Spotting Cool Stuff in JamaicaSpotting Cool Stuff in Jamaica

Spotting Cool Stuff in Jamaica

Reporting live from the Caribbean

Celebrities Find Bliss at Jamaica’s CavesCelebrities Find Bliss at Jamaica’s Caves

Celebrities Find Bliss at Jamaica’s Caves

Negril’s private, cliff top Caves Resort

3 Hilltop Hotels with Wonderful Views Upon Jamaica3 Hilltop Hotels with Wonderful Views Upon Jamaica

3 Hilltop Hotels with Wonderful Views Upon Jamaica

Head to the hills, not the beach, for pure Jamaican bliss

The World’s Most Beautiful, Crowded WaterfallThe World’s Most Beautiful, Crowded Waterfall

The World’s Most Beautiful, Crowded Waterfall

Climbing up Dunn River Falls in Jamaica

Beach Cottages For Getting Your Groove BackBeach Cottages For Getting Your Groove Back

Beach Cottages For Getting Your Groove Back

A stay at the lovely, local My Time ‘N’ Place

Egypt’s Time-Forgotten Eco-ResortEgypt’s Time-Forgotten Eco-Resort

Egypt’s Time-Forgotten Eco-Resort

Experience the ultra-cool Adrere Amellal

7 Items for Reducing Air Travel Frustration7 Items for Reducing Air Travel Frustration

7 Items for Reducing Air Travel Frustration

From airport lounging to airplane entertainment

Spend a Night as a Jungle Castaway in DominicaSpend a Night as a Jungle Castaway in Dominica

Spend a Night as a Jungle Castaway in Dominica

The primitive, memorable Bamboo Treehouse


Spotting Cool Stuff in Jamaica

Spot Cool Stuff is currently reporting live from Jamaica. It’s a tough assignment, we know. But we stand willing to risk horrible sun burns, potent rum drinks and dangerously rhythmic reggae to bring cool Caribbean travel ideas to our readers.

This trip will be the first we’ll make with an i-gotU GPS Data Logger, a surprisingly small and simple gadget that not only tracks the route of one’s travels but also geo-codes photos.

Currently published posts from Spot Cool Stuff’s most recent Jamaica trip:
Beach Cottages For Getting Your Groove Back
Dunn River: The World’s Most Beautiful, Crowded Waterfall
3 Hilltop Hotels with Wonderful Views Upon Jamaica

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Spotting Cool Stuff in Jamaica

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Celebrities Find Bliss at Jamaica’s Caves

When the likes of Harrison Ford, Scarlett Johansson, Bono and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit photographers visit Jamaica they head to the caves. The Caves Resort, that is, a luxurious-rustic getaway located in Negril, Jamaica’s “capital of casual” famous for its Caribbean sunsets and Seven Mile Beach.

Celebrities are drawn to the Caves Resort in part because it is owned by one of their own, legendary music producer Chris Blackwell (who also hosts the Flashpoint Film Festival here).

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3 Hilltop Hotels with Wonderful Views Upon Jamaica

For most travelers heading to Jamaica the beach is, understandably, the prime attraction. But those who limit their trip to the country’s coastline will miss out. The hilly and lush interior of Jamaica provides its own kind of special vibe. More than that, it is where true quiet and peace is found on the island. And if you are heading to the Caribbean in the summer months you’ll also find the climate in Jamaica’s scenic hills more agreeable.

Here’s a rundown of our three favorite hilltop hotels in Jamaica. At each a swimming pool, a peaceful environment and an amazing views will await guests.

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The World’s Most Beautiful, Crowded Waterfall

James Cameroon with all the latest CGI special effects could not concoct a waterfall more perfect than the one at Dunn River in Jamaica.

In a lush jungle filled with beautiful birds and red rhododendron, crystal waters cascade along smooth sculpted rocks until finally splashing upon a bone white beach and a stark blue Caribbean Sea. The planet has more dramatic waterfalls (Iguazu and Victoria come immediately to mind) but per square meter none may be more beautiful.

And none is more crowded.

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Beach Cottages For Getting Your Groove Back

Spot Cool Stuff has not seen the movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back. But we’ve seen where Stella got her groove back. At My Time ‘N’ Place, a wonderful little cottage bed and breakfasty type of place on the northern coast of Jamaica.

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Egypt’s Time-Forgotten Eco-Resort

The resort itself feels a little like the casbah in Star Wars (except without the space aliens and bar fights)

We are prepared to stand by this bold statement:

The Adrere Amellal is the single coolest eco-resort on the African continent!

Set within a scenic oasis, at the foot of a dramatic rock-mountain, amidst the desert in Egypt, the Adrere Amellal has the feel of a place time forgot. The local Berbers here still live much like they’ve done for centuries, wearing their traditional clothing, speaking their native Siwi (not Arabic) and harvesting the bountiful dates and olives by hand.

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7 Items for Reducing Air Travel Frustration

Have you flown on a commercial flight recently? Ugh. Airlines are decreasing their level of service. Airports are increasing their level of security. Add to that delayed flights, crowded cabins and lost luggage and you have a recipe for frustration.

Spot Cool Stuff can’t do anything about the workings of the airline business. But we can recommend seven items that can help take some out of the stress out of air travel. Or at least help make the experience of it seem to go by faster.

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Spend a Night as a Jungle Castaway in Dominica

The Bamboo Treehouse is not the only place to sleep at the Rosalie Forest Eco-Lodge on the Caribbean island-country of “>Dominica. Guests can also choose to stay in a self contained cottage or in one of several cabins. There’s a secluded area where campers can pitch a tent. The lodge can arrange a local home stay too.

But of all those accommodations options the Bamboo Treehouse is the coolest.

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