the jamaican travels to the foreign land

nichole's top 10 things to do in jamaica 1. Go to Reggae sumfest: to start your trip off right 2. get your hair braided: because nichole said so. 3. you have got to do the chukka blue adventures: don't leave your camera, your friends will die of envy! check out their webpage at www.chukkacaribbean.com . i think their best tour is in ocho rios, however the also have a tour in negril. 4.eat some jerk chicken with rice and peas(this really should be number 1) 5. go rafting: martha brae river in montego bay/falmouth or on the rio grande 6. sunset fun cruises: hop on a party boat and sail off into the sunset! 7. go parasailing in negril. 8. go hiking in the blue mountains 9. drive through holland bamboo in st. elizabeth. 10. upload your pictures daily so all your friends can turn green with jealousy. anything i left out you can see at www.visitjamaica.com

Nichole's top 10 places to see in jamaica 1. visit Montego bay: to see my hometown. 2. dunn's river falls: no one will believe you went to jamaica if you don't visit these falls. 3.visit rick's cafe in negril: to see the best sunset in the world. 4. bob marley's home, st. ann: because you just have to. 4. negril's seven mile beach strip: because you have to see it to believe it. 5.visit french-man's cove in portland: step into another world 6. reich falls in portland: because you just have to. 7.blue lagoon portland: definition of the colour blue. 8.lover's leap , st elizabeth: breathtaking view, please don't jump. 9.rosehall great house: for all who love history 10.fern gully, ocho rios

Everywhere I go, I meet another Caribbean national . most places I go to, people seem to be excited to meet someone from the Caribbean. Then they think there are only black people in Jamaica. Nope! Jamaica has a wide diverse ethnic mix. And even though most people may be mixed, they are prejudiced against each other. I faced more prejudice in my own country Jamaica than I faced in London. In Jamaica there is the class system that is summarized in the popular saying, If you are white, you are alright, If you are brown, hang around, If you are black, stand back! Wherever I go, people are so excited to hear my Jamaican accent. They think I a m unique and that I am from some far away exotic fairy tale paradise. In large cities like London and New York, people of other races seem to be more open and “tolerant” of others from different backgrounds. As you leave the cities and go to the country areas, like the country parts of America, prejudice is more obvious. I am always amazed by the infl...

well i am a black female and i would like to find out feedback from people like me. i know even though it is 2007 some cultures may not be very open to black people. where are black friendly places? so far in my travels, i have not met any cannibals and i have some largely positive experiences and i wanted to stay away from the negative places. everywhere you go in this world you are going to face prejudice. it depends on the type of person you are.it is up to you to decide that you are not going to let these people get you depressed. it is human nature to have some type of prejudice.by having a positive attitude you can keep yourself from making the negative experiences bring you down and wherever you go you will be happy. as a black traveller from a third world country like jamaica, the first place that i stayed more than one month was london. i was so excited to be in a first world country. in my native country jamaica, sadly to say, i faced a lot of prejudice. white people only so...