What is this Jamaica phenomenon?

[tfw73]

If someone would put me in their luggage, I would be SO down with April!!

[rastalady]

Like someone said, there are beaches everywhere. There is just this "something" that I don't feel or get on any other trip
to other places. It is just so weird that it's unspoken and it happens to a lot of people.
I have NEVER cried leaving a place I visited for a week and I cried when I left Jamaica. Now I hear other people are
affected the same way? What the heck?

[brasi]

I'm one of the few boardies who don't live and die with Negril or Jamaica for that matter. Everyone travels differently, and I like something new for each trip, so I tend not travel to the same place every year. To me that is just stale with no adventure. But, that is just me. For me travel is adventure, not sitting on a beach with a red stripe.
Regards,

Bob

I've been to the the DR, Honduras (Roatan) twice, and St Thomas/St Maarten twice...I think April will be my 8th trip to Jamaica...7th in a row.

I tried Jamaica first, long ago, 1992ish....and maybe that's the reason I love it best...but for some reason I am convinced it goes deeper. I think this board is a perfect example of how Jamaica attracts a certain "type" of person...people that in my opinion are just a shade "deeper" than some others might be...for better...or for worse. LOL

I've done lots of healing and pondering there. When I get out of tune...Jamaica lets me find my center again.

My favorite parts of Jamaica are the undiscovered (to me) side trips...meeting people...stretching my brain out...finding comfort in the human condition...

...and curry goat.

True story.

[rastalady]

I agree with you Brasi. When in April are you going? My husband and I go April 7th

[spottycatz]

We've travelled loads through work and play over the past 30 years. Negril (Ja) is just different. We cry, always have. Shallow, maybe. I would like to think it's the dead opposite. It's a feeling deep in the soul, that brings out emotion not given freely in 'normal' situations. (I've been known to bury something of mine, just to leave something hidden and know that one day I'll have to return to find it)

[brasi]

I'm landing around April 19th....be there through the end of month. Hope to meet lots of boardies!

Spottycatz: My maternal family is from Scotland, we are the MacLeods...Isle of Skye...hope to meet ya sometime!

[spottycatz]

we'll be in Negril 16th April to end of the month.
Magic bus, pub crawl, boardie party etc etc... i'm sure I'll fall over you somewhere

[Guirigay]

Brasi! Clan Macleod? Yellow background with thick black and thin red stripes (yes, red stripes!!) My clan, brother, my clan

[brasi]

Yes sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This calls for some "set ups"....LOL

spotty...I will see you on the Magic Bus!!!

[Guirigay]

Big smile on my face right now Brasi! set ups indeed, maybe some knock downs, too