I can’t forget to mention the newly opened Outameni Experience in Jamaica. It’s an interesting attraction that goes through the history of the Caribbean island through costumed performances and shows. The actors are completely over the top and participants must join in on the singing and dancing. It’s definitely not an attraction for everyone. I [...]
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Zip Lining and Horseback Riding in Jamaica
Another fun-filled day today in Jamaica. We went to check out an adventure company called Chukka Adventures. They offer a whole bunch of activities like dogsled racing, ATV safaris and jungle buggies tours. We started with zip lining, which was quite a different experience than yesterday. A 20 minute hike into the jungle, we came [...]
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Mystic Mountain Attraction, Jamaica
To possibly top the Jamaican experience yesterday, today we went to the new Mystic Mountain attraction. The winner here was definitely the recreated Jamaican bobsled track that we got to go on. Conceived in part because of the surprise success of the movie Cool Runnings (about the first Olympic bobsled team), the ride puts you [...]
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Ballad of Annie Palmer at Rose Hall, Jamaica
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the visit the Rose Hall Great House in Jamaica was quite neat. Below is a video I took while one of the guides sings a song at the grave of Annie Palmer (the one who killed all three of her husbands in the great house). Johnny Cash was actually a [...]
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Dunn’s River Falls, Jamaica
A quick trip today to Rose Hall Great House in Jamaica was intriguing. The story goes that Annie Palmer, nicknamed the “White Witch,” killed not only one, not two, but three husbands in this house. The dramatic tale is told by a cute woman named Latoya who kids us that it’s “Latoya, like Latoya Jackson.” [...]
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Flights to Jamaica
I arrived in Montego Bay, Jamaica today after a bit of a crazy situation. My flight was booked for tomorrow by mistake, so I missed that flight and had to be re-booked for the next one. Much waiting and wondering ensued, but at least I ended up on a plane… It had me arriving in [...]
