White Bay (Beach) (Jost Van Dyke) – this secluded half-mile white sandy beach has reefs close to the shore, and is great for underworld exploring. It’s also consider a people-watching site during tourist season.
Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour (Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda) – this 120 slip marina has all the services necessary to restock and repair a vessel, including canvas repair. The crew can be recharged there also. A laundry, restaurants, grocery stores and bars are within walking distance, and a small dispensary is a short taxi ride away. […]
Tortola Dolphin Royal Swim (Road Town, Tortola) – tourists come here to interact with the dolphins. Event organizers first conduct a brief overview on how the dolphins live and what makes them so unique. Next, after participants put on safety jackets, they can enter the water with a trainer, where dolphins will give them a […]
Blue Hole Mineral Spring (Brighton – 25 minutes from Negril, southwest coast) — Blue Hole Mineral Spring sits beneath a cavernous opening in Jamaica’s terrain and is completely encased by Karst limestone. The naturally occurring minerals in the limestone act as an underground filter for the steady upwelling of water, leaving behind a luxuriously pure […]
Spring Bay Beach (off Tower Road – 1 mile west of Spanish Town ferry dock, The Valley, Virgin Gorda) — Sprinkled with boulders, this stretch of white sand is one of Virgin Gorda’s loveliest and features some of the BVI’s clearest waters. Some snorkel off its waters, while onshore, its grounds include swings and picnic […]
Holiday Shopping Centre (Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, North Coast Highway, 16 km. east of Montego Bay) – located across from a local resort, this shopping center has various retailers selling jewelry, apparel, and crafts.
Hedonism II (Superclubs, Norman Manley Blvd., Negril) – yes – for a price (day or night pass for US$100/men, US$50/women), even non-guests can attend the wild & raunchy parties that typically take place here. That price includes all the food & drink you can consume, along with the entertainment. These days, Hedonism II has been […]
Performing Arts Series (H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, Blackburn Hwy., Paraquita Bay, Tortola) – a variety of Jazz and Classical music concerts take place here from September to May at the school’s auditorium. Check their website for updated info: www.hlscc.edu.vg
Ciao Jamaica (West End Road, Negril Cliffs) – located across from Samsara Hotel in Negril, this restaurant (launched by a New York actress) serves Italian and Jamaican cuisines and exists to lure the all-inclusive vacationers away from their resorts for something different. Items served here range from Jerk Chicken Alfredo, to Reggae Lasagna. That, as […]
North Sound (Virgin Gorda) – this part of the island might as well be called “North Shore”, since this is the part of Virgin Gorda that it geographically covers. Along with the nautical activity offshore, the tiny village of North Sound is located here, too, along with a number of hillside homes that give the […]