On the Power of

Dear Jungle Blog Readers,

Please accept my sincerest apologies for not posting any new entries lately, but my life hasn't been the same since Jungle Bay was featured in an article in the Travel Section of the New York Times on October 29th, 2006. Okay, that may sound a tad on the dramatic side, but I can't even begin to describe how busy we became in sales and marketing as a result of the article.

Click here to check out the article in the NY Times

I may have underestimated the power of the New York Times since I've always been partial to it (growing up in its burbs). But if the amount of enquires we received as a result of the article is any indication of anything, it's definitely a paper with a large reach far beyond its burbs. We had over a hundred web enquires in the week after it was published, and 10 days later the enquires continue to trickle in. While the majority of the enquires were from the tri-state area, it blew my mind to learn where some of the other enquires originated from. There are too many to list but some of the more notable ones include; Barbados, Ohio, Canada, California, England, Missouri, St. Lucia, and Idaho.

But since the enquires are settling a bit and my life is returning to pre New York Times state, I will be posting more soon....I suspect the boiling lake is coming real soon, as Sam (the General Manager at Jungle Bay Resort and Spa) is seeing through my procrastination strategy. For those that don't know, the Boiling Lake in the Valley of Desolation (so morbid) in Dominica is the world's second largest boiling lake, but the hike to it (and back) is the LONGEST Hike in Dominica (6 hours).

Thanks for reading and take care until the next adventure.

Best,
Voula