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Post by Georgia Lass on Jul 16, 2011 16:33:38 GMT -5
Leaving on the 28th. Never been there before. It's going to be a family trip. Anyone ever been there? Anyone can offer a personal experience or tips?
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Post by hanlopedia on Jul 16, 2011 16:35:32 GMT -5
I would love to go, but I have a tendency to get stir crazy at little resort enclosures and would probably end up getting myself in trouble eg dead
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Post by Vìŋẻsså on Jul 16, 2011 16:37:30 GMT -5
been there 4 times, but i wasn't old enough to appreciate it properly. i still can't hear bob marley without wanting to be on a beach in jamaica doing absolutely nothing.
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Post by Alexander on Jul 16, 2011 16:38:34 GMT -5
where are you going? negril is ftw, much better than the larger spots like kingston.
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Post by Georgia Lass on Jul 16, 2011 16:40:41 GMT -5
im going to ocho rios. hopefully its goood
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Post by Miss Rozelyn on Jul 16, 2011 16:41:17 GMT -5
stay in the tourist areas and it's great
otherwise, you probably wouldnt feel too safe.
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Post by Cheap Trixie on Jul 16, 2011 16:47:15 GMT -5
I liked it a lot. A bit sketchy outside of the resorts but I braved it. I'd stick to either Montego Bay or Negril
Negril is catered more towards tourism.
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Post by systems on Jul 16, 2011 16:49:38 GMT -5
definitely eat some Jerk Chicken from a street vendor. You will see them cooking it in big oil barrels.
It is so freakin good.
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Post by Dependable Dog on Jul 16, 2011 16:53:44 GMT -5
definitely eat some Jerk Chicken from a street vendor. You will see them cooking it in big oil barrels. It is so freakin good. i tend to stay away from 3rd word country street vendors.. |
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Post by Prime on Jul 16, 2011 16:55:50 GMT -5
Jamaica is not what it used to be. Like said above, stick with the tourist areas ONLY.
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Post by Prez Smith on Jul 16, 2011 16:58:47 GMT -5
if you screw around, you're going to get murdered
and no thats not a joke
its one of the smallest nations in the world, yet has one of the highest murder rates in the world
i have family there, half the time its the cabs that get you, you go in looking like an american tourist, they go into an alley and either kill you or beat you and take your stuff
tourist destinations are 100% safe, if you decide to leave and wander on your own, learn the safe streets, learn the dialect and the slang, the basics at least
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Post by Parched on Jul 16, 2011 17:06:47 GMT -5
crazy sh*t happens all the time, like random gunfire going off
people will dance in the club, and you'll casually witness someone walking across the dancefloor and stab someone
No gay stuff either, don't do anything gay even remotely. No gay jokes, no gay gestures, nothing that can be perceived as gay
my cousin was in kingston, and there were these 2 guys that looked like they were dancing together in a gay way, the DJ stopped the music, pointed, and said "battttymon batttymon get em" a couple of people ran them out of the club
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Post by Looking Glass on Jul 16, 2011 17:07:43 GMT -5
i didn't have any issues in montego bay back in like 2000 or so
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Post by Brittany Robinson on Jul 16, 2011 17:09:53 GMT -5
even though its a tourist trap, go to margaritaville...they have a giant waterslide that shoots you into the ocean.
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Post by O2 on Jul 16, 2011 17:11:12 GMT -5
You're so lucky. Hope you have fun.
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