I did a road trip in Mexico a couple of years back which resulted in me doing my dissertation at university on the drug cartel's and how they are challenging the legitimacy of the state. I loved Mexico had lots of fun, but also witnessed some pretty serious and horrific scenes, spoke to many people on my trip and that together with the research that I did for my final year uni project, my conclusion was that the situation is very different than that in JA at the moment and although it was a very memorable trip I would not go back just yet and I would not advise any of my loved ones to do so either. Please note that it was a couple of years ago and things might have changed now, not sure what their situation is at the moment and I did my road trip in Northern Mexico, not knowing what the hell was going on until I got there. So Im not speaking for the rest of Mexico. Only the North. Funny you should mention Kingston, Ive got friends who go to Kingston every time they come to JA and they can't see themselves going anywhere else when they visit.Theyve never had any issues. But then Ive got friends who grew up in some of the worst parts in Kingston, some say it's overly dangerous and some say it's all a bit of a media hype. I think it'll be quite subjective to each individuals experience and again what part of Kingston you go. Just my 2 cents.