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Re: Rose Hall Great House, Jamaica

GarryRF ·
Thanks Paul. A good story and some interesting photos to accompany it. In my visits to the various Caribbean Islands I have seen voodoo is still in practice. "my son had a stomach ache and the Doctor came to visit. He rubbed his legs with grass and the pain went away. He said the words too. He told me it was caused by not chewing his food enough before swollowing it" Going horse riding at first light I've seen burials on the beach. All ceremony gone home before the tourists arrive to sun...
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 19, 2015: Giant ship, little town

Travel Luver ·
It looks like the giant ship is there to feed on the small town, although I suppose in reality it's the other way around.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sept. 20, 2015: William Knibb Church, Falmouth, Jamaica

Paul Heymont ·
  One of the most moving moments of our week in Jamaica came on a trip to Falmouth, formerly a busy port for sugar and slaves, a dark period in Jamaica's history. In Falmouth, though, we found a celebration of the end of slavery at this Baptist...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 19, 2015: Giant ship, little town

Paul Heymont ·
Falmouth, Jamaica was once one of the island's prime ports, key to the trade in sugar and slaves, but has long since become a much smaller player—until recently, when Royal Caribbean built a berth there for the Oasis of the Seas and similar...
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Rum Fire

Paul Heymont ·
Rum Fire
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Poultry on Parade

Paul Heymont ·
Poultry on Parade
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Any shade there is...

Paul Heymont ·
Any shade there is...
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The Disney Version

Paul Heymont ·
The Disney Version
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On the bay near sunset, Montego Bay

Paul Heymont ·
On the bay near sunset, Montego Bay
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Thunderstorm across the bay

Paul Heymont ·
Thunderstorm across the bay
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Montego Bay sunset

Paul Heymont ·
Montego Bay sunset
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Sunset, Montego Bay

Paul Heymont ·
Sunset, Montego Bay
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Rose Hall Great House, Jamaica

Paul Heymont ·
PHeymont shares the tangled tales of one of Jamaica's great plantation houses, with tragedies, mysteries and even a song by Johnny Cash.
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