White sand, endless sunshine, rum on tap — what’s not to love? Add to that dramatic, jungle-clad mountains and locals as laid-back and straight-talking as you’d hope, and you’ve got yourself an island worth spending some quality time in.
The island’s appeal hasn’t faded over the years, although it still has a few tricks up its sleeve. From the contemporary music scene of Kingston to coffee tours of the Blue Mountains or the grand old plantation houses reinvented as grown-up adventure playgrounds, Jamaica is a place to turn up and tune in.