The Food and Drink of Jamaica

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The food of Jamaica includes a mixture of cooking techniques, flavors, and spices influenced by African, Amerindian, Irish, English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Indian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern people who have inhabited the island. The flavors of this island reach around the globe, but there is nothing like the real thing. Jamaica knows how to season […]

Exploring the Caribbean Islands

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The Caribbean Hello, we hope you had some inspiration with “Europe’s Underrated Cities on Rivers.” For the next sequence, we will be switching gears a bit and heading to the Caribbean. This next short series is Exploring the Caribbean Islands. Until you look at a map, a detailed map, the Caribbean islands tend to either […]

Jamaica: More Than Just Beaches and Resorts

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We were in Jamaica last December, shortly before COVID-19 hit. We were there for a long week and while we were there, we had the absolute pleasure of visiting 6 of the Sandals and Beaches resorts. We also met many amazing people that live and work on the island. While on a bus, the guide […]

Egypt on AmaWaterways

Egypt on AmaWaterways

AmaWaterways new itinerary Secrets of Egypt and the Nile. AmaWaterways will be starting a brand new itinerary in Egypt, September of 2021. This itinerary will be aboard the AmaDahlia. The sailing season for this itinerary will be during the months of September to May, with the hot months of summer off. Click the button below […]

Barbados, Maldives and Rwanda

Barbados, Maldives and Rwanda Good afternoon everyone! Just a few quick updates from around the globe. Specifically, regarding Barbados, the Maldives, and Rwanda. We have a PDF document from the Barbados Ministry of Tourism that explains the protocols that are in place in order to travel to their country. Send us an email at info@jlapptravels.com […]

What is the value of a travel agent?

This picture sums it all up in one sentence! I am a PROUD TRAVEL AGENT! Travel agents provide personal service You will not get that from Expedia, Kayak, Booking.com, Hotels.com… or any other online booking engine. Have you ever tried to call an online booking agent in order to make a change or get a […]

Picking Our “Right” Travel Partners

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I want to start off this entry by saying, “I am not going to name names!” This is not the place to be throwing stones, but I did want to let everyone know where Jo’El and I stand on the topic. We have an abundance of travel partners available to us to work with and […]

Sandals Update

Sandals Update Just a quick little Sandals update for anyone that is still interested in travel. Every week I receive an email from my BDM or Business Development Manager. That email is called the 7-7-7 email. The 7-7-7 stands for 7 Resorts, 7 Room categories, 7% savings and those last for 7 days. The 7% […]

Alaska on Norwegian

Alaska on Norwegian Come cruise Alaska on Norwegian! When you cruise with Norwegian, the awe of Alaska stays with you throughout your cruise. From hiking up snow-capped mountains and witnessing majestic whales splash in the Pacific to coming back onboard and catching an amazing show followed by an equally amazing starlit stroll on the top […]

Sandals and Beaches – Day 4

Montego Bay

Sandals and Beaches – Day 4 This is our last day at Beaches Resort in Negril, Jamaica. Today, we will be making the trip to Sandals in Montego Bay from Beaches in Negril on Day 4 in order to finish out our resort inspections. We have two more full days in Jamaica before leaving on […]