Well, there is some hope. Your friend is actually brave enough to use her passport, it's a start I'm liking the guided tour approach, AI type people are quite often game for that kind of thing. My first two trips out of the country were to all-inclusives in Cancun then the Dominican Republic. It didn't take long to realize that the trips were interchangable. This will be our first trip to Jamaica, and I was really nervous about it until I found this board-THANKS YOU GUYS! We've been to Playa Del Carmen five or six times now staying in town and walking everywhere or taking the collectivos but our bravery has been cumulative. Lots of people that know us think we're f-ing nuts for going to Mexico-they're losing their minds over non-sheltered Jamaica! MORE RUM FOR US Let your friend take baby steps and bust away when you have to.