We have gone to Negril for years now and never visited the market in Sav la Mar. I've heard a lot about it. Can someone give me an idea when the best time to go would be? What do they sell there, etc. Also, my wife and I would be going there with our 7 year of kids. Although I know one can't vouch for all Jamaicans like I can't vouch for my fellow Americans, is it relatively safe to go there? Anything to be careful of, etc. I imagine we will stick out like like beacons in the night. Thank you.
Saturday is the big market day.
My suggestion would be to hire a driver to take you there and escort you around.
Here's my son's website. He's a transportation sponsor here at negril.com
www.redplate-negril.com
Regards
cap
Linston's Zion Hill Taxi
Captain Dave
I love that your son's website says (capt'n d's son). Your support of his endeavors is amazing.Originally Posted by captaind
I do what I can. See my latest countdown.
I am enjoying rebuilding a profit making company in JA again.
At least he's not living in my basement
Cap
Linston's Zion Hill Taxi
Captain Dave
Well, your continual hyping of his services are why we are contacting him for our tours this year. My wife is understandably nervous about getting in any cars in the island... I keep talking about the fact that a boardie has a vested interest in a driver. Whether you do it to keep him out of your basement, or out of your hair, the support gets a lot of respect in my book either way.
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we usually go on a saturday as well, right across the street from the market there is a spice factory where you can purchase your spices really cheap, i think it is called Easy Spice, soon come
Great place the spice place is- my husband brought back some bulk spices when he was there last month. So good and fresh ground!
We took our kids when they were 6 & 8 or about that, with a driver which was great. Don't wear loose gold jewelry and minimize or eliminate purses etc unless they worn close to your body and in front where you can see them always. Deep pockets or nothing in them. Markets are WONDERFUL, you will see everything for sale there. My favorite Sav market memory was the driver striding through calling Limes Limes Limes until one of the vendors responded they had some. This is also where I figured out the small piles of trash are not laziness or dirtyness, that is where trash is collected to be cleaned up at the end of the day!
Couple of things:
I believe the Easy Spice store is closed on Saturday.
Ask before taking photos of people. We usually buy some fruit and then ask for a photo.
Regards,
Bob
Definitely go on a Saturday...you can buy almost anything!
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