The Neita's Nest family, Duncan, Graeme and Michelle, with Taylor.
Some B&B owners close their property for a couple months each year during which time they fly the coop, travelling far and wide. As a relatively young B&B, we at Neita's Nest do not yet have that luxury. Instead we travel vicariously through the travels of our guests, making conversations over dinner about places far away, adding them to our bucket list for when our ship comes in.
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting Taylor Demonbreun from Tuscaloosa, Alabama who chose Neita's Nest for her stay in Jamaica; one of the 197 countries she plans to visit over the next 14 months. By so doing, she will hold two world records; that of visiting every country in the word in under 450 days, and the youngest person to do so. We had family and friends her own age join her for dinner here at Neita's Nest. The keen interest expressed in her mission assured that her hope to inspire young people around the world to take their first steps to going beyond their seeming limitations, was being achieved right at our table.
Did I hear someone ask, "what was on our table?" Well, we kept it simple. For Starters we had a robust Conch Soup. This was followed by Jerk Chicken and Jerk Pork with sides of Fried Green Plantain and Roasted Breadfruit. All this we brought in from the nearby Chateau 7 Jerk Centre at Red Gal Ring. Thanks to Patra and Donahue, it was hot and ready when Taylor got in from the airport. We could not let her brief stay in Jamaica pass without tasting the now world-famous jerked meats and giving her the history of this spicy cuisine.
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting Taylor Demonbreun from Tuscaloosa, Alabama who chose Neita's Nest for her stay in Jamaica; one of the 197 countries she plans to visit over the next 14 months. By so doing, she will hold two world records; that of visiting every country in the word in under 450 days, and the youngest person to do so. We had family and friends her own age join her for dinner here at Neita's Nest. The keen interest expressed in her mission assured that her hope to inspire young people around the world to take their first steps to going beyond their seeming limitations, was being achieved right at our table.
Did I hear someone ask, "what was on our table?" Well, we kept it simple. For Starters we had a robust Conch Soup. This was followed by Jerk Chicken and Jerk Pork with sides of Fried Green Plantain and Roasted Breadfruit. All this we brought in from the nearby Chateau 7 Jerk Centre at Red Gal Ring. Thanks to Patra and Donahue, it was hot and ready when Taylor got in from the airport. We could not let her brief stay in Jamaica pass without tasting the now world-famous jerked meats and giving her the history of this spicy cuisine.
Before arriving at Neita's Nest, Taylor was taken on a drive-through tour of the city at dusk, stopping to view the wall art on Fleet Street in Downtown Kingston,
 O |   pass Edna Manley's Negro Aroused at the foot of King Street, pass the National Gallery of Jamaica, noting the juxtaposition of the old and the new, the colonial past and the modern waterfront, the neglect and ruin with the slow but sure gentrification, all coexisting along Port Royal Street, Ocean Boulevard and Harbour Street. |
 She remembers passing Sabina Park, the home of cricket. |  |
 The next landmark was the Little Theatre - home of the LTM Pantomime and The National Dance Theatre Company. |  Then on to our beautiful Emancipation Park in New Kingston. |
From there, her drive meandered through the suburbs of our city and on to the foothills of Stony Hill where she found new friends that she met for the first time that night.
Taylor's travels can be followed by going to her website at TrekWithTaylor. She ends her "About" Taylor page with,
"As I trek, I also hope to spread a love of travel with the goal that more people are able to have life changing experiences that allow them to realize what is really important to them in life. I hope you'll join me!"
In Jamaican parlance, we say it differently; more like, "Follow back a mi!" For our part, we will certainly be right behind her, encouraging her along, reading her blogs and doing that vicarious travel I mentioned earlier.
A Dieu, Taylor. Continue to be a beacon in this world!
"As I trek, I also hope to spread a love of travel with the goal that more people are able to have life changing experiences that allow them to realize what is really important to them in life. I hope you'll join me!"
In Jamaican parlance, we say it differently; more like, "Follow back a mi!" For our part, we will certainly be right behind her, encouraging her along, reading her blogs and doing that vicarious travel I mentioned earlier.
A Dieu, Taylor. Continue to be a beacon in this world!
