And so we meet again Charles

If you didn’t know, I am obsessed with Charleston, South Carolina. For some reason the little town stole a chunk of my heart and now I get giddy with excitement when I get the chance to visit. This trip made …

Leaving on that midnight (bus) to Georgia & other stories

In retrospect … It was an insane idea to book a 1 am trip with a layover at 3 in the morning. Who does that -_- Well…. Me and a few others apparently. On the bright side I managed to …

Here’s to my Future….May it be Bright!

… When I started this post it was entitled ‘How Dark is my FUTURE?’ Since then I guess I’ve somewhat changed my outlook on things and instead tried to be more optimistic. Yay me!  One purpose of this blog was …

I fell in love …

It was one of those ‘love at first sight’ moments – which I never thought I believed in until now. I saw ‘him’ from afar and my mind started reeling. As I cautiously approached, unaware of what I was heading …

‘Bess’ believe I enjoyed that trip

My first wake up signal came at 5am. ‘No way’ I thought aloud ‘this trip was certainly going to miss me!’. Half hour later I still was’t ready to get up but I literally gathered every strength in me to …

I’m on a Mission: To get to Grand Gala

There was quite a bit of preparation for this so I thought I’d attempt a diary format to recall the series of events culminating in grand gala 2012: July 27, 2012 After work  found some of my co-workers and I …

Moving on up …

… It’s official … I was served an eviction notice and little by little I had to move all my things from the 3 x nuff rectangle that I made a room/apartment/escape from the world for some time. Not to …

Have you been to Hampden Estate?

Hampden estate is one of the oldest sugar plantations still in operation in Jamaica and claims over 3500 acres. It is renowned throughout Jamaica’s rum history for its full, intensely flavorful pot still rums and most recently the ‘Rum fire …

Unwinding at Winefield

Nothing could hide my excitement as we drove up to the house I’d been admiring for YEARS! When we drove into the Winefield property, mom looked at me and said ‘Toya, stop gawking … all that’s left for you to …

All Hail Annandale; great Great House

Hope you enjoyed visiting Liberty Hill Great House and Geddes Great House with me! Next up is Annandale Great House, located outside the village of Epworth, near Ocho Rios. I was quite excited about this one since I was told that my grandfather once worked …

Hidden Awesomeness in St. Ann (Part 1)

I have returned and I’m very sorry for the neglect but I can explain. You see, I’ve been angry/moody/plagued by randomness that can’t even be described and I thought I’d spare you from posts filled with self-loathing.  I took a …