| Jamaica. You are sitting in your cubicle
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| | see some of them doing their daily
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| bored to death with a tedious office job
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| | business or simply sitting in the shade
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| when suddenly this word just pops up in
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| | and relaxing.
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| your head promising you a distant
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| | You arrive to your resort which again is
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| paradise surrounded by the blue waters of
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| | a striking contrast to what you have seen
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| Caribbean. You start dreaming about your
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| | on your way there. Most Jamaican hotels
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| next vacation and go online to book an
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| | are examples of luxury and comfort which
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| all inclusive package. Jamaica, wait for
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| | are reflected in their far above average
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| me -- I'll be coming soon!
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| | prices. You will find the resort staff
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| Your flight lands in Montego Bay and you
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| | friendly and welcoming. Let them care
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| are plunged into the hectic atmosphere of
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| | about your luggage and go to the nearby
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| the airport crowded by the hordes of
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| | diner to enjoy some of the best food in
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| tourists: groups, couples and families. A
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| | Caribbean.
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| jolly tune of a steel drum band welcomes
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| | 'Nyam' is Jamaican for 'to eat'.
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| you and so do hundreds of merchants
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| | Jamaicans are well known meat-eaters and
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| trying to sell you almost everything:
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| | their favorite dishes are jerk chicken
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| beer, cool drinks, newspapers, souvenirs.
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| | and pulled pork. Patties are also
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| They greet you in the Jamaican manner:
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| | delicious, filled with meat and
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| 'Yah Mon' (yeah man), 'Y'allright?' (are
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| | vegetables, sometimes too hot and spicy.
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| you all right?), 'Whaapen' (what's
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| | Be careful -- most traditional dishes
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| happening?).
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| | have bones in them, don't be shy to pick
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| Finally you find the resort
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| | them out of your mouth and place them on
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| representative. 'No worries mon,' says he
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| | the side of your plate, everybody does
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| while helping you whith your luggage. Now
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| | so.
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| brace yourself, the ride to your resort
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| | Be sure to try two famous brands of
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| is about to star. The bus driver seems to
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| | Jamaica: Blue Mountais Coffee and Red
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| have no regard to his, yours or
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| | Stripe Beer. And don't miss the awesome
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| pedestrians life and if you are motion
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| | liquor they have there: Pimento Dram.
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| sickness prone -- you'd better get a
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| | If you want to have some shopping fun, go
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| paper bag ready. Oh no, he seems to be
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| | to a local market, like the one in Ocho
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| driving the wrong side of the street! 'No
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| | Rios. Enjoy the whirling atmosphere of a
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| worries mon', it's a tradition the Brits
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| | Jamaican marketplace where hundreds of
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| left here. By the way, this is a good
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| | merchants are desperately trying to sell
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| reason not to rent a car in Jamaica.
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| | you things you'd never need. Some will
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| Once you left the airport park you start
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| | meet you before you get into their booth
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| noticing contrasts. The stunning Blue
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| | and take you inside constantly talking
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| Mountains are surely a breathtaking view.
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| | and piling one item on another into your
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| But they are also a backdrop of the
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| | face.
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| striking poverty reminding you that you
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| | Jamaica's gems are not just white beaches
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| are in a third world country. Shacks
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| | or glorious nature. Jamaican people,
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| built of rusty metal and some
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| | vibrant and friendly folk are the true
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| unrecognizable materials occupy the sides
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| | treasure of the island. Good buy Jamaica,
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| of the road. They are homes for thousands
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| | Jah Bless, Likkle more, I'll be coming
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| of Jamaicans, and while you drive by you
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| | back soon!
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