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The recording studio was pretty cool, M.I.A. checked out the day before we got there - fan of hers so I was blasting her tunes. Got to see the Banksy wall art (I think there were 5) before they got painted over by a groundsman who thought they were just graffiti, the owner said he and Banksy were friends in the UK and he paid for his stay there with his art...

It was cool and bug free in Portland and then boiling and swarmed in Negril - the flight over the length of the island was incredible, such beautiful hills and valleys and so much green!

I would love to go back to Portland on the same kind of trip that also includes Negril but on our typical 4 night stays? I choose Negril.
ha, yeah- i work in advertising and a former co-worker used to go to geejam all the time, because he worked on a big project for jon baker and jb hooked him up with free or seriously reduced prices.

i used to be a music writer and back in 2004, jon baker wanted to buy a package of photos we took of one of his then artists, that we shot out in negril for a cover story i did for the now-defunct magazine, the beat. i quoted a really low price of $1,500 for unlimited worldwide usage and he counted with $250 and i let it drop, even though even then i knew i should've bargained for free room and board at the hotel. oh, well...

i've spent a lot of time all over the island, but this will be my first time in portland parish in 13 years. i'm a little burned out on negril tbh, and i'm psyched for my husband and son to check this part of the island out! our trip is 10 days, so we can totally do blue mountains/boston bay/kingston in style. i do miss the days when my trips were 14-21 days in length, though.