Archive for the ‘Food, Travel & Leisure’ Category

Tourist watching in Negril

Jamaica loves its tourists. Even in economically strained times, there’s no denying that the tourism industry feeds many people, and in return the industry feeds right back, much to the delight of sunseekers, Reggae enthusiasts, weedhead students and Stella’s of all shapes and sizes all looking to get their proverbial grooves back.
Not surprisingly, Jamaica’s [...]

Olde Jamaican daggering rum cocktail

When daggering was classy. Cool down…

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Does anyone in Jamaica actually drink this?

Last year, gay rights groups in the United States chose this as one of the Jamaican products to boycott. Meantime, we don’t know anybody who drinks this local product, locally. Everyone drinks Appleton Special but getting advanced in years means we can appreciate that overproof rum, which, while it may be a lot stronger, still [...]

First recommends: Suzie’s Bakery patties

Patty is the everyman’s food: traditionally exempt from tax and only recently has it reached the previously unimaginable price of $100. And then we tried the Suzie’s Bakery uptown $200 chicken patty. And you know what, it really is that good.

Apart from the price its hardly convenience food. You’ll have to phone ahead to [...]

Cruelty to tourists

When you pack tourists into an all-inclusive they can be persuaded to do pretty much anything, no matter how embarrassing, just as long as they’ve had the right mix of sunburn and free liquor.

Like how Sandals had the genius to persuade generations of tourists to wave like schoolchildren as the planes flew above its flagship [...]

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