Nice man...How are the locals? Women?downtown ochio rios its aiight
....And I want some REAL Jamaican food not that shyt at the resort 
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....And I want some REAL Jamaican food not that shyt at the resort 
Nice man...How are the locals? Women?
resort ain't bad for food, it hink i pu ton like 5 pounds that week, they have a jerk spot on the beach that aint bad
but there are places in town where you can get authentic food
go to a place called scotchie's its like 10 min away from ocho rios :noah
http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Restauran...hie_s-Ocho_Rios_Saint_Ann_Parish_Jamaica.html
locals aint bad, its easy to get marijuana from the staff if you want, women were ight, the resort has mad europeans though, not that many black people at the resort. At night time around the bars its a bunch of white ladies who get drunk you could easily snatch one up if your on that
vibe.
@Malta @jjiscooler @dc007, all the travelers
Got back from Brazil this morning brehs. This is going to be long so bare with me, just trying to share as much of experience as possible. Most pics will be in next post if you dont want to read
Piece of advice, if you gonna go to Brazil do yourself the biggest favor and learn some damn Portuguese. I had studied for about 3-4 months prior to my trip and when I first got to the airport it was a challenge but the dope thing is the more I tried to use it (errors and all), the more confident and comfortable I got with it. Chopped it up on the bus from Sao Paulo to Dos Campos with a chick who was telling me they got streets named after MLK and Mandela. Getting around, ordering food, etc. can definitely be a challenge if you dont know the language. By mid-week hearing English was like music to the ears
This one brother who was Jamaican came up to us in a restaurant thinking we were West Indian, but thats just another thing with traveling is meeting folks from all diff places.
Building off my first point, Brazilians are probably some of the nicest people you'll meet. Everywhere I went folks were very helpful. Even riding the buses in Rio this older lady sitting up front went out of her way to make sure I was given my proper change. I should add buses were my preferred means of getting around tho some of the rides were loong, but cant beat $3 Reais
I quickly caught on to some of the more commonly used gestures , like the usage of thumbs up for everything. On one occasion I was trying to get directions, I even told the man Eu falo portuguese um pouqinho (I only speak a little portuguese) and he proceeded to rattle off the directions in rapid fire fashion followed by one of these
The food
My boy's girlfriend lives in Rio so she took us to this nice spot I forget what the dish is called (see below) Steak, fries, rice..not pictured is the black beans, some pico de gallo looking stuff it was enough to feed 2-3 grown men. I also went to a churrascaria one day for lunch, but you really cant go wrong eating anywhere I was all about trying different things. The fruit juices all taste so fresh 
I noticed alot of fried foods
Hit up Copacabana and Ipanema beach..was looking like the nicki minaj anaconda video shoot, and thats all I'm going to say about that.
Most of my time was spent in Rio, beautiful city but so much poverty. I believe I overheard someone saying one favela housed 90,000 people (cant remember the name). All in all was a great experience, my only regret was not plugging in with some Afro-Brazilians before hand that could have given me an even more diverse trip. Dont get me wrong I got to see alot of really great stuff but we were getting recommendations for dinner/night time hang outs in some bourgeois areas with strong vibes, just to be brief. Next time I go to brazil it will definitely have to be Salvador.
Got back from Brazil this morning brehs. This is going to be long so bare with me, just trying to share as much of experience as possible. Most pics will be in next post if you dont want to read
Piece of advice, if you gonna go to Brazil do yourself the biggest favor and learn some damn Portuguese. I had studied for about 3-4 months prior to my trip and when I first got to the airport it was a challenge but the dope thing is the more I tried to use it (errors and all), the more confident and comfortable I got with it. Chopped it up on the bus from Sao Paulo to Dos Campos with a chick who was telling me they got streets named after MLK and Mandela. Getting around, ordering food, etc. can definitely be a challenge if you dont know the language. By mid-week hearing English was like music to the ears
This one brother who was Jamaican came up to us in a restaurant thinking we were West Indian, but thats just another thing with traveling is meeting folks from all diff places.Building off my first point, Brazilians are probably some of the nicest people you'll meet. Everywhere I went folks were very helpful. Even riding the buses in Rio this older lady sitting up front went out of her way to make sure I was given my proper change. I should add buses were my preferred means of getting around tho some of the rides were loong, but cant beat $3 Reais
I quickly caught on to some of the more commonly used gestures , like the usage of thumbs up for everything. On one occasion I was trying to get directions, I even told the man Eu falo portuguese um pouqinho (I only speak a little portuguese) and he proceeded to rattle off the directions in rapid fire fashion followed by one of these
The food
My boy's girlfriend lives in Rio so she took us to this nice spot I forget what the dish is called (see below) Steak, fries, rice..not pictured is the black beans, some pico de gallo looking stuff it was enough to feed 2-3 grown men. I also went to a churrascaria one day for lunch, but you really cant go wrong eating anywhere I was all about trying different things. The fruit juices all taste so fresh I noticed alot of fried foods
Hit up Copacabana and Ipanema beach..was looking like the nicki minaj anaconda video shoot, and thats all I'm going to say about that.
Most of my time was spent in Rio, beautiful city but so much poverty. I believe I overheard someone saying one favela housed 90,000 people (cant remember the name). All in all was a great experience, my only regret was not plugging in with some Afro-Brazilians before hand that could have given me an even more diverse trip. Dont get me wrong I got to see alot of really great stuff but we were getting recommendations for dinner/night time hang outs in some bourgeois areas with strong
vibes, just to be brief. Next time I go to brazil it will definitely have to be Salvador.
pt. 2
Escadeira Selaron. Painted stairs, these round the corner up by the flag
In the cable cars going up the Sugar loaf mountain. Great view but scary as hell going up
Random street art
Botannical Gardens..beautiful way to spend an hour or two. Some of these trees had monkeys in them. Cacs tried to feed them and ended up getting escorted out after a swarm of monkeys started coming for that ass
Will post up some pics of the hostel area later.
Escadeira Selaron. Painted stairs, these round the corner up by the flag
In the cable cars going up the Sugar loaf mountain. Great view but scary as hell going up
Random street art
Botannical Gardens..beautiful way to spend an hour or two. Some of these trees had monkeys in them. Cacs tried to feed them and ended up getting escorted out after a swarm of monkeys started coming for that ass
Will post up some pics of the hostel area later.
@PrimetimeIt's a wonderful country and the room for growth there is just
I notice you're already talking about your next trip there breh, once Brazil has you it's a wrap.
I was walking to the terminal headed back to the US like
It's a wonderful country and the room for growth there is just
Will probably decide between Salvador, Colombia, or Panama for my next trip. This one got my juices flowing
I was walking to the terminal headed back to the US like
Will probably decide between Salvador, Colombia, or Panama for my next trip. This one got my juices flowing
Yeah man, it's like that, eventually you're gonna want to go back when some bullshyt happens at work.
Where do you live? The flights to Colombia and Panama are cheap from NY ($550)
I'm living in jersey (
) on a work rotation atleast until May. Flight to São Paulo was 3x that amount 
I'm living in jersey (
Yeah breh, the flights to Colombia and Panama right now are dirt cheap by comparison.
Round trip out of Newark to Medellin, Colombia in May -
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I'm Everywhere you ain't never there
I was walking to the terminal headed back to the US like
Will probably decide between Salvador, Colombia, or Panama for my next trip. This one got my juices flowing
I know I felt the same way, when I left....
The common thought is always "Ah fukk, I gotta go back tomorrow"
Yeah breh, the flights to Colombia and Panama right now are dirt cheap by comparison.
Round trip out of Newark to Medellin, Colombia in May -
You've been to Colombia before right? What was your experience like there? I'm trying to find the perfect lowkey city in South America. I grew up a country breh so I dont necessarily care for the bright lights
I absolutely loved it there, I may speak about Brazil more but I loved Colombia just as much, the people are just as friendly as Brazilians. I stayed in the Atlantico region and went back and forth between Santa Marta, Barranquilla and Cartagena. All 3 are beautiful cities with their own flavor Barranquilla is more modern (In the middle of the 3) , Cartagena is like the Spanish colonial city and Santa Marta is like a combo of both. Barranquilla is one of the safest cities in South America right now as well, I didn't get a chance to check out Cali/Medellin since Medellin is landlocked and I need to be close to water
but I hear it's dope as fukk and basically the party central of Colombia and seems to be cheaper than Barranquilla. I wouldn't say they are necessarily low key, but they aren't overflowing with people like Sao Paulo or Rio, if you want really low key look up and down the Pacific side of Colombia.Never been to Panama but I've heard it's nice @chefmate7days lives or lived there I think.
I absolutely loved it there, I may speak about Brazil more but I loved Colombia just as much, the people are just as friendly as Brazilians. I stayed in the Atlantico region and went back and forth between Santa Marta, Barranquilla and Cartagena. All 3 are beautiful cities with their own flavor Barranquilla is more modern (In the middle of the 3) , Cartagena is like the Spanish colonial city and Santa Marta is like a combo of both. Barranquilla is one of the safest cities in South America right now as well, I didn't get a chance to check out Cali/Medellin since Medellin is landlocked and I need to be close to water
Never been to Panama but I've heard it's nice @chefmate7days lives or lived there I think.
Thanks for the info, gonna definitely do my homework on Colombia. I've heard some good things about Medellin