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Jamaica, Fun in the Sun
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 24 November 2011
When travelling to the Jamaica you have got to get yourself on the water. Too many people stick to the resorts basking in the sun and although they are a lot of fun, there is nothing better than sailing the Caribbean Sea.
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Hotel Review: Rockhouse, Negril, Jamaica
Blog: The Silent I - 21 September 2011
If you're looking for a peaceful, serene place to contemplate life, swim in a crystal clear blue cove, and rejuvenate your body, mind, and spirit, I can think of no better place than Rockhouse in Negril, Jamaica. During my recent...
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Top 5 Things to Do in Jamaica
Blog: The Silent I - 5 September 2011
Last week, I had the distinct honor of joining a dozen other travel and lifestyle bloggers on a tour of Jamaica, sponsored by the Jamaica Tourist Board. I'm still processing everything we saw and did on the trip, and will...
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Relax and Have a Beer at Norman Manley Beach Park in Negril
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 16 January 2011
Negril's famous Seven-Mile Beach is chock full of restaurants, hotels, and bars. One of my favorite places to have a drink there is also one of the cheapest.
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Two Weeks Alone in Negril
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 15 January 2011
I spent two weeks traveling alone in Negril, Jamaica.When you travel alone in Jamaica, however, you really are alone only as long as you want to be. As soon as you are ready to engage with the outside world, there are plenty of people willing to talk.
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Unanticipated Benefits: A Story, a Hat, and a Long Walk
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 10 January 2011
One of the great things about traveling to new places is that you get to meet people you never would have encountered had you stayed home.
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Walking in Negril: No Problem, Mon
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 9 January 2011
Seven Mile Beach, NegrilThere are many ways to get around Negril: private taxis, route taxis, hotel buses, bicycles, and on foot.
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Traveling Solo: Not scared to be alone
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 6 January 2011
I am traveling alone in Jamaica, and reflecting on what it means for a mother and a wife to be alone.
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How to Stop Time?
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 16 December 2010
When I was on leave last year from my university position, the days passed by slowly, allowing me to enjoy each of them as they came and went. Now that I have been back at work for four months, I miss those times.On the last day of my 14-month leave in early August 2010, I wrote this…
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Countdown: Four more days before I am back in the United States
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 8 August 2010
My summer in Negril, Jamaica is nearly over. More importantly, my 14 and a half months outside of the United States will end in just four days.
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Kool Runnings Water Park: Sun, Splashing, and Dance Contests
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 28 July 2010
On Tuesday, I took the kids to Kool Runnings Water Park. After being in Negril for two months, my daughters, aged 9, 9, and 6, often complain that we always do the same thing – go to the beach. I decided that before we left Negril, we could splurge a bit and take the kids to Kool Runnings.
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How I ended up at Margaritaville, Negril
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 14 July 2010
The ideal beach for me has clear sea water, white sands, plenty of greenery in view, and is isolated. I like to relax on the beach and contemplate its beauty, so I prefer empty beaches.
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A Hook, a Fish Line and an Air Mattress: Improvised fishing with the kids in Negril
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 9 July 2010
I am very happy with my daily routine in Negril this summer. For me, this routine involves happy writing each weekday morning, then having lunch with the family, and going to the beach in the afternoons. Being able to swim in transparent waters every afternoon is blissful for me. I have not missed a day at the beach in the six weeks we have been in Negril. Even when it rains, I will at least go for a long walk by the sea when the rain clears.
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River Water: Negril’s Dirty Little Secret
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 6 July 2010
In the center of the town of Negril there is a wide river. I imagine once upon a time, long ago, it must have been lovely to swim in the place where the cool river meets the warm sea. Today, however, there is nothing lovely about the Negril River. It is covered with grease and when it pours into the ocean, turns the clear sea waters brown and green. (The river is naturally dark in color due to it passing through peat bogs upstream, yet the motorboats have rendered the waters less pleasant.)
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Sundays on the Public Beach in Negril, Jamaica
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 2 July 2010
If you are looking for the “real Jamaica,” you will have a hard time finding it in Negril – a touristy town on the westernmost end of Jamaica. That said, there is one beach in Negril where you will find more Jamaicans than foreign tourists – the public beach at the south-westernmost tip of Seven-Mile Beach.
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I don’t want to go to the beach today!
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 17 June 2010
I always want to go to the beach. Although we have been in Negril, Jamaica for 22 days, I still must go to the beach at least once every day. Even if it’s just for an hour, I have to see and feel the sea. For me, it is a great privilege to be so close to such an amazing sea and I can’t bear not to go daily.
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Two of my favorite ways to relax in Negril
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 12 June 2010
We have now been in Negril for two full weeks, and I have two favorite ways to relax in this laid-back town.The first is at Xtabi - which I raved about in my last post. If you go to the left side of Xtabi, and swim across the clear blue sea, you will find a small cave - about 20 meters long and 10 meters wide. You can swim right in and hoist yourself up onto a rock that has been smoothed out by centuries of waves crashing on to it.
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Seven Reasons the Cliffs are Better than Seven Mile Beach in Negril
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 5 June 2010
Negril is divided into two areas – the Seven Mile Beach and the Cliffs. Our cottage – Silver Star – is right between the two areas, giving us great access to both. From my front step, it is a twenty minute walk to either Seven Mile Beach or Xtabi – my favorite place to hang out at the cliffs.
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Negril, Jamaica: Sea, Sand and Fun
Blog: Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field - 31 May 2010
We have been in Negril, Jamaica for nearly a week now. We are staying in an inexpensive cottage called Silver Star. It is located a fifteen minute walk from the famous Seven Mile Beach and a five-minute walk from a smaller beach that is great for snorkeling. As someone who loves to be able to walk to the beach and on the beach, this is fantastic.
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Our personal trip report from Breezes Negril!
Blog: Blogging Travel Tips - 19 March 2010
Travel dates: October 26th to November 2nd, 2009 First off: Grand Lido Negril is no more, as we stayed at the resort it was re-branded to Breezes Resort and Spa of Negril. As of 11.1.09 it's Breezes. So I'm writing my review mostly about the resort itself, the great staff there and the location. It's unknown how the new resort name might affect future stays. A few things are known about the changes...
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