has anyone visited Kingston?

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has anyone on the list visited Kingston before? i feel like i should make a pilgrimage there but have no idea what it's like? is it at all touristy? any experiences?

― ken taylrr, Wednesday, 10 March 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I have a friend who is from Kingston. Last night she was telling me about how she missed jerky vendors on the side of the road.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 19:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Tragically Hip is sooo over, dude.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, thanks..haha. and while I have nothing against Dan Akroyd or the Tragically Hip (well, i do but that's another post) i guess i should clarify that by Kingston i'm talking about Jamaica rather than Ontario.

― ken taylrr, Wednesday, 10 March 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

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― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Places like Montego Bay, Negril and Ocho Rios are touristy, not Kingston.
But if you're white and have always wanted to be on the other end of racial hatred, then by all means go there.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 20:17 (twenty-one years ago)

That's what I've heard, anyway. I've been only to the aforementioned touristy sports. Maybe I'm unfairly giving it a bad name.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I used to work with a guy from Kingstone, Trenchtown specifically, and he said it made his neighborhood in Detroit seem placid.

― Born-Again Pubescent Undercover Pocket Nihilist Crochet Ninja (mjt), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 20:45 (twenty-one years ago)

well, my neighborhood in Detroit wasn't all that bad, so maybe i'll have good luck in kingston ;)

― ken taylrr, Wednesday, 10 March 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

When we were in Jamaica they told us don't go to Kingston. Because it might not be safe for us. I don't imagine there would be anything for a tourist to do there.

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, i'm actually looking for the antithesis of tourism but kinda hoping i can find a trusty guide.

― ken taylrr, Wednesday, 10 March 2004 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I haven't been to Kingston but I've been to the usual places: Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Negril, and they were quite intense in many ways, also very sketchy and nerve-wracking. Jamaica is intense all around, there's nothing subtle about it. I would advise you to travel about with a Jamacian you trust and not by yourself. 500 years of oppression and tragedy does not make Jamaicans fond of whitey. Also, because of your skin color, you're a mark for hustlers--even if you're a poor American, you have more money than anyone else around, trust me--and the hustlers are extremely aggressive in JA.

― shookout, Wednesday, 10 March 2004 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes. As soon as I left my safe, friendly compound in Ocho Rios, I was accosted by heroin dealers and hustlers. Be very careful.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Thursday, 11 March 2004 01:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Wondering how long before someone posts "Safe European Home" lyrics...

― nickn (nickn), Thursday, 11 March 2004 02:24 (twenty-one years ago)

"i guess i should clarify that by Kingston i'm talking about Jamaica rather than Ontario."

Are you sure you wouldn't like to consider the many attractions that Kingston upon Thames has to offer?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 11 March 2004 10:19 (twenty-one years ago)

hahaha ask cybele!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 11 March 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

An American tourist going to Jamacia and visiting Kingston is analagous to a German tourist who wants to see Universal Studios and winds up in Compton.

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

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