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Culture & Travel

Scrabble in Great Bay; photo by Laura GardnerThis page is divided into several sections related to travel, adventure, health, and culture. You can navigate, using this menu.


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donald nausbaum photoInterview with Photographer Donald Nausbaum
Donald Nausbaum is a 49-year-old photographer who currently lives in Toronto with his family. He has been a professional photographer since 1985, working for a number of magazines and journals including many of the Caribbean in-flight magazines. He has specialized in travel photography and has photographed many parts of the world. His work has been on display for two public shows. His first book: Caribbean The Islands, has just been released by Macmillan Caribbean, and he is now working on his second which will focus on Cuba.

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Travel Links

We've compiled a huge list of links to

reservation resources, and general info

regarding travel in the Caribbean.

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Health & Wellness

 

Notes from the Ital Grove: January 2005

 

Notes from the Ital Grove: September 2004

 

Notes from the Ital Grove: May 2004

 

Notes from the Ital Grove: January 2004

 

Notes from the Ital Grove: November 2003

 

Notes from the Ital Grove: Nutrition and Healthy Living: August 2003

 

 

All About Herbs—Ginger

Ginger Root has a variety of uses and is easily available. Herbalists call ginger a warming herb because it heats the system...

 
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Cultural Stories

 

House Approves Barbara Lee's Bill to Create Caribbean American Heritage Month

The month of June will honor Caribbean American contributions to society.

 

Jamaican Children Traumatised by Community Violence

Claudette Brown explores the impact of witnessing violence on children.

 

A Conversation with Book of Memory editor Michael Kuelker

Reasoning with the editor of Book of Memory, an encounter with Rasta consciousness.

 

The View from Kingston: Running Away on Election Day

Gregory Stephens' musings on American politics post Nov. 2004 presidential election.

 

Child-Rearing in the Jamaican Community

Interview with Garry Clarke

 

Great Black Women of the Past

The prowess, glory, splendor, greatness, charm, might and valiance of the ‘Queens of the Mother Continent.’

 

Racism in the African Workplace

Chimwemwe Luwani, known as Bro. Chim, presented a lecture on "Racism in Work Place In Malawi" to final year sociology students at Chancellor College, one of the constituent colleges of the University Of Malawi.

 

The Harsh Reality of Rape

Whether here in Jamaica or other parts of the world, it's a fact that society can be very unkind to rape victims.

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Travel Stories

 

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Beautiful in the Gambia (2005)

By Adjua Dubb

What can I say? I love this little country. From the moment you step off the airplane and enter into its flat abyss, you delve into a riddim that is constantly pulsing on its own...

 

Sandals MoBay--More Than Just a Hotel

By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston

Public Relations Manager of Sandals MoBay, Marlon Tingling, took the media on a tour of the Montego Bay property. Read all about the first Sandals Resort.

 

Pictorial of the Jamaican countryside

Photos by Lee Abel

Lee Abel has been photographing Jamaica since 1979 when she did a black and white documentary on rural Jamaica. This slideshow depicts various aspects of the island and its people with respect and admiration.

 

nine mileA Trek to Nine Mile: Bob Marley's Resting Place

By Shirley Camia

Bob Marley lives in the middle of nowhere, upward along narrow winding streets curled around lush, tropical trees and steep, uncultivated mountains...

 

 

gambia momWelcome to Gambia, West Africa

By Adjua Dubb

Despite its little size on the map, Gambia is a country full of big things. With English as their colonial language, Gambia's official language is Wolof and if you ever venture to the country, you better learn it! Culture is the foremost thing that binds everyone together. (read on...)

 

st. luciaDestination: St. Lucia

By Corinne Mah

In March 2001 I stopped briefly in St. Lucia to spend a few days relaxing after Carnival in Trinidad. My short visit did not provide enough time to even scratch its surface, yet I found myself captivated by the qualities of this 238-square-mile Windward Island. The sun, the sea, the island's natural beauty, as well as the warmth of its people, all left me wanting to return to St. Lucia.

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grafittiGraffiti: Alive and Well in the Heart of San Francisco?

By Ilan Kayatsky

Last month, while visiting a South-of-Market warehouse which my work (a non-profit affordable-housing developer) is demolishing, I noticed a new addition to the building. Only a few days into the dismantling of the building’s roof, several large pieces of skillful graffiti appeared on the interior walls...

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ting country imageVolunteer expedition into the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Two Weeks in Country: My Xperience

By Mike Cook

As I descend from the plane to the tarmac below, the sweltering heat stifles my every move. I pass through customs, exchange my money and wait for a while for the bags to arrive. Venturing out into the sunlight, I wind my way through a gauntlet of eager taxi drivers. I ignore the curious stares focused on me and continue down the sidewalk where I meet our two group leaders. Once everyone has arrived I hop into the back seat of the rented soft-top Suzuki jeep and we begin our journey to Hagley Gap...

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Patois

Talk Jamaican! 9/12/05

Talk Jamaican! 8/22/05

Talk Jamaican! 7/15/05

Talk Jamaican! 6/17/05

Talk Jamaican! 5/23/05

Talk Jamaican! 5/11/05

Talk Jamaican! 4/29/05

By XNews columnist Cecelia Campbell-Livingston


Talk Yuh Talk!

The Ultimate Caribbean Quiz Book, compiled by John Gilmore, offers great Caribbean trivia about Caribbean languages and more.


Jamaican Language, Past and Present

By Hannah Appel


What a Gwaan?

Check out our informative column, "Patois Come"



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