Couples (not the resort) in Negril

After our first trip to Negril we were hooked. We love it for all the same reasons as everyone else on this board. But, there is something else about it...it took me a couple trips to put my "finger" on it. My husband and I have been on vacations in the States- but we are not quite the same as in Negril. We are best friends and so in sync that we have a great time wherever we go....but not like Negril!

When we are in Negril, I swear, we are like teenagers in love! (We are FAR from teens! LOL) There is something about being there that turns us all giddy with each other. I wouldn't say that it's particularly romantic...that's not it. It's so much more than romantic. Remember when you first got with your significant other? Those butterfly feelings you had during those first few years? Yeah- that's it!

I LOVE how we are there with each other. Maybe it's just the fact that we lead such hectic lives at home with careers and kids that when we are in Negril- we are so unplugged from "life" that we are just back to us....

What say you? Do you have the same experiences as I am trying to describe? (probably not very well, though!)

The old add campaign "Jamaica Is For Lovers" wasn't just a slogan. Going solo is a great time but nothing compares to sharing the experience with a lover!

Yes we do! I don't know what it is eactly, but it's like you can totally focus on each other, chilling together, talking like you don't often do at home. And you're sharing something really special together - enjoying that great atmosphere and discovering new experiences and friends. I am looking forward to that time together starting in just 10 days :-)

I can fly and be in Negril in 3 hours from Jersey.WHY would I fly 11 hours to Hawaii? I like to walk at home 5/6 miles. When I get to Negril I get a walking stick and walk 7/8 miles. Beach/road with beer stops. I get totally invigorated.

Negril life makes me think that WE have it wrong,always chasing the mighty dollar when I see folks who have little but still have smiles,feed from the earth,basic life. I think of the poor guys who drowned at Catcha and it reminds me......Life is what happens when your'e busy making Other plans. Enjoy it now.

I agree!! We don't have a TV where we stay. Truthfully, we don't even miss it. Seems like we spend hours sitting on the verandah at night just talking...Can't wait to get back! Only 64 more sleeps......

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Originally Posted by Fred Stripe

I can fly and be in Negril in 3 hours from Jersey.WHY would I fly 11 hours to Hawaii? I like to walk at home 5/6 miles. When I get to Negril I get a walking stick and walk 7/8 miles. Beach/road with beer stops. I get totally invigorated.

Negril life makes me think that WE have it wrong,always chasing the mighty dollar when I see folks who have little but still have smiles,feed from the earth,basic life. I think of the poor guys who drowned at Catcha and it reminds me......Life is what happens when your'e busy making Other plans. Enjoy it now.

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Fred - I totally agree couldn't have said it better myself!!

For real!! It's the simpler way of life that attracts me!! I could give it all up to live in a small shack in Jamaica.. Living off of the land.. It's something I think about a lot!! Iam done with this rat race

There seems to be a spirituality that is all encompassing in Jamaica. Perhaps that is what makes the connection between a couple that much more energized and alive? My husband and I are very much a couple when we are in Canada, but it seems that when we are in Jamaica, that love seems to be so much more intense. My heart and soul are alive when I am on that beautiful island.

Well stated by all. Somehow when in this lovely place all the mental and emotional encumbrances, boundaries, stresses and "negativity" seem to vanish. Bev and I have noticed that it actually starts a couple of days before we even board the flight. We've been home now for 4 days, and I am still so laid back...

I agree, but more on the romance side. This place does something to my wife, she always is my best friend, and tons of fun, but once in Jamaica she becomes this very amorous person who loves that special time we get to spend without interruption a few times a day! We booked our next trip for the fall of 2014 and this time we are going for 17 days. Split stay of cliffs and beach, now the countdown begins!

For me, what makes Jamaica so special is the mixture of raw sensuality of the people, the culture and the beautiful surroundings. If you can't feel "more alive" in Jamaica, you maybe need to see a doctor and have him check you for a pulse.

From the musical lyrics of the songs to the lilting Patois of the people, everything seems to entice you try new things, eat different foods and to learn more about the people and their culture.

Most of us have a "pioneering spirit" somewhere in our souls that makes us believe that we too can live off the land and easily assimilate ourselves into the local runnings. Sometimes we romanticize the notion that life is free and easy in Jamaica even when we see people struggling to have a roof over their heads and food in their belly.

Jamaica is sweet and has a wee bit of a bitter taste of danger that makes it exotic as well as intoxicating at the same time.

I have traveled many miles looking for a place to lay my head until I discovered Jamaica where I found a place to put my bed.

Peace and Guidance

Negril is our place to let a years worth of work fade away and make a new years memories come to life.We have been together about 38 years and spend so much time at home working and taking care of, our home & landscaping,grown kids and grandkids,and all of lifes challenges,that we don't get the proper "us time"until the day we board the plane for Negril.When we board that plane,we become the kids we were when we became best friends many years ago,it is the best time of the whole year for us and we can't wait to do it more often!!

I can't explain it, but we can't wait to return to Negril. This year we had a fantastic time going to Ixtapa, everything was just what we needed that we go to Negril for, we don't do AI, so I wanted to try something new, and found another slice of Paradise. I think we might have to rely on each other more as a couple than when you are in your home surroundings, creating that closeness that gets lost during the home routine. By not going to Negril this year we had to discover new places to eat and drink, places to stock up on supplies, figure out transportation, all the things we had begun to take for granted in Negril. As much as we look forward to a return to Ixtapa, it will have to wait. We will be making those long walks to all our favourite spots in Negril soon come, Cheers!

Attachment 25940"it has always been a place for us to sit and spend hours talking and saying few words...
one time on the cliffs, we watched a sunset-moon rise and set- and sunrise.........thats deep discussion :)
we would look at each other every morning and fall in love again......each day was like a new "date"......and
power outages (although a pain for some) we just romantic for us, the cliffs would light up with a amber-golden glow from all the individual lanterns........the smells would blend in with the music that would drift in and out in the calmer night air...........each minute, hour and day would be so different from the last, you couldn't wait for each new minute.........lifelong memories for sure

Rambo well said!