Montego Bay Jamaica

Montego Bay Jamaica is one of the "hottest" tourist resort city in the caribbean.

If you have not been there, you missing a lot.

Just ask anyone who've been there?

If you go there and don't enjoy yourself, something is wrong with you. I mean there are a ton of things you can do to make yourself happy.

All you have to do is let go and live it up. Forget about the stressful job and the whatever else you left at home.

As they say... "whatever is at home let it stay home"...don't bring that 'baggage' with you. Just enjoy yourself.

So what are some of the things you can do in Montego Bay Jamaica?

You can relax at the beach, enjoy the amenities of one of the many top class hotels, shop at one of the many gift shops on Gloucester avenue, visit the attractions on outskirts the island, play golf at the tryall golf course, go horseback riding, go scuba diving, visit one of the many restaurants in the area,and more...

...and if you still want more, take a trip to to Martha brae river in Falmouth, or to dunns river falls in Ocho Rios.

It is a city that thrives on its beauty and ongoing activities. There is never a dull moment.

Oh, I almost forgot...one of my favorite spots there is the the Pork Pit, which serves some of the most delicious Jerk pork and jerk chicken on the island...and of course the Pelican restaurant around the corner and across the street from famous Margaritaville.

Every summer, Reggae Sumfest lights up the city for an entire week with one of the biggest reggae festivals in the world. This year it will go from July 19-25.

'Mi caant' name all the hotels in the area, but the ones that hop to my mind when I think of Montego Bay Jamaica are sandals beach resort, the holiday inn, Ritz Carlton, Wexford court, Doctor's cave, Rosehall hotel, Half Moon.

But how did Montego Bay get this way?

History tells us that Christopher Columbus first to name the area El Golfo the Buen Tiempo in 1494.

Then when the Spanish took took over, they renamed it Bahia de Mantega.

Development began when British plantation owner, Captain Jonathan Barnett, divided a portion of his sugar plantation into Barnett town and Charles square - now call Sam Sharpe square after the famous maroon slave and national hero.

Since then development took off and never looked back.

Today the city boast about 96,000 residents, numerous hotels, and restaurants.

Sangsters international airport sit on the outskirts of the city at the bottom of long hill and is the port of entrance for everyone to the western end of the island.

To get a better feel of the layout of the city, take a look at this map.

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