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movement and its origins in Ethiopia.
There’s an interesting video to watch at the
end, plus a gift shop with plenty of spliff-
related souvenirs to make Customs jumpy.
Also on the Kingston must-see list is
Devon House, a beautifully-restored Great
House filled with Jamaican-Georgian
antiques from the 1860s. A stop-off at the
famous ice-cream parlour next door is
essential, though the queue can be round
the block on Sundays. Other key attractions
include Hope Botanical Gardens and Port
Royal, which is rich in pirate history.
Kingston has a dangerous reputation but
tourists are safer than they might imagine. If
clients aren’t comfortable walking around
the city by themselves, it is easy to hire a
driver for a day.
The tourist board’s Zoe Bennett recom- Devon House, Kingston, Jamaica, and dining in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
mends Cuddyz restaurant for Jamaican
favourites and Redbones for nouvelle and Island Outpost’s Strawberry Hill is a city boasts the oldest street and fortress in
Caribbean cuisine. For nightclubs she short drive away in the Blue Mountains. the Americas, and its first cathedral.
suggests Pure, Quad and Friction. ■
visitjamaica.com Meanwhile, in the Plaza de la Cultura,
Kingston is about a two-hour drive from there are hordes of museums and galleries,
Ocho Rios and Port Antonio, so it’s do-able SANTO DOMINGO, DOM REP. and the Santo Domingo Botanical Gardens
in a day trip. But to make the most of With more than three million inhabitants, are also impressive.
Kingston’s colourful nightlife, clients could the capital of the Dominican Republic is one Most bars and restaurants are based in the
stay at The Courtleigh or Knutsford Court, of the biggest cities in the Caribbean. The Colonial Zone. Tourist board director
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