Jamaica : the most beautiful Island in the Caribbean.

Geejam Hotel is unique luxury resorts located in San San, close to Port Antonio, in the parish of Portland, North-East Jamaica.

Goldeneye was the name given by Ian Fleming to his estate in Oracabessa, Jamaica. He purchased the land next door to Golden Clouds estate and built his house on the edge of a cliff, overlooking a private beach. The original house was a modest structure consisting of three bedrooms and a swimming pool. Fleming's coterie of friends who visited him at Goldeneye included actors, musicians and filmmakers. Today it is a very special luxury hotel that still entertains celebrities with its pristine beaches and eclectic lifestyle.

The relaxed beauty of the natural island landscape accented by vividly designed cottages is the defining visual aesthetic of Jakes. The resort’s winding beachfront property features a mosaic tiled sea-water swimming pool, paved pathways between rooms and to and from the beach, and shady, low-slung palm, ackee, almond, coconut and guinep trees that are complimented by aloe vera plants, pine cactus, desert rose and bougainvillea.

In Jamaica everyone one is a star. Here are just a few.

Located east of Treasure Beach, Lovers Leap is a sheer 1700-foot cliff overhanging the sea. The legend associated with the site is that during the days of enslavement two young lovers used to meet secretly on the adjoining Yardley Chase Plantation. The owner wanted the female for himself and arranged to have her lover sold. Not wanting to be separated, the two hand in hand plunged to their death.

Poised on the limestone cliffs of Negril's scenic West End in Jamaica, The Caves capture all the essence of a seductive oceanfront sanctuary.

Noël Coward's mountaintop Jamaican home and burial site was originally owned by the infamous pirate and one-time governor of Jamaica, Sir Henry Morgan (1635-1688). Named for the luminous insects seen in the warm evenings, Firefly estate has entertained a wide range of luminaries from the political and entertainment worlds, including both the Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Laurence Olivier, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Alec Guinness, Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton, and neighbours Errol Flynn, Ruth Bryan Owen and Ian Fleming.

Jamaica is much more than Reggae, Parties, Sex, Dancehall, Clubs, Rum and Urban Kingston. It is also by far one of the most beautiful countries on the planet. Outside the confines of the all inclusive hotels, Jamaica is a vacation paradise like no other. This gallery is for anyone thinking about a holiday in Jamaica . It is also for anyone who can't go to Jamaica but wishes they could.

Manley and Seaga - Jamaican Politicians

Port Antonio is a city on Jamaica’s northeast coast and the capital of Portland Parish. It’s known as a gateway to nearby tropical jungles, mountains and waterfalls. Many of these photographs were taken in the early 1970's. Street life in Port Antonio.

Though the original Georgian house on Strawberry Hill was destroyed in the hurricane of 1988, the new building maintains a traditional feel. Strawberry Hill, the resort, was created by Chris Blackwell as a salon for friends like Bob Marley and the Rolling Stones.

Jamaica boasts an array of indigenous plants and wildlife which are considered to be among its most prized natural treasures. This biodiversity is supported by the island’s tropical climate which averages a year round temperature of 85 degrees. The diverse landscape of forests, rivers and marshlands also contribute to the island’s rich ecosystem.

Jamaica (1971-1986) Trying to capture on film the unique character of this badland paradise. As the months turned into years I expanded my range to the surrounding villages and towns, and then at last into Kingston. It only became a project after I met the author journalist Micheal Thomas. Michael had just published an article on Jamaica in Rolling Stone. It was called The Wild Side of Paradise and uncovered a Jamaica beyond the beach resorts and American tourists. It also introduced Bob Marley, Reggae music and the Rastafarians to the rest of the world.%0A%0AIn 1976 Michael Thomas and I published the book with Thames and Hudson in London. The reviews were mixed. The New Musical Express loved it, The Jamaica Tourist Board hated it. The book is now in its third edition. Published in June 2012 in Paris, it is an updated french and english bilingual edition. Each time we republish it we update it with new images and additional copy. This time it has been published as a small French only text edition by Allia and a full hardback illustrated edition by Patate Records.%0A%0AThe story hasn’t changed much. Jamaica is still the same old Jamaica.%0A%0AImages from Babylon on a Thin Wire. The classic book by Michael Thomas and Adrian Boot now available for the Kindle via Amazon.