Life In Pleasantville
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Regular readers here at Life in Pleasantville will know that I’m not a scary movie kind of girl. In fact, I’m a big ‘old fraidy-cat when it comes to the supernatural. When the opportunity to visit a real-life haunted house came up on a trip to Jamaica though, I simply couldn’t say no. Off I …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
