Cruising

Ready for some sunshine? Jamaica is a quick trip from the states, and a great place to slow down and enjoy beautiful beaches. Jarmila Jackson is a not only a Jamaican local, but works for the Jamaican tourist board! Below she shares the best places to dine, party, and where to get away from it all.

1.    What makes you an expert on Jamaica?

Byline by Alana Garner, a road-tripper moving from Virginia to Oregon

Byline by Heather Thorkelson, Social Media Ninja for Antarctica Travels.

The theme for this week was Bon Voyage!  Windstar Cruises was the sponsor for #TNI this week.  They awarded one lucky tweep with some Windstar swag!  Join us next week to tweet about next week's theme Summer Vacations!

Q1. Sailing is a timeless & romantic way to travel. Have you ever sailed? Where?

Every Thursday @ 3:30 p.m. ET people from around world get together to chat about travel during a ZipSetGo.com-hosted weekly tweetup called Travelers' Night In or #TNI.  These #TNI addicts mark their calendars, schedule around appointments, tell their bosses their on a conference call, not to miss the best 90 minutes of their week. Beyond the Hashtag is a series of interviews with our #TNI regulars and friends, and follow a similar format as #TNI – 10 questions and answers.

What better way to drink in Sydney than while cruising the Sydney Harbour, and that’s exactly what I did the day after I arrived in Sydney. I was still adjusting to my 24 hours of flying from the states to Australia from the day before, and while my luggage had not arrived yet, but I was excited to board and Yacht and exploer the harbour. Once I got some fresh ocean air, my jet lag started to fad away.

Being a world traveler, I know that you should always place liquids in a zip-lock bag; but knowing something and actually putting it into practice are two different things. A couple weeks ago, I boarded a cruise to the Bahamas, thinking that I did an excellent job of packing and getting prepared. I even read the cruise docs close enough to note that there were not any irons in the staterooms because of the fire hazard.