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swept away is nice all-inclusive and you will be pampered as with all the other all-inclusives. even the other hotels along the beach are nice as well. and everyone has their favorites.
but, negril and all the other tourst cities in JA, for that matter, are not the 'dodge city' that folks make it out to be. first, tourists on the WHOLE, are not knocked on the head and dragged away somewheres. JA officials as well as the local business people and people living and working in these tourist areas are well aware that tourtism dollars move their local economy and tourists are not robbed and raped on the regular, nor are the hotel room doors at decent hotels, kicked in and the occupants lined up,robbed and shot, just the fun of it. i have seen a 'drunk as a skunk' tourist, at a nite venue, with live music and big crowds, fall flat on his face, have no idea where he was at and people helping him and making sure that he was returned to his hotel in one piece. as far as the gangs go. gangs are in JA and everywhere else in the world, for that matter, they are like roaches, all over and come out when the lights are off and scatter when they are turned on.
i often, hang out at nite, partying or having dinner, drive a rented car, know people as far away as st elizabeth, manderville, savlamar and have no problem visiting any of these areas. but in saying that, i don't stop and pick up strangers, don't drive to far places without my JA friends with me, don't act like a rock-star or santa claus, and keep my respect for people just as i want to be respected myself. and i keep my eyes open for trouble, just as i keep them open when i step out of my front door where i live.
as far as getting 'got' as they say, getting robbed or worse, if your going to get 'got' your going to get 'got'!!! no matter where in the world you may be, england, france, NYC, mexico, italy, you name it. if your walking around a city, with your head up your ***, looking like you don't know up from down and you have no reason being where you are at the time, then my friend, you will be 'got' for sure. i mean, would you walk thru central park at 1 in morning by yourself?
my advice would be to get a travel document of the area for some atracttions or check the tour guide desk at the hotel for some activities you would enjoy, day or nite, go with a group or with a rep from the all-inclusive or tour guide desk and enjoy yourself. then using that same person maybe hire a car with a driver, take your new found tour guide friend (they usually have no problem working off the books, per say and at least you know where they work at), if you hit it off with him/her and see some of the real JA, they would know where to take you and enjoy yourself. natrue sites, springs, rivers, etc. remember, it is just a vacation, where you are supposed to be enjoying yourself and relaxing, not stressing over what could happen. if that was the case then most of us would not even step foot out of our own front door!
congrats on your wedding, the most important thing, and enjoy life together, that is really what counts!!! |
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