by admin | Apr 13, 2018 | Jamaica Culture
Groundation Day is a very important holiday for the Rastafarian religion. Unfortunately, it’s often one of the most little understood days as well. In our article, we’re going to explain what Groundation Day is and explore some of its origins. We will also briefly...
by | Apr 12, 2018 | A Jamaica Experience, Jamaica Culture, Jamaican Cuisine
If you’re visiting the Caribbean, you’ll want to sample all the wonderful flavors of the islands, including Jamaican Rum. The distillation of rum in the West Indies goes back to the 17th century, and It gives a distinctive tropical flavor when added to any mixer. A...
by | Apr 11, 2018 | A Jamaica Experience, Entertainment, Jamaica Culture
Nothing slips you into “cool mode” faster than reggae music. In fact, dropping Bob Marley’s “Stir it Up” results in instant cool with the first note. Suddenly, life is sweeter and the skies are clear. Time for a rum punch! But why is it that Jamaican music is so...
by admin | Apr 2, 2018 | A Jamaica Experience, Entertainment, Jamaica Culture, Travel to Jamaica
Jamaican art is known for its vivid colors and striking portraits of everyday heroes and national figures. Painting and sculpture really bloomed on the island in the 20th century and rose to worldwide attention. Inspired by folk art and the cubist and art deco...
by admin | Feb 9, 2018 | Jamaica Culture
It’s no secret that residents of Jamaica love a good party. Luckily for Jamaicans, there are numerous public holidays throughout the year where they can, as Bob Marley put it, “get together and feel alright”. While many Jamaican holidays and...
by admin | Jan 29, 2018 | Jamaica Culture
The Blue and John Crow Mountains always play a very important part of Jamaica’s History. In fact, the Mountains can be traced back to the 1600’s. During that period, the first Jamaican settlers, the Tainos Indians lived there. In the late 1600’s and...
