Caribbean

2007-03-25 16:34:26 · 8 answers · asked by picmar28 1 in Jamaica

How prevalent is this and what can I do to avoid this? Should I call the hotel and have them spray the rooms before we check in? How would I know that they'd done it? We're invited to a wedding there at the end of June and I am starting to get pretty scared about roaches - a friend told me about how there was a roach in their bed (that was like 3 inches long) - at one of those nice 'all-inclusive' resorts... Please advise. Thanks!

2007-03-25 13:54:49 · 8 answers · asked by Mishy 1 in Bahamas

Is there a BOAT from Miami or Ft Lauderdale to Nassau Bahamas? and appx. how much? Andy

2007-03-25 11:50:47 · 4 answers · asked by andy t 3 in Bahamas

2007-03-25 11:42:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cuba

I would like to see pictures of the jamaican money used when they were being ruled by the english

2007-03-25 11:40:10 · 1 answers · asked by FRANO C 1 in Jamaica

2007-03-25 10:44:13 · 5 answers · asked by Andy 2 in Jamaica

Looking for downright cheap accomodations in Puerto Rico. I figure the less I spend on accomodations, the longer I can afford to stay. Traveling with 14 year old son. Would be fine with a tiny cabana on the beach. Nothing fancy needed. Would like to travel around the island and stay in a few different places. Please help!

2007-03-25 09:52:50 · 4 answers · asked by MO 2 in Puerto Rico

2007-03-25 08:47:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anne W 2 in Other - Caribbean

2007-03-25 08:42:39 · 8 answers · asked by sheldon b 1 in Jamaica

2007-03-25 08:07:06 · 7 answers · asked by ....~K.C.~.... 6 in Other - Caribbean

2007-03-25 07:27:03 · 1 answers · asked by dawn n 2 in Cuba

hey guys umm i am going to the bahamas in the first week of april if any of u guys been there around that time can u pleassee tell me how was the weather!!! and like what did u do there?? i need details but most of all the weather like rainy or u get the point!!

2007-03-25 05:25:13 · 6 answers · asked by thrive 3 in Bahamas

2007-03-25 05:18:10 · 5 answers · asked by eyez_2cu 1 in Trinidad & Tobago

2007-03-25 05:01:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Bermuda

this is not a racist statement or anything even like that, but i've heard horror stories of how dangerous it is. Can anyone confirm or deny them? We'd be going over next easter.

2007-03-25 04:55:50 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jamaica

2007-03-25 00:58:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Bermuda

I have wanted to travel to Guyana or Trinidad and Tobago. Are there places there I could stay that are safe, yet beautiful, and a family could stay there. I would really love some good help, thanks!

2007-03-24 17:47:51 · 3 answers · asked by jro660 3 in Other - Caribbean

Dear Slicksport, I visited the DR in the early 90s with a national and lived with his family in two different places. The DR is like a 3rd world country in most areas. Your best bet would be to go with a government type job to an established medical center. I spent time in the capitol city. The people did not have electricity except when the government decided to turn it on for a few hours per day. Most water is obtained through wells. Children had to walk for miles to attend grade schools. The government section of the city had electricity most of the time(but not always.) the people in that small section of the city were a little better off than the rest. His relatives in that area had a more comfortable home than the others we stayed in. As a white person, I went to areas where they did not usually see white people and they were very shocked. The carker a person is the more they are prejudiced against. My friend and his siblings ranged from light-like Italian to light-skinned black. He had a very dark black friend who talked about being very prejudiced against by the nationals. The government is socialistic from what I understood. the river that went through the city, the main water supply, was charcoal gray.
In the rural area where we stayed the people were open and friendly. No running water or electricity. The small town we came through is some kind of tourist city. The tourist resort area is nice and expensive. The cost of living is much, much less than ours if you live like the people. Learn Spanish! Get your shots! There are not a lot of medical facilities there. Their salaries are low and most people live in poverty, unless they have an education-like lawyers and government workers. When I was there, there were soldiers carrying weapons openly on the streets-if you are prepared for that. Because of the poverty, there is a lot of medical problems and crime. My friend bribed a customs guy at the airport to get a 32" screen tv in for his mother. Voodoo is practiced there-if you are ready for that. Are you aware of some of the medical situations that you would be seeing? I got a wierd rash there and was able to buy some sauve at a local drug store with the help of my friends. Do not drink the water or use any ice! Catch the rain like they do! I got really sick from using ice in one pop. I almost passed out and could barely walk for two days. Thank God my friends mother is a naturalist healer! She gave me a tea made from grapefruit leaves with a large amount of salt in it. It cleared me up by the 2nd day. The country is lush. The people like baseball, as a few of the countrymen have broken out of poverty by going pro.
A sad story. I was visiting other relative's rural home, I saw about a 3 year old girl sitting in the nieghbors yard. I glanced at her at different points of the day, from going in and out of the house and their yard. And the outhouse was in between the two houses. After a 3 hour visit, I commented that the little girl was very quiet and sure had not moved around a lot. She had two older brothers who would go in and out of their house and yard. I had seen her in a few different spots during the day. But I had not seen anyone interact with her for more than a few minutes at a time. They all told me that she had been born with a spinal condition and would never walk. The family did not have the money to take her to a medical Dr. I met her and her family. She liked me a lot. She doesn't talk. She sits in a woven chair that has a whole in the middle for when she goes to the bathroom. It was deplorable. I almost threw up at the idea of her existence. But instead, I spent a few minutes with everyone interacting with her. Something I always wonder about is if she is alive and what her quality of life is, if it ever improved? What would be done with a girl like that after her mother died? I can only imagine what possible abuse might occur.
I visited the local rural school and spoke with two of the classes. There were no maps and only a few things on the walls. They did have some books and there were doors to lock to keep thieves out. Most people still do not get to go to school. I knew and have seen people live in worse conditions, but it is still heart-wrenching to see it. The zoo is interesting, on open model, to see.
That is my overview. I hope that I gave you some insight and some info to consider. I would really check out the situation that you are going to and have a job before you go there. I enjoy latin people and their cultures. It's best to be prepared before you go. Medical people are desperately needed and you could make an impact if that's what you want. If you want to breeze by, pick somewhere else. Most of the 3rd world countries I have been in, there is not running water or electricity even at the hospitals. The emergency rooms usually have plastic over them or are just open to the outdoors, where other people are. Mexico just had plastic. Liberia, Africa the door was open. Russia, they had facilities but no equipment or medicine to give out in their communist way. Most of these countries still wash out plastic tubing used to run blood and medicines-just for an idea.
I do not want to discourage you in any way, just reporting honestly. I am wondering why you would want to go there? Look it up on the web.

2007-03-24 14:50:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dominican Republic

2007-03-24 14:23:52 · 2 answers · asked by john.dail79 1 in Puerto Rico

2007-03-24 14:09:42 · 2 answers · asked by Easha 2 in Bahamas

What is this song? Lyrics are " you say you want to take my life, you say you want to hurt my wife"

2007-03-24 11:15:22 · 4 answers · asked by michdiaja 3 in Jamaica

and do you have to have a parent present?

2007-03-24 09:18:43 · 5 answers · asked by Dazed 1 in Other - Caribbean

what day and time is there?

2007-03-24 07:39:57 · 6 answers · asked by jared and julie 1 in Dominican Republic

Hi all. I have over this year accumulated lots of boxes or new crayons that I will be taking to Negril to donate. I am looking for either a school or orphanage to take them too. I still have time to gather some more items. Anyone know a name and location of either. Also, what other items are badly needed.
Thank you in advance for your help.

2007-03-24 06:51:10 · 7 answers · asked by Trina K 2 in Jamaica

I'm getting married in April 2008 and would like to have my honeymoon in Cuba. Are there any legal methods of travel that I could use without possibility of State Department or immigration problems?

2007-03-24 06:40:35 · 13 answers · asked by Partytime 1 in Cuba

2007-03-24 03:40:42 · 4 answers · asked by sandra g 1 in Cuba

I have to do 10 points about poverty in Jamaica, can you tell me please some info.?

2007-03-24 02:12:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jamaica

2007-03-23 22:40:18 · 12 answers · asked by Kathy B 1 in Jamaica

You choose to go?

Say, you won a round-trip ticket to somewhere in the Caribbean, and it has selected destinations for you to choose from, you'd pick:

* Barbados
* Jamaica
* St. Lucia
* Dominicia (NOT Dominican Republic)

Remember, you MUST pick from what I list. No other countries not listed, please.

2007-03-23 20:22:50 · 9 answers · asked by MICKEY MOUSE 5 in Other - Caribbean

I want to improve my Spanish skills, & I can still receive SSI & Social Security, & I can still be a US citizen. I'm tired of the U.S.A. & need a BIG break, & so many people want to hurt me, including my family. I have my college degree in Spanish, & I want to pursue my career as a Spanish translator & interpreter.

2007-03-23 18:20:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Puerto Rico