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Cancelled flights, Marley songs, Bolt runs and Robbie Earle goals…it was finally time for me to visit the home of The Reggae Boys. 💚🇯🇲I would be arriving by jet plane into the realms of Kingston Town… “And my queen will come at dawn. She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town” – UB40. I got wind of Read more about Backpacking In Jamaica🇯🇲: Staying At The Famous Dancehall Hostel in Kingston Town[…]
“My Mojito in La Bodeguita. My Daiquiri in El Floridita” – Ernest Hemingway. I can’t repeat myself too much in these posts but the eginnings are similar because, I’m on the Hemingway trail and I now realise it’s easily enough on its own for another book…Hemingway and Palin combined. Years ago I was inspired by Read more about The Hemingway Trail: Drinking A Mojito In The Place Where It Was Invented – La Bodeguita Del Medio in Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺[…]
“My Mojito in La Bodeguita. My Daiquiri in El Floridita” – Ernest Hemingway. Cuba was throwing oddballs at me. I needed to bag a Hemingway brace concurrently. What that meant was that I should drink a Mojito In La Bodeguita Del Medio in Havana in Cuba and then dander to the famous El Floridita Bar Read more about The Hemingway Trail: Drinking A Daiquiri In The Place Where It Was Invented – El Floridita in Havana, Cuba🇨🇺[…]
When backpacking in Jamaica, you hear (and see!) everywhere there is Jerk Chicken, as well as Bob Marley of course. Now I didn’t want to be a jerk and not try it, so actually I ended up trying Jerk chicken twice, but the main one was actually at Kingston Jerk. The reason being, the other Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Eating Jerk Chicken And Festival At Kingston Jerk, Jamaica[…]
On my 2022 to 2023 Caribbean adventure, I visited the magical mysterious island of Hispaniola for the first time ever. This always held intrigue for me. It was another of those islands split into different countries and therefore I had to visit both Haiti ðŸ‡ðŸ‡¹and the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴. Here are a few other split Read more about Colonial Charm on Hispaniola: My Comfy Stay At Novus Plaza Hotel In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic🇩🇴[…]
“Operation Peter Pan. America – The Devil’s playground” – Manic Street Preachers. In December 2022, I decided to finally backpack in Cuba, flying into Havana from Madrid on what was to be my second Christmas in a row backpacking the Caribbean. After COVID and many personal moments of clear depression and exposition of liars, it Read more about Backpacking In Cuba🇨🇺: My Quirky, Arty Stay At Malecon 663, The Trendiest Hotel In Havana[…]
In December 2022, I decided to finally backpack in Cuba, flying in from Madrid on what was to be my second Christmas in a row backpacking the Caribbean. After COVID and many personal moments of clear depression and exposition of liars, it always felt like a great escape from the horrors of Europe. Plus as Read more about Backpacking In Cuba🇨🇺: Casa Amada – Sleeping In An Old Colonial House In Havana[…]
“As the day was dawning my plane flew away with all the things caught in my mind” – Noel Gallagher. On my December 2022 to January 2023 backpacking trip, I decided to backpack both countries I recognised on the island of Hispaniola. This meant Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and Haiti ðŸ‡ðŸ‡¹. Haiti was much more famous Read more about How To Get A Haiti 🇭🇹Tourist Visa On Arrival At Port Au Prince Airport[…]
“I drink to make other people more interesting” – Ernest Hemingway. Thirsty Thursdays: Actually Drinking Blue CURAÇAO🔵ðŸŠðŸ‡¨ðŸ‡¼ in Curaçao at The Hemingway Bar, Mambo Beach. This is my first Thirsty Thursdays in a while and there will be more to come!! January and February 2023 are going to be intense catch up months for my Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Actually Drinking Blue CURAÇAO🔵🍊🇨🇼 in Curaçao at The Hemingway Bar, Mambo Beach[…]
“She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town” – UB40. While backpacking in Jamaica, I heard that Usain Bolt owns a bar in the city and for sure I was curious and wanted to have dinner here, and a beer! It was right up my backpacking street! It was to impress me even more than I anticipated, Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Tacos And Beer at Usain Bolt’s Bar – Tracks And Records in Kingston, Jamaica🇯🇲[…]