You can’t ask for anything more relaxing than a long weekend in Jamaica (okay, maybe coming home to weather that doesn’t involve tornadoes and ice storms would be nice, but hey, can’t win ‘em all). And like all good food bloggers, I managed to take absolutely no pictures of anything I ate. (But trust me–Jamaican spices? Fabulous.) Beach pictures though? I have enough of those to hold me over for the next gray, rainy, icy month.
Sun, sand, sun, turquoise water, sun.
I’d love to say we went on all sorts of adventures and immersed ourselves in the culture, but mostly? We read trashy fantasy novels, reveled in our ability to wear shorts and flip-flops (…or nothing at all, thanks hotel room overlooking the nude beach!), and just forgot about the real world for a few short days.
Oh, and we drank a little bit too… (What?? If I pay for all-inclusive, I’m getting my money’s worth…)
And while I didn’t get a fruity-drink-in-a-coconut as I’d hoped…
I did manage to get coconut-in-a-fruity-drink.
Dear Jamaica: I miss you already, let’s hang out again soon.
Oh Jamaica! Where did you guys stay? Your trip sounds awesome. Sometimes a relaxing vacation of doing nothing is just the trick. Oh, and definitely smart to take advantage of the free drinks! We had drinks but they were super strong and boring. Of course, we had no problem drinking them anyway
Breezes Negril–It wasn’t any top of the line resort, but it had everything we needed (mainly, sun and proximity to the ocean). Oh man, the drinks here were actually really good–as long as you tracked down the good bartenders
Wow I am so happy you enjoyed yourself. Its the best when you can just let go and have some much needed fun and relaxation! Love and shine Courtstar
I’ve been looking forward to drooling over your sunny beach photos! I’m so, so jealous of this amazing, beautiful trip.
I’m glad you guys relaxed and didn’t pressure yourselves into exploring. Often, I return from vacations so exhausted that I need another vacation.
Also, I love the purple hair / purple drink combo. Leisure at its finest!
I think this is the first time I’ve had one of those just plain relaxing vacations! I love doing, seeing, etc., but as a change of pace? This was beyond fantastic. And haha, that purple drink tasted so awful (I only had a sip before tossing it out), but I HAD to order it to match my hair–too ridiculous ;D
Oh my . . . looks beautiful! And sounds delightful–especially as snow is beginning to fall right now where I live. Eek.
Glad you had a wonderful vacation!
Your vacay looks SPLENDID. I am totally craving the beach like a mofo now. Dammit Chicago clouds, go away!
Hahaha we are the same person. I was in Portugal this weekend taking a break from English winter. AND I was also thinking, what kind of food blogger am I? I haven’t taken a picture of an actual proper meal in like … weeks.
So glad it’s not just me! I just haven’t bothered even when I have remembered I should be taking a photo. May have something to do with that gray and rain too…
Haha, I’ve actually been wondering if people will be asking, “Wait, why does she call this a food blog again??”
oh man coming back must be hardddddddddd
Your hotel overlooked a nude beach?! Hahahaha! Love. It.
Right?? So many fabulously tan old backsides. I want that life when I retire…
You and I would be great vacation buddies because relaxing on the beach all day reading sounds perfect to me. Sightseeing sounds good in theory, but really I just want to chill.
ahhhhhhhh that sounds sooooooooooo good!
I’m glad you had a great time!!
You should always take full advantage of all-inclusive even if the drinks are sugary sweet and full of mediocre alcohol. What city did you stay in? My ex-bosses hubby is from there so they go ALL.THE.TIME.
I stayed in Negril. And holy cow, who lives the fabulous sort of life where they can go multiple times?? Maybe I should have married a Jamaican man, I got an offer or two…
You should do it! You can live a Cool Runnings life forever!
Ah, Jamaica sounds wonderful right now….
aahhh… looks completely lovely! I want to be there right now.
hope you aren’t getting TOO much crazy weather, *sigh* welcome home…
Sounds like you had a lot of fun! Nothing’s better than having some time to lie on the beach and just relax. Sometimes you just need it
Looks awesome! Glad you had a great time
&&& wheres the cribbage board?? You mean to tell me you didn’t act as if I were right there w/ you and pretend we were playing an intense game??
That looks like SUCH a fun trip!!!! And hey, coconut in a drink is still pretty fabulous
Sounds like you had a great time, Allie! The photos are great! Hey, purple hair looks good wet!!
Glad your vacation was all you wanted it to be!!! I’m really hoping to get in some quality time with my kindle soon- I’m tired of reading textbooks and it’s only been 3 weeks!
Jamacan me crazy!!
Bahaha I crack myself up sometimes.
Anyway, looks like such a great time. I havent been on a nice vacay in what feels like forever!
Booze, books and a beach. It sounds like a perfect long weekend. Good for you.
Oh boy this sounds like an AMAZING trip- what I would do to be on a beach right now
! Hope falling back into routine isn’t too rough ha!
How fun! I bet it was hard coming back!
It looks so pretty there!! And I don’t blame you for not taking food pics…vacation is time to totally de-blog…and spend all day next to the pool, not hiking around an island!
So glad you had fun!
That actually sounds like the opposite of the trip I took with my family to Jamaica six or so years ago. We did not go the all-inclusive route, and instead spent a lot of time exploring local beaches, attempting to drive on the not-very-well-paved roads, and doing slightly adventurous things like snorkeling and climbing up waterfalls. However, were I to go back again, I might like a little more of the trashy novel-reading type of fun.