If I didn't have to bring it with me I wouldn't. Its nice to be disconnected IMO.
If I didn't have to bring it with me I wouldn't. Its nice to be disconnected IMO.
My daughter and I were talking about Jamaica today and something MeinVancover and Rastagal said (on this thread) sparked our conversation.
Should you bring tunes to Negril?
I know I'm going to whip up a playlist of songs that evoke the Negril-vibe tonight to help prime my freak pump, but am I going to bring tunes?
Rachel (my daughter) says she has, but wondered afterward if it was worth it.
I can't remember being anywhere in Negril and being out of ear shot of music.
So at the risk of hijacking my own thread:
Do you bring tunes?
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I would not travel 60 miles without my big heavy awkward laptop. I take it on every trip everywhere. I bought a netbook 1.5 years ago and then even a tablet 6 months ago and returned both. I need my full size keyboard and 17 inch screen. I only wish i could stay anywhere and have my feet in the ocean and be on the net reading the news from around the world. And yes I check the boards, review former posts about where the happenings are, research activities and places I hear of or things to do and use my sound system with IPOD for room music.
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We close our business for our 2 week reach but clients may still require service. I rely on hotel access for my needs but they are not always reliable so my laptop is a "just in case" backup.
Tunes? Definitely a 150 - 175 song reggae playlist for the ipod and speakers for the room. A little Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Toots and the Maytals, Collie Buddz, Lucky Dube, Freddie McGregor etc. and of course Bob, Ziggy & Damian.
I think reggae play lists deserves it's own thread.
Always looking to expand my reggae list. I recently ran accross a few artists that are new to me. Collie Budz and Luck Dube among a few others.
I'll post my own favorite list but don't have access to it right now.
Bob Marley, Peter Tosh etc are obvious shoe-ins. Any suggestions for great songs and/or artists that people may not have run accross?
The tunes question is one I've been debating. Of course I'll have a nice selection on the netbook for when we're in the hotel room. We orginally discussed making a mix to be played on the airplane and/or the drive to the hotel. Recently I've changed my mind and concluded that I'm not likely going to listen to much music on the plane. I'm not a fan of headphones/earbuds. They make me feel isolated and disconnect from the world around me (I have a similar issue with sunglasses muting my senses but that's another topic). It also seems that there is little chance a CD player will be available for the ride in. I've also decided that even though I'm traveling for my own enjoyment, I'm also traveling to experience a different culture. So I decided I want to play more of a spectator role and just take things in and maybe be exposed to something new I otherwise would not have been. My girlfriend seemed a little disappointed to learn I've all but scratched the idea of making any sort of playlist or compilation CD but I think I'm saving myself some time not bothering and hopefully opening myself up to additional new experiences.
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Most likely-depending on where your staying you'll probably being hearing music...I thinks its cool to leave your playlist at home and tune in whats goin on in Negril/Jam at the time...It might not all be your cup of tea...but think its good to get "turned on" to new music-artists etc. that you normally havnt heard...
But yeah, thats a toss-up for me..I LOVE music cant live without it and sometime I bring down my little i-pod with the little speaker sytem thats the size of a book-that and my camera and thats its for electronics (but many times i am out in the middle of nowhere-no music in the background-but thats not an issue when am in Negril)
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Take a playlist. If you don't use it so be it. But you don't want to get there and wish you had it. On the cliffs it's nice to find a quiet spot away from others and play some tunes. Taking a shower, getting dressed, chilling on the porch, it's all nice. Then again a radio works just as well. I like a little mix throughout my stay.
Tunes? Now, that's a different story. We bring a large variety of music with us - we love reggae but also love to listen to Grateful Dead early in the mornings, or even Frank Sinatra. Our IPod comes with us, loaded with a few hundred songs (if not more!). We have one of those small portable speaker dock thingies and we're good to go!