Moleskine Tales of #Suspense
A short excerpt from the pages of…
#TalkNerdyToMeLover’s @geekovertravel
…everything was Bob Marley this or Bob Marley that. Bob Marley wore this necklace, you should buy one. Bob Marley smoked this ganja, you should smoke one. Bob Marley sat on that chair, you should buy that chair and smoke this ganja. I got high just by listening to the locals talk about how much they like their ganja. I haven’t seen so much ganja since my trip to Amsterdam.
But the real reason why I went to Jamaica was to see the perfect sunset. I had read in the book, 1,001 Place To See Before You Die, that the Rockhouse Hotel in Negril was ranked the second best place to see a sunset. I bet number one is somewhere in Africa. They had these funny looking cottages that sit on top of cliffs. If you’re not careful, you might actually fall into the ocean!
…can’t believe it was raining. I thought Jamaica was always sunny! But the beach still looked awesome even though I couldn’t tan or check out girls in bikinis. I did however discover the best drink in the galaxy! It’s called a Dirty Banana. It sounds and tastes like porn and like porn, you’ll get addicted to it. Here is the recipe according to Sandals…
1 oz Tia Maria or Kahlua
1 oz rum cream or Baileys Irish Cream
2 oz milk
½ oz clear simple syrup
1 small banana
1 cup ice
But I believe when I had it, the bartender added extra dark rum. Trust me, you could drink 42 of these and validate it as a meal.
Life here is very laid back. No problem, mon. I wish I could live like this. Braid hair, listen to reggae, and eat jerk chicken all day. But I can’t. I’m a city boy and I need my smog, multiplex cinema, and In-N-Out Burger. The locals here look intimidating, especially when you bargain with them, but they are also some of the nicest people I ever met. They really know how to enjoy the simple things. One night I saw an outdoor movie on the beach as thunder and lightning flashed across the sky. Tell me where in Malibu or Redondo Beach can I experience that?
And yes, after all the rain, I did finally see the perfect sunset on my last day in Bob Marley land. One Love!
