You can see the Dutch influence in the names of locations, food and culture, and it makes for a totally unique getaway option. There are plenty of steel drums to be found in Jamaica.
Jamaica actually gets two shout-outs in the chorus! The tropical location scenes in Cocktail were all filmed on the island so maybe they were biased. Fun Fact: Bermuda is not in the Caribbean as many think. Partly because of its inclusion in this song, it seems Bermuda sometimes gets lumped into the Caribbean Sea. The Bahamas is comprised of islands scattered throughout over , miles of ocean. If there is a secret island called Kokomo hidden away somewhere, this would be the place!
Users post photos of sun-dappled beaches with palm trees and seas in various shades of blue dotted with sailboats. Diaz suggests that this song is still much more strongly associated with the Florida Keys than Kokomo, Indiana, or even a community named Kokomo in Hawaii. The ongoing cultural relevance of the song, and it's fabricated geographic reference are a testament to the power of song to evoke a state of mind and nostalgia for a time and place.
It's my inspiration for great planning! The latest edition of Planetizen's annual list of songs about places, for all the audiophiles with a passion for place. South Florida's annual "king tides" were especially brutal this year.
Residents of one Florida Keys community have experienced what it's like to live on the front lines of sea level rise. A controversy over a massive new dorm proposed for the University of California Santa Barbara, which comes with design strings attached by the donor paying for the new facility, has taken the Internet by storm. November 2, - The Santa Barbara Independent. New stories are unfolding in these suburban places as they change and grow. Is it time for a suburban revival?
Cities with populations between 25, and , continue to see an influx of migrants lured by lower costs of living and high quality-of-life metrics.
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