Off-the-Beaten-Path Travel

You can lounge on plenty of beaches in Jamaica, but few are as friendly and full of character as laid-back Winnifred Beach in the Portland Parish between the Blue Lagoon and Boston Bay near the [...]

Thanks to the forward-focused vision of owners Shireen Aga and Barbara Walker, Jamaica’s Hotel Mocking Bird Hill conserves natural resources and exists lightly on the land. Among its extensive [...]

Trish Perkins of Tropical Escapes arranged some lovely excursions for the creative writing and yoga retreat I attended, including a visit to Jamaican artist Laura Facey’s home and studio. It’s [...]

A late-March blizzard began to blanket Colorado in snow as I left Boulder for the airport. Luckily I was on my way to Jamaica for a weeklong creative writing and yoga retreat. Goodbye brown, [...]