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Sandals Montego Bay – New Look, Enduring Passion, One Love

by Candace Sampson

Behind every great romance is a great story and the story of Sandals Montego Bay is a classic Pygmalion narrative. Boy meets run down hotel and transforms it into one of the world’s most iconic and recognizable escapes for couples, along the way trials and tribulations threaten to diminish the passion, but the boy is …

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Couples Sans Souci is Jamaica’s Garden of Eden

by Candace Sampson

I’ve been a fan of Jamaica now for over 20 years, booking Sunwing flights out of Ottawa every winter to escape our bitter and unrelenting winters. In that time, I have visited a lot of resorts around the island. When asked for advice, I routinely recommend Couples Resorts to friends looking for adults-only vacations because of their …

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Iconic Couples Tower Isle Doesn’t Rest on It’s Laurels – Why You Should Go

by Candace Sampson

The entrance to Couples Tower Isle is a portal back in time. Lined with Royal Palms on either side, one can almost imagine they’ve landed back in the golden age of Hollywood as they approach the entrance. It’s only when you’ve checked in and learned a little more about the history of this luxury all-inclusive …

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Rose Hall Jamaica: Ghosts, Voodoo, And The White Witch

by Candace Sampson

People don’t usually go to Jamaica hoping to be scared, but if you’re heading to Montego Bay, you might want to make an exception. Rose Hall Great House isn’t just another pretty plantation mansion. It’s the setting of one of the Caribbean’s most chilling ghost stories, complete with tragic love, murder, and a woman who …

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couples swept away negril, beach shot

Three Things You Need to Know About Couples Swept Away Negril

by Candace Sampson

Falling in Love with Couples Swept Away Negril I first fell in love with Jamaica when I was 22. In the years since, I’ve been twelve more times; three trips happening in the last year alone. Needless to say, if you’ve got questions about Jamaica, I’m happy to talk. I can make recommendations for great family …

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Waterfalls in Jamaica The Blue Hole

Five Can’t Miss Waterfalls in Jamaica

by Candace Sampson

There are probably more waterfalls in Jamaica than one could ever visit in a lifetime, but I am on a mission to see as many of them as I can in mine.  Water flows steady from the mountains in Jamaica and if you pause to listen while touring the interior you can hear the water rushing …

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Mayfield Falls Jamaica

Mayfield Falls Jamaica

by Candace Sampson

On our last trip to Jamaica, my husband and I were looking for something different to do. On previous trips we had visited Dunn’s River Falls and rafted on the Martha Brae and loved the experience. Jamaica’s interior is rich with natural wonder so we knew there had to be something new to try. We …

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tourist trap, worth visiting

Rick’s Cafe Jamaica – Iconic Tourist Trap

by Candace Sampson

If you’ve never been to Jamaica, at the very least you are familiar with a few of it’s gifts that are uniquely their own. Simply mention Jerk, Red Stripe, Reggae, Blue Mountain Coffee, or  Bob Marley  and people are whistling Three Little Birds and looking for their swimsuit. And chances are that long before they …

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