Visit Jamaica Press Trip
Part of the reason this blog is called Life in Pleasantville, is that I truly believe “Pleasantville” exists wherever you may roam. That is part of the allure of travel for me. I am always looking for...
View ArticleFern Tree, A Rock Resorts Spa at Half Moon
Ask any woman where she’d most like to spend a day and you’d probably hear the word “spa” repeated over and over again. And why not? After all, spas are where we go to restore our souls and bring...
View ArticleSandals Foundation
by Candace Derickx What does a business do that inspires brand loyalty in you? Is it good service? Exceptional value? Great product? For me, those things matter greatly but they don’t usually inspire...
View ArticleGet Happy in Jamaica
I am missing Jamaica today. After six visits I feel like it’s a home away from home. Most obviously, I miss the weather. But I also miss the food, the music, and the people. What made me so nostalgic...
View ArticleRick’s Cafe Jamaica – Iconic Tourist Trap
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...
View ArticleMayfield Falls Jamaica
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....
View ArticleFive Can’t Miss Waterfalls in Jamaica
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...
View ArticleThree Things You Need to Know About Couples Swept Away Negril
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...
View ArticleA Haunting Experience in Jamaica – Rose Hall and the Legend of the White Witch
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...
View ArticleIconic Couples Tower Isle Doesn’t Rest on It’s Laurels – Why You Should Go
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...
View ArticleCouples Sans Souci is Jamaica’s Garden of Eden
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...
View ArticleSandals Montego Bay – New Look, Enduring Passion, One Love
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...
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