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- partdeux
Im leaving Saturday and was thinking of exploring the island but everyone I talk to is saying not to leave the resort because "its way too dangerous".
I just came back form Tunisia and I was fine there on my own. I doubt Jamaica will be all that bad if you keep your wits about you.
Just wondering if any of you have gone and have any suggestions on what to see & do. Keep in mind I'm looking to take pictures while Im there.
- rupedixon0
I also have an interest in this... Thinking about going in November.
- jetSkii0
- toms lookin a little outta shape here.partdeux
- thats not tomjetSkii
- how do you know? maybe his name is still Tom?iCanHasQBN
- because people in stock photos have no names. They are merely figments of our imaginationjetSkii
- raf0
It doesn't look so bad...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
- moldero0
i once stayed in Nassau stayed @ Atlantis with the girlfriend for new years 2000, (i know its not Jamaica, but same rules apply) i left the resort to go into town, we got robbed by our fuckin limo driver, (just a taxi driver with an old limo) basically he took us to a really bad part of town and said "give me yo shit, or see that house there, ill tell the rastas and they will have their way with you and your girl". sucks, he was a little dude too, i could have beaten his ass 2 times over, cant do anything in that situation, just dont carry too much cash, lock up your passports. other than that, have fun its fuckin beautiful.
- oh yeah, a dude walked out of the house he was pointing at, head covered in blood, soaking it up with his own shirtmoldero
- that sounds pretty shitty. I would've choked his ass... at least you're alright though.partdeux
- you sure he didnt just pull up to a butcher shop?partdeux
- Fuck! I have a timeshare at Atlantis. We always book our drivers through the concierge though.ItTango
- yeah we seen a dude hanging by the coral towers by the cab area, he said "ill hook you guys up" hooked himself up more like it lolmoldero
- @ – partdeux yeah it was a human head butcher shop. lolmoldero
- besides all that, Atlantis is awesome.moldero
- they have Rasta's in Bahamas?partdeux
- MikeColdFusion0
was looking to verify the fact that kingston has one of the highest murder rates in the world and found this. useful info at the bottom.
- partdeux0
ha! Love this line from that site
"If personal safety is the main concern with regard to your vacation, go somewhere else." .... no shit.
- kona0
we stayed in negril a couple years ago and we were told not to leave the resort. there are group bike rides and trips that you can take, but only the brave venture out alone. as part of our vacation the group of us rented a bus to take us to a local restaurant. the bus pulls up, we all get on, it pulls out onto the street and literally a half mile later it drops us off. we were all thinking "WTF" it was right HERE? so we drink and party at the outdoor restaurant and it's about 1 in the morning, we decide we're going to walk the beach back to our hotel, because we're looking down the beach and it's right fucking there. we start to walk and the waitresses run out and tell us not to, because most people who make that walk get robbed or worse. so we went back inside and called the bus again. fuckin place. beautiful as all hell but you can't venture out on your own. the bus ride from the airport to the resort i saw maybe 10 armed guards keeping tabs alongside the roadway to the resort.
good luck. hope the pics are worth it. lol.
- I hate "resorts".. you really don't see anything and organized trips are always a rip off.partdeux
- ItTango0
Look, walking around in any of these places with a camera and photographing stuff is basically advertising "Hey, I'm a tourist!". But you handled Tunisia, so you're no rookie.
Just get a heads up from the hotel staff and practice your casual "come near me and I'll fuck you up quick, two times!" look and you should be fine.
- onekid0
I went to Negril in '91 and had a great time. We rented scooters and travelled into the countryside. Basically, if you have the wits to walk though a tough area of a downtown, you will be fine.
Believe me, the island lives off of tourists so there is no way that most people are getting robbed and raped. I do recommend staying away from Kingston as it is on the other side of the island and very rough. I would only travel there with locals that you have met before the trip. And guns.
- But.... that's not what UB40 said....
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- partdeux0
shit, I used to design album artwork for a reggae producer here in Canada. Its been years since I've talked to him but I remember him telling me that if I ever wanted to go with him he'd take me to his villa and I'dbe taken care of. Maybe I should ring him up... I designed Chaka Demus and Pliers album for Jah sakes. (which I don't like to advertise)
- OSFA0
Will be in Ocho Rios next week as part of a Caribbean Cruise. Any tips or good beaches would be greatly appreciated!
- monNom0
^ just go wherever the cruise people say is good and safe. You can have a lot of fun and relaxation without seeking out the 'authentic experience'. I never had anything bad happen to me in ocho, but my first day there I definitely got the vibe that it'd be pretty easy to get yourself mugged/beat up.
Case in point, first day at the resort (which had machine-gun armed guards btw), walking down the beach by myself, I stray a bit too close to the edge of the resort (still inside) and get surrounded by 6 guys who are really pushy/shovey about "renting me a jetski" "just follow us behind this building outside the resort".
Maybe they just need to work on their sales technique, but I definitely got the sense that I'd be walking back with a bloody head and no money.Took a bus trip into North Kingston. The smell alone should keep you away. very sketchy there.
- BTW, I think there's only 1 big beach there, a lot of shoreline seemed to be riprap/landfill.monNom
- yeah but everyone in and around resorts know you're there to spend money... hence the pushinesspartdeux
- fair. there was a lot of genuine salemanship going on too, but that one experience set my spider sense off. FWIWmonNom
- RIZ0
Seriously, I've also been through Tunisia, and that felt waaaaaaay safer than most of the places I've been to around Central America.
- apparently Tunisia has a very low crime rate compared to industrialized countries. http://www-rohan.sds…monNom
- ya but when everyone looks shady and speaks arabic you get a bit nervouspartdeux
- thatsracist.gifmonNom
- necromation0
Born and raised in Englang, but both my mum and dad are from Jamaica. My dad is infact from the roughest place in Jamaica...
When he was growing up he told that Police wouldn't even venture in they just left it to the National Guards. I have been back a few times and even i am concidered "Forigennn" (accent put on!).
Kingston is a shit 'ole... I recomend never setting foot there and just exploring the rest of the island. I found that the people was some of the nicest people i ever met and it's not all Yardies...
My girlfriend was as white as snow (German infact) at time and we had a fucking blast... Got leaned off on Overproof White rum, watched her get blazed on ital weed... And ate wicked food till we busted! and hit up some soundsystems... And finished of most nights playing dominos till the sun came up!
Just don't act like a fuck pussy and stand your ground and more times you just get respect.
PS: my girlfriend dad at the time got stabbed on a holiday there like 15 yrs ago and he still LOVES going... Crazy germans!
- brandelec0
stayed at mo bay couple of years ago. beautiful place and the people are friendly. we stuck with the bus tours and was also advised not to venture outside the resort without a group/guide.
the first day we landed i bought half an ounce from the lifeguard - he was cool but every time i ran into him he insisted i come hang out with him and his girlfriend when he's off work.. "listen to music and smoke till thee morning mon"
- I had a dude that was trying to get me to hang with him too. I said fuck that though.Glitterati_Duane
- Then I ran into in the club one night. (akward)Glitterati_Duane
- Glitterati_Duane0
I've been. It's like anywhere else where incomes are low and times are borderline desperate. You have to watch your back. Yeah it's beautiful but dudes will fuck you up for that paper if you're not careful. Some areas are worse than others though of course.