Jamaica - tacky and tasty

To consider Jamaican jerk chicken gourmet may be a lonely stand to take in the minds of culinary critics. For that matter, Jamaica’s draw in general for many travelers may have waned in recent years. Between tales of violence and harassment, crime aimed at visitors and an overdependence on the tourism […]

Jamaica’s quiet side

It’s a starry night, a nearly full moon lighting our path through the lounge chairs scattered on the beach. Splashing into the Caribbean Sea, there’s no shock of cold to slow our steps across the sandy bottom. The water is warm as a baby’s bottle. We walk out, and out some more, farther […]

Deep discounts are afloat for Caribbean itineraries
Always dreamed of a Caribbean cruise? This is the year. Cruise lines have slashed prices for 2007 voyages to rarely seen levels, as low as $399 a week for February sailings, in an aggressive effort to jump-start sagging sales as the busiest booking period of the year begins. The […]

Sex tourism in full boom
In winter, a tourist woman’s fancy lustily turns to thoughts of sex. By the thousands they descend on the Caribbean every year, women driven by one urge: to spend a week or two sleeping with local “beach boys” and paying them back in drinks, meals, gifts, and cash. And it is […]

Process for getting passports to change
“… gamblers taking the cheap bus trips to Niagara or Windsor won’t pay the $100 to get a passport. And parents are not going to want their kids going to Toronto if they have to pay $82 for a five-year passport for the school trip.” - John Latkovich, who runs […]