Saint James, Jamacia

St. James is a suburban parish, located on the north-west end of the island of Jamaica. Its capital is Montego Bay (derived from the Spanish word manteca (lard) because many wild hogs were found there, from which lard was made). Montego Bay was officially named the second city of Jamaica, behind Kingston, in 1981, although Montego Bay became a city in 1980 through an act of the Jamaican Parliament. The parish is the birthplace of the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe (died 1833), one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes.

Luckily we found Wendy!

We haven't been out of the country for many years, mostly due to Covid and we were dealing with a lot of stress. We walked into a local travel agency, happy in knowing we had a chance to spend time together away on vacation. We were treated horribly and in complete shock when told to just book ourselves. I knew our particular trip was going to be confusing one to book, but we didn't expect such rude customer service and...
By Christopher Escorrega