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Jamaica
"Jamaica, desert island: beautiful coral trimmed beaches, roadsides flooding with people and beats, coffee plantations nestling in the Blue Mountains: hidden waterfalls and boiled green bananas.
Beyond the Jamaica familiar to everyone is an undiscovered country with a long history. It’s the birthplace of the most famous Englishman of all, James Bond, and home to not just a few lesser known personalities of its very own.
Jamaica opened my eyes. Over the next few pages you may find that it is more than you imagine it to be. Another planet where by some miracle they happen to speak English."
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Alex James
Travel Laureate
Virgin Holidays + Hip Hotels
New York
"Whenever I go to New York I always want to stuff myself with every facet of everything the city has to offer, from the Boho SoHo and NoHo bars full of artists, hobos, models and actresses, to the princesses, gangsters and governors uptown.
You have to be prepared to try it all, to take the subway, a cab, a chopper, whatever it takes to stay with the caper.
New York is where I met the man who would be best man at my wedding while I was trying to buy a very large magnet. Once you arrive you never really know what you’re going to come home with...
So take a read, see what you think, and then go there – and find some sights and sounds you can call your own in the greatest city in the history of planet earth."
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Alex James
Travel Laureate
Virgin Holidays + Hip Hotels
Gurus
"Travel is about discovery; it is about trying something new, feeling something different, laughing about something unusual, surprising yourself, escaping.
Exploring the world can mean so many things to so many people, it can be the start of something new or the closure of something best forgotten – essentially no two travel experiences are ever the same, but each leaves an indelible imprint in our lives.
Between the covers of this little book is quite simply a small collection of short journeys written by our Travel Gurus. I asked them to let their minds travel, and take us with them.
This is the result.
We hope you enjoy your trip."
Joanna Waterman
Virgin Holidays + Hip Hotels