Jamaican rum production began in the 1650s when the English fermented sugar cane to create the versatile liquor. Appleton Estate began distilling rum about 100 years after the first rum production.

The Half Moon Resort is a true beauty in Jamaica. It sits on 400 acres that once was a part of a sugar cane plantation. Now, travelers can find a little bit of everything spread out on its grounds.

Read our review of The Women of Llanrumney at Stratford East, London. Azuka Oforka's searing debut about colonial cruelty ...