Jamaica

When it comes to pools, our preference is always for the natural variety. I'd happily make an exception, though, for the pool at Rockhouse Negril.

Hotel accommodations all across the Caribbean are designed to capture your heart. Few, however, pull off the trick for me quite as nicely as Cove Cottage.

Coffee time is always special in Jamaica. After all, this is the land of Blue Mountain Coffee, as bold and robust a cup-o-joe as you'll find anywhere.

This guy floating beneath the cliffs of Negril might be well at sea, but he doesn't look the least bit lost, confused, or otherwise bothered about anything.

There's a different level of relaxation here; one that relieves all stresses, all cares. This is hammock time at Sunset At The Palms in Negril.

A product of Jamaica, Power Wine is infused with an assortment of herbs formally used for man-boosting medicinal purposes.

Giddy House at Fort Charles, Jamaica is, the Caribbean's answer to Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa. It's also, sadly, somewhat easily missed.

Small reminders of Negril's glorious past persist; oases of Jamaican authenticity hiding in plain sight. Sunset At The Palms is one of them.

If your next Saturday in Jamaica happens to find you in Kingston, I highly recommend imbibing in the cafe culture at Devon House Bakery.