There are lots of reasons to go to Jamaica: White sandy beaches, turquoise blue waters, Reggae, Blue Mountain coffee, jerk chicken and the world's fastest people.

It's also 24 C on average this time of year, and you can fly there in less time than it takes to drive from Toronto to Montreal.

What's more, since Canada has become home to so many Jamaicans, including boxing phenom Lennox Lewis, and famous and infamous sprinters Donovan Bailey and Ben Johnson, the balmy Caribbean island nation offers a welcoming holiday for Canucks.