Visiting Jamaica, the land of wood and water
I've always been obsessed with the phrase land of wood and water because it perfectly captures what Jamaica feels like the second you step off the plane. You know how some nicknames for countries feel like they were dreamed up in a marketing meeting by people who've never actually been there? This isn't one of those. It's the literal translation of Xaymaca, the name given to the island by its original inhabitants, the Taino people. And honestly, thousands of years later, they're still spot on. ...