On Saturday, March 13, I will be off to... Montego Bay, Jamaica! We searched long and hard for the perfect place with the best deal. Being poor college students, we wanted a good price. First and foremost, we were on a budget to save money. Next, we wanted beautiful beaches with snorkeling. Lastly, we looked long and hard for an all inclusive package so we would not have to worry about food or drink.
Nothing seemed to be working out for us as deal after deal went flying out the window. Our first option of Cancun, it turned out to be way too expensive. Two of my friends only work in the summer, so although Cancun sounded beautiful in theory, it just would not work for us. Next, we went to see a travel agent because we thought they would be able to steer us in the right direction budget wise; however, boy were we wrong. The travel agent pretty much dismissed us on the spot saying there was nothing, anywhere, within our price range. She told us of one deal in Jamaica that was $900 for only 3 nights. LAME! The next day of searching brought what we thought was the perfect option, a cruise. How perfect to be on a boat where everything was taken care of. However, when we went to pay for our cruise a warning popped up saying, "You must be 21 or staying in a room with someone 25 years of age or older." Ughhhh, why 25? Our perfect dreams were squashes, and we spent the next 3 days looking at website after website until our eyes were so sick of seeing prices that we could practically divide the total by 4 in our heads. We were about to settle for the Dominican Republic when just today we stumbled across the perfect deal in Montego Bay Jamaica. We booked it, and I am beyond happy!
March 13 until March 18 I will be away soaking up the sun with my friends.
{a picture of the trip goers from Christmas} :)
xoxo Ali
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