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Imagined, its so unbelievable. >> anthony: having sold island records for a sum rumored to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars, blackwell spends his time, well, doing whatever he wants. >> anthony: you have a number of hotel properties, uh, rum business. >> chris blackwell: mm-hmm. >> anthony: whats the master plan? >> chris blackwell: master plan? >> anthony: or are you just having fun? >> chris blackwell: well, always is to have fun, its part of the master plan. you only live around here...

Looking for, isnt it? the perfect beach. remote, uncluttered by douchery, cold local beer. the perfect end to a long and, well, bumpy road. winnifreds beach is that beach. mostly locals, a few clued-in visitors, white sand, clear, warm water, and of course, local food. >> cynthia: this is ackee, jamaica favorite dish. typical in jamaica, we use it as

As it turns out, this was a sensible career choice, i guess. so cheers to that. >> panos: yes, yamas. >> anthony: around 25% of the nation are unemployed now. they say that about 40% are living close to the poverty line. thats apparently the mainland? and yet tourism is stable and maybe even growing. >> panos: well, it is, it is getting bigger even though it is completely opposite with a crisis. >> anthony: so people are basically saying, "oh, financial crisis, beautiful islands, beautiful count...

Very different life here. >> stefanos: i believe here, you live every moment of your life. yeah, you feel really the freedom. >> anthony: oh, thank you. this village, what do people here do for a living? farm? tourism? both? >> lambros: yeah, i guess a combination. >> anthony: i noticed a lot of churches, little chapels. >> lambros: there are shit loads, and its basically the continuation of the original temples, be they apollo or zeus or athena or something. >> anthony: they switched over? >> l...

The next big thing as far as -- >> eric: yes. >> anthony: -- restaurants and -- >> eric: and it is. this really proved it. >> pedro: and we have a chili pepper made with bral nuts, and these are ants. >> eric: wow, theyre huge. >> pedro: they are huge ants. >> eric: okay. you think i should try it? >> anthony: yeah, yeah, totally. youre not loving that, are you? >> eric: no. >> anthony: imagine you took a lot of acid and then you ate that whole bowl of ants, and then you go home and you experien...

>> around 25% of the nation are unemployed now. they say that about 40% are living close to the poverty line. thats apparently the mainland? and yet tourism is stable and maybe even growing. >> well, it is, it is getting bigger even though it is completely opposite with a crisis. >> so people are basically saying, "oh, financial crisis, beautiful islands, beautiful country." >> yes. >> "now is the time to go cause we can get it for cheap." >> tourism is the only thing i believe that saved greece...

[ johanna speaking spanish ] >> anthony: mm. mm-hmm. >> anthony: and not surprisingly, some cuy, or guinea pig, of which there seems to be many around for the taking, this preparation served with a cacao sauce. oh, thats good. all of this food is delicious. so, chocolate, particularly our chocolate, its a luxury food item, right? >> eric: yes. >> anthony: this is an area thats abundant with coffee, chocolate, fruit. hows life for the locals? [ don speaking spanish ] >> eric: he says that, 20 yea...

So cheers to that. >> panos: yes, yamas. >> anthony: around 25% of the nation are unemployed now. they say that about 40% are living close to the poverty line. thats apparently the mainland? and yet tourism is stable and maybe even growing. >> panos: well, it is, it is getting bigger even though it is completely opposite with a crisis. >> anthony: so people are basically saying, "oh, financial crisis, beautiful islands, beautiful country." >> panos: yes. >> anthony: "now is the time to go cause ...

As it turns out, this was a sensible career choice, i guess. so cheers to that. >> panos: yes, yamas. >> anthony: around 25% of the nation are unemployed now. they say that about 40% are living close to the poverty line. thats apparently the mainland? and yet tourism is stable and maybe even growing. >> panll, it is, it is getting bigger even though it is completely opposite with a crisis. >> anthony: so people are basically saying, "oh, financial crisis, beautiful islands, beautiful country." >...

Market, first, this. its like a hollowed out potato filled with cheese, breaded and fried. ooh, delicious. >> it makes good with all the cheese. to dip and seal. and then the crumb bread and fry. my mother used to cook for everybody. even if it was midnight. my friends, wed do something that we share sometimes altogether. my mom has spoken for everybody. >> the problem is, even if she knows its only for five people, she cooking for -- >> ten, just in case. >> this is sicily, after all. this is t...