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Jamaica Travel Information To Prep You For The Vacation Of A Lifetime

The most popular island of the Caribbean by far, Jamaica has a wide assortment of activities and places to see for tourists. With a hot and humid climate and many of the resorts located right on the coast, this is a perfect spot for a relaxing vacation. Prior to heading off to your extravaganza, here is some Jamaica travel information to help you out.

With beautiful white sand beaches, mountains, waterfalls, and wildlife, Jamaica is full of activities to keep you entertained on vacation. Kingston is the capital and to many people’s surprise, is quite elegant. It contains old-colonial houses that lie against the backdrop of gorgeous mountains. Taking a trip to Kingston is a well deserved day on your vacation to see what Jamaica is all about.

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Jamaica is Amazing

“It is the fairest island eyes have behold; mountainous and the land seems to touch the sky.” Christopher Columbus said this in 1494 about a little island in the Caribbean that he’d just “discovered” – an island you may have heard of called Jamaica.

Quick, what’s the first thing that pops into your head when you hear Jamaica? Most of you are probably envisioning Bob Marley, or the 90’s comedy Cool Runnings, or maybe someone saying “Yah Mon!” There are definitely stereotypes that pop up when one thinks of Jamaica, but I’ve found that the real thing is always better.

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Jamaica – A Tropical Paradise

From the brilliant white sand beaches to the diverse island culture, Jamaica is one of our favourite Caribbean tourist destinations. The crystal clear ocean waters and the year-round warm climate makes it the ideal travel vacation for sun-lovers. There are many diversions to keep visitors happy: fishing, scuba diving, wind surfing, horseback riding, swimming, snorkelling, golfing just to name a few. In the evening there is fine dining at Jamaica’s elite restaurants and resorts-combined with truly unique Jamaican cuisine, and the night life is certainly hopping!

One of the best things that I have found about Jamaica is the warm, friendly people and the rich, diverse Island culture blended from around the world. In fact, Jamaica’s motto is “Out of Many, One People.” Although African and European influences dominate the culture, the British, Spanish, Irish, Indian, Chinese and German are all represented as well. The official language of Jamaica is English, but sometimes you wouldn’t know it as you will most likely hear “Patois” which sounds like a foreign language but is actually a combination of rhythmic English and slang. “Irie mon” is a common phrase you may hear, which really just means “cool” or “everything is good.” The currency in Jamaica is the Jamaican Dollar, but US dollars are widely accepted.

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