Jamaica "aint'" that Bad...........

[Nurse Marcia]

"I think it'll be quite subjective to each individuals experience and again what part of Kingston you go."

Same with Mexico. Puerto Vallarta has become quite Americanized with all the expatriates living there - Sam's club, Walmart, etc. Downtown has lost it's charm for me. I was there last year after being away for almost 10 years. I never once felt unsafe...too many tourists, LOL. I have time share at a hotel in the Marina and rode the public bus downtown, walked around downtown by myself. I felt sad to see the change in the city center, but that is life. I'll continue to go back, but this year I'm trying a newer sister property near Playa del Carmen on the Atlantic side. And I won't listen to people that tell me I'm crazy for going to Mexico.