Dunn's River Falls in Jamaica

Written by Clint Leung


One ofrepparttar ports of call for our Royal Caribbean cruiseship was Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Probablyrepparttar 133887 most famous site inrepparttar 133888 region is Dunn's River Falls and we chose to tour it on our own rather than through one ofrepparttar 133889 cruiseship tours. Once we disembarked fromrepparttar 133890 cruiseship, there were cabs and shuttlebuses available atrepparttar 133891 pier. Cabs to Dunn's River Falls were $22 US for a return trip. Cabs allowed 1-3 people per vehicle. We were also told atrepparttar 133892 pier that small shuttlebuses also go torepparttar 133893 Falls at $5.50 US per person. These were also based on return trips. The only problem with shuttlebuses was that we had to wait until they filled uprepparttar 133894 shuttle before leaving forrepparttar 133895 Falls so since we wererepparttar 133896 first onrepparttar 133897 bus, we had to wait about 15 minutes for it to fill up. The driver then asks you when you want to be picked up atrepparttar 133898 Falls forrepparttar 133899 return trip. Our driver suggested 2 hours to seerepparttar 133900 Falls so we agreed on this time duration.

Once atrepparttar 133901 Falls, a woman then came onboardrepparttar 133902 shuttle to sell tickets for admission torepparttar 133903 site at $10 US per adult person which wasrepparttar 133904 same rate atrepparttar 133905 park's ticket booth. Once insiderepparttar 133906 Dunn's facility, there were rentals for special rubber shoes as well as lockers. We carried a small backpack so we didn't require paying for a locker. We also brought along our scuba diving booties so we didn't have to rent those rubber shoes on site either. The cruiseship shop was also selling these rubber shoes in advance. Shoes of some type are highly recommended asrepparttar 133907 rocks onrepparttar 133908 Falls can be slippery and some ofrepparttar 133909 bottoms ofrepparttar 133910 water pools are a bit rocky. If you have old sneakers you don't mind getting wet, they will be suitable forrepparttar 133911 climb uprepparttar 133912 falls as well. Our scuba diving booties turned out to be sufficient. The entrance torepparttar 133913 site is atrepparttar 133914 top ofrepparttar 133915 falls so we took some stairs that were adjacent torepparttar 133916 falls torepparttar 133917 bottom whererepparttar 133918 beach and entrance torepparttar 133919 climb were.

There are official guides dressed in blue polo shirts and shorts who will take groups uprepparttar 133920 falls. Normally, they will ask to carry all cameras for you so they can take photos of you as you climb. Of course, they expect to be well tipped for their services. Also,

Timesharing Without Owning A Timeshare

Written by Dana Sanders


If you’re dreaming of a unique vacation experience, but don’t have a budget to cover outrageous hotel expenses, or to even purchase a timeshare yourself, there are ways to take advantage ofrepparttar great deals offered by timeshare owners without actually becoming one yourself.

With timeshare locations found all overrepparttar 133886 globe fromrepparttar 133887 snow-capped Rocky Mountains torepparttar 133888 tropical beaches ofrepparttar 133889 Bahamas,repparttar 133890 only thing limiting a destination is a person’s own imagination. But, how does one afford these great vacation destinations without taking out a second mortgage? It’s simple, shop around for timeshare opportunities online where you can look at what various resorts that handle timeshare condos have to offer and even get hooked up directly with a timeshare owner. A timeshare owner just might have a slot open in a location you want, but not haverepparttar 133891 time to take advantage of it him or herself.

Timeshare locations aroundrepparttar 133892 world basically work by having multiple owners for a single condo or unit within a resort destination. Each owner is given a set number of days or weeks to use that location for their own personal vacations. These owners can sometimes “trade” their time with an owner in another location, effectively increasing their ability to vacation aroundrepparttar 133893 world, but sometimes owners simply are looking for a return on their investment.

When a timeshare owner is either unable to take advantage of their time slot, or simply prefers to “rent” out or “auction” off their time at their resort, non-timeshare owners can get involved inrepparttar 133894 action for a fraction of ownership costs. This provides an advantage torepparttar 133895 timeshare owner in that his or her slot can now earn them money on their timeshare investment as a rental or auction can cover their money invested, or even exceed it in some cases. For those looking to enjoyrepparttar 133896 amenities of a timeshare without actually becoming an owner, these situations are boons. Owners will often set a flat-rate fee for a rental or put up their time slot and destination as an auction on an Internet site or other location.

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