One of the biggest decisions in the wedding planning process tends to be the dress. Even if you want the simplest dress there is, you still want to be sure that it is THE dress for you! There are several local boutiques that carry designers I really like, such...
New Year’s Day Road Trip – Reggae Falls & Longboarder Bar and Grill We rang in the New Year with a road trip. I felt like doing something a little different, and I also wanted to find an opportunity to try out my newly acquired GoPro camera (which I was...
Calabash 2016 Calabash literary arts festival held biennially in Calabash Bay, Treasure beach, Jamaica. The festival is staged on the property of the Jake’s Resort, which is owned and managed by the Henzell family. According to their website: “The Calabash International Literary Festival was founded in 2001 by three Jamaicans...
Blue Ridge Restaurant I had seen a feature in the newspaper on the Blue Ridge Restaurant and decided at that time that I wanted to check it out. The Restaurant is situated on a family coffee farm at Salt Hill, near Mavis Bank. The property also features guest cottages run by...
Street Food Saturdays Jamaican Street Food with a twist I had first heard about the event Street Food Saturdays on a feature on local TV programme Entertainment Report (ER). The chef, Simone Walker-Barrett, is originally from the Mt. James district in rural St. Andrew. On the last Saturday of every month, she hosts...
What is Dîner en Blanc? The Dîner en Blanc concept began in Paris in 1988 when Frenchman François Pasquier invited a group of friends to an elegant outdoor dinner at Bois de Boulogne, asking them to dress in white so they could find each other.[1]The event’s presence has grown to nearly 60 cities...
Last Summer I spent a wonderful few days in Portland with my boyfriend over a holiday weekend. The parish of Portland, Jamaica (affectionately known as “Portie”) is and has always been my favourite. The landscape is always so beautiful and lush. You get the feeling that you truly may have...
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