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Jamaica trip 10/31/2008

January 1st, 2009

Backdated pics from my trip to Jamaica back in late October / Early November.  My friend Phil was getting married in Montego Bay, and who can pass up a chance to get loaded up on Appleton Rum and Red Stripe Lager ?

Some interesting notes from the trip:

  • We only saw two American cars on the entire time… And we spent a lot of time looking.  Toyota has the largest market share by far.
  • Speed limits are taken as recommendations.  Most people go much faster.
  • The stereotype of most Jamaicans being Rastafarian isn’t very accurate.  The majority of Jamaicans are Christian and don’t smoke [marijuana].
  • Jamaican food is the shit.  Jerk pork, plaintains, ackee and saltfish, rice and beans, escoveitched fish, etc.  The best place for Jerk port in Montego bay is Scotchies on A1, just west of the Holiday Inn.
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Protip: Air Jamaica flies directly over Cuba. Other airlines have to go around.

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Taken from the hotel room

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First successful long exposure taken with my new Canon SLR

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Taken from the mini-island in front of the Holiday Inn Sunspree

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Montego Bay

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Jerk Chicken at the Port Pit, on Gloucester Avenue

Red Stripe, Hooray beer!

Red Stripe, Hooray beer!

More pictures on my Flickr page: [link]

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