and panoramic views.

To stay in one of Tryall Club’s privately owned villa is to immerse yourself in the comfort and personality of a luxurious island home. Villas range in size from two to seven bedrooms each with their own private pool and are fully staffed with a cook, maid, laundress, gardener and butler.

Service at Tryall is truly superlative. From the moment you arrive, you will be embraced by Jamaican friendliness and charm. You’ll find the Tryall Club staff gracious, welcoming and eager to make your stay one of the most memorable of your life.

Pay a visit to the Tryall Club website and I would be happy to read any comments you have. Just add a comment on this blog.
http://www.tryallvillasjamaica.com/site/club.php

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Toll free 1 877-446-7188
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Toll Free: (0) 808 234 1408
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Sunday, 5 June 2011

Jamaica vacation villas - Booking a holiday on Jamaica

JAMAICA DICTIONARY - How to speak pure Jamaican Patois

Friday, 3 June 2011

Jamaica - Jamaican Food -Authentic Jamaican recipes

What Is Ackee?

INGREDIENTS:

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:

Thursday, 2 June 2011

Bob Marley - The Legend lives on

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Montego Bay Jamaica

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Jamaican culture - Pot, weed, grass, ganja and skunk what is it?

Rastafarians and Jamaica - a brief history of Rastafarianism

Luxury Villas for rent in the Caribbean - St martin villas for rent

Villa rentals Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Thailand, Bali

HOW TO FIND A LUXURY VILLA IN JAMAICA, MEXICO, BALI

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Exclusive villa resorts Jamaica - Golf holidays and Golf villas Jamaica

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