This article examines some activities you could consider on a vacation in the Caribbean. As you might understand from what is now Jamaica's top music festival, Sumfest is one of the very best reggae shows internationally. If you're thinking it will be a bacchanalian free-for-all of campfires on the sand, you possibly won't be best pleased for it is a fa series of concerts and sound system jams lasting over four days. But if you are interested in being around the most up to date names in Jamaican music from past days and right now, with 1 or 2 international R&B or hip-hop acts thrown in for good measure, then you're in for a rather serious treat.
It's smart to get to Montego Bay about a week before it all kicks off in late July or early August and go straight to the beach to dispose of that plane pallor, and to attend pre-festival events which are composed of the Blast-Off beach party on the Sunday prior to the festival, and the Monday street Party with DJs and outdoor jams. When the festival gets going, the stage performances are hardly early evening events and then, carry on until dawn and involve some heavy audience participation, or absence of it, if an act fails to delight the very difficult locals. And it's doubtful you'll get more of a lift than just being here, stars shining overhead on a warm night with your ears filled with the sound of music.
Second if you are a food lover then forget diets, and trawl the narrow streets of Old San Juan for a day, and you will begin to understand why Puerto Ricans are committed to food. Start your day with breakfast at the 1960s diner Cafe Mallorca, where cool baristas pour steaming hot coffee from absolutely ancient steel machines, and toast mallorcas, savory pastries filled with ham and cheese, dusted with sugared icing.
At about mid-day the side streets are heavy with the amazing aromas of cocina criol-la, the eclectic mix of Caribbean and Spanish influences at the heart of Puerto Rican food. Intimate cafes such as El Jibarito knock out hearty portions of mofongo, a combination of chicken and herbs, mashed plantains and garlic, served with rice and beans. As the heat rises, quench your thirst with a piragua, a mound of flavoured ice, or gorge on deep-fried bacalaitos, cod fritters, as you lounge on bench in the shade overlooking the quay. After dark, get dressed up and join the crowds in SoFo, where trendy restaurants offer creative decor and good food to San Juan's jet setters.
Otherwise what about shrimp BBQ and rum punch on the beach on Nevis
There's a place called Sunshine's Bar and BBQ which you may well walk by on Pinney's Beach, as it appears pretty shambolic and has only a couple of scruffy tables outside on the sand. Don't miss it because it serves an amazing rum punch called killer bee, and spicy charred shrimp you won't find anywhere else, and after that it just won't matter. A couple of words of caution, the first is to drink the rum punch slowly, and the second is to sit if you can with your feet in the cool water, because when the red hot spices hit you you'll must be as cool as you can. The deadly combination of the shrimp straight off the BBQ the humidity and the spices will batter your senses and you'll be thankful you continue to have ice cold rum punch left to counterbalance this.
It's smart to get to Montego Bay about a week before it all kicks off in late July or early August and go straight to the beach to dispose of that plane pallor, and to attend pre-festival events which are composed of the Blast-Off beach party on the Sunday prior to the festival, and the Monday street Party with DJs and outdoor jams. When the festival gets going, the stage performances are hardly early evening events and then, carry on until dawn and involve some heavy audience participation, or absence of it, if an act fails to delight the very difficult locals. And it's doubtful you'll get more of a lift than just being here, stars shining overhead on a warm night with your ears filled with the sound of music.
Second if you are a food lover then forget diets, and trawl the narrow streets of Old San Juan for a day, and you will begin to understand why Puerto Ricans are committed to food. Start your day with breakfast at the 1960s diner Cafe Mallorca, where cool baristas pour steaming hot coffee from absolutely ancient steel machines, and toast mallorcas, savory pastries filled with ham and cheese, dusted with sugared icing.
At about mid-day the side streets are heavy with the amazing aromas of cocina criol-la, the eclectic mix of Caribbean and Spanish influences at the heart of Puerto Rican food. Intimate cafes such as El Jibarito knock out hearty portions of mofongo, a combination of chicken and herbs, mashed plantains and garlic, served with rice and beans. As the heat rises, quench your thirst with a piragua, a mound of flavoured ice, or gorge on deep-fried bacalaitos, cod fritters, as you lounge on bench in the shade overlooking the quay. After dark, get dressed up and join the crowds in SoFo, where trendy restaurants offer creative decor and good food to San Juan's jet setters.
Otherwise what about shrimp BBQ and rum punch on the beach on Nevis
There's a place called Sunshine's Bar and BBQ which you may well walk by on Pinney's Beach, as it appears pretty shambolic and has only a couple of scruffy tables outside on the sand. Don't miss it because it serves an amazing rum punch called killer bee, and spicy charred shrimp you won't find anywhere else, and after that it just won't matter. A couple of words of caution, the first is to drink the rum punch slowly, and the second is to sit if you can with your feet in the cool water, because when the red hot spices hit you you'll must be as cool as you can. The deadly combination of the shrimp straight off the BBQ the humidity and the spices will batter your senses and you'll be thankful you continue to have ice cold rum punch left to counterbalance this.
About the Author:
Ian Smith writes about choosing the right holiday destination, where to stay, and recommends places all over the world to go on holiday. Please check out his website Worldwide vacation Spots and also worldwide vacation rentals
