I would add just about ANY venue in Jamaica to this list. We have experienced many wonderful vacations in Jamaica in the past, especially at resorts around the Negril area on the northwest coast.

We will not be returning again, after what we've observed over the past two or three years. Why bother? There are many other Caribbean islands where tourists and other vistors are welcomed, and sometimes even appreciated.

Virtually any site on Jamaica has swarms of "folks" who demand your money, not for services or products, just for the Hell of it. Its a cultural t'ing you see, Mon.

Kingston has been wretched for many decades, and now most of the ports on the north side of that beautiful/tragic isle are way out of control. Crime of all kinds are common pretty much everywhere. Battalions of super-agressive "vendors" of shoddy junk and ganja appear everywhere; except behind the gates of the well guarded "all-inclusive" resorts.

Even then, the ever-charming "vendors" manage to sneak in along the beach, in order to pimp their wares . . .

No problem, Mon. NOT!

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