From the Nyam Jamaican Cookbook here is a recipe for Simple Mango Salad.
3 mangoes - peeled and sliced
4 cups of torn Romaine lettuce leaves or Arugula or mixed greens
Feta cheese

Arrange the washed lettuce or greens in a bowl. Distribute the mango slices over the top. Drizzle with a light vinaigrette. Add crumbled feta cheese and fresh pepper. Serves 6.

How to eat a mango the Caribbean way:

Choose a flat piece of concrete and dust it off. Po'ng (beat) the mango on the concrete turning it slowly to get an even pulpiness. Bite the tip of the mango skin off. Suck all the juice out of the mango. Wipe mouth on shoulder of T-shirt and continue sucking til "it dry".
 

Credit: Sandals Style Magazine Winter 2011

Brrr! The weather outside is dipping into some cold temperatures but here are a few of our best suggestions to keep warm in these winter months. And since we vacation, what better is there to warm up than by giving you our favorite warm weathered cocktails! No one said it needs to be summer to enjoy an icy margarita! So crank up the fire place, and put on your favorite bikini while you warm up with these concoctions!

Tamarind Margarita - Fairmont Mayakoba, Mexico
1 ½ ounce of Patron Silver or Reposado tequila
½    ounce Cointreau or triple sec
½    ounce of simple syrup
½    ounce fresh lime juice
1     ounce tamarind syrup

Rim glass with lime and coat with salt or Tajin fruit seasoning (optional).
Combine all ingredients in a blender with ice and blend until frothy.
Pour this mixture into rimmed glass.
Enjoy!

Dirty Banana - famous in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
1½ oz Appleton Estate V/X rum
1 oz Jamaican coffee liqueur
1 oz crème de banane
½ peeled chopped banana
1 oz single cream
1 oz milk
Blend all ingredients with crushed ice, garnish with banana slice and go bananas!

Demerara Swizzle - created in Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
50 ml El Dorado 5 year
25 ml fresh lime juice
30 ml pineapple juice
10 ml sugar syrup
bitters
Fill up glass with crushed ice, ingredients and swizzle.
Add more ice and pineapple juice if necessary and garnish with a lime wedge.
Mmmm enjoy!

Watermelon Delight - Jalousie Plantation, St. Lucia
2 oz. Chairman's Reserve rum
2 oz. Perrier or club soda
1 tsp. brown sugar
Cubed watermelon
1/2 lime juice
Mint leaves

Muddle the mint leaves and lime juice in a glass, add brown sugar, then ice. Next, add watermelon cubes, then pour rum and soda and serve with a garnish of mint or lime. Light and refreshing!

By now you should be toasty warm and hearing tropical music in your ears! Hope you all stay bundled up in this winter weather and should you feel chilly again, we suggest: remix and repeat!

Here's a new article published on Jan. 18, 2012 from HelloWestTravel.com an online travel industry magazine.

_Sandals Resorts International announced a new incentive program on Jan. 17 for its top-selling agents.  The Chairman’s Royal Club rewards agents who have produced consistent results and have demonstrated loyalty to the brand.  Club members can reap rewards for successfully selling Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts and Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts.
 
Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, said that he recognizes the power of travel agents, and that there is no partnership Sandals considers more important.  Stewart said Sandals is delighted to recognize exemplary travel agents through membership in the Chairman’s Royal Club.
 
New western members are Ryan Bullock from Kamloops Travel World (BC), and Susan Vincent from Jetaways Travel, TPI, Saskatoon, (SK)

Published by HelloTravelWest.com

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It's been a very busy December for us at Kamloops Travel World!
If you haven't heard, we attended the STAR Awards in Ocho Rios, Jamaica where we won 3 National Awards:
2011 Best of the Best
2011 Top Concierge Agency
2011 Top Travel Agency
As well, Ryan Bullock was inducted into the newly created "Chairman's Royal Club". A world wide club for elite agents who have achieved high growth and sales during the year.
At the STAR Awards we learned about the newest and latest developments in the Sandals brand.

Following the Awards we had arranged for our agency to celebrate the holiday season with their families in Jamaica. So we all came down to Jamrock to celebrate Christmas! It was a great way for us to get together and enjoy each others company.
We ate a lot of wonderful food, tried some fun water sports and snorkeling, checked out the local craft fairs and shops and even had our photo taken with Santa! Christmas on the beach is something everyone should try!

We love to arrange group vacation! Some of the ways we made our group vacation unique were:
Private Family BBQ
Poolside Breakfast with our butlers
Private Family Shopping trip
Afternoon Poolside Snacks
Private Chartered snorkeling trip and glass bottom boat ride
Christmas Photo Shoot with Santa

Groups are a fantastic way to catch up with one another and enjoy a vacation at the same time. Arranging private or group day trips and excursions can enhance your vacation to suit the needs and dreams of each vacationer!

Check out our photos!