The following information came straight from locals. It is in no way meant to insult any area’s or parts of any destinations. These are places that locals say are dangerous and need to be avoided by tourists. Please heed their advice. For they know their islands and destinations much like we know our own. They can be our best resource in finding the most dangerous places to be and avoid as a tourist.

Currently Jamaica has a drug problem. It seems to be relatively safe to travel to Montego Bay but don’t venture off into the Mountains or the areas where most of the locals live. Remember the beauty of Jamaica is still very real and the destination is gorgeous. Just heed these places to avoid and one should be okay and have a delightful, memorable trip.

In St. Thomas, the advice is to stay on Main Street, Back Street, and the Waterfront. The reason is that when one gets off these streets and places there are no shops or resorts and it has been known by locals to be the home of drug dealers and unpleasant people. So the advice is to just stay on those streets and the Waterfront. Those are the fun places to be anyways! Finally in Puerto Rico, the locals recommend that after dark, tourists stay in the resorts. There are many beautiful and magnificent resorts in Puerto Rico to visit and adventure inside of. The recommendation is not to hang with the locals after dark.

Again, these are words of wisdom coming straight from locals who live in these areas. I personally will heed their words when traveling to their destination. I would advise one to also consider their wisdom.