[Tim]

(03-19-2015, 04:29 PM)TAH Wrote:  

(03-19-2015, 04:15 PM)rastagirl777 Wrote:  "Tunisia isn't a safe and stable place to begin with"

That's actually not true - its a pretty stable place to go in Africa and many do (my then 65 year old friend trekked Kilamanjaro!).  As Westenders pointed out lots of Europeans go there, the Seychelles, Israel, Jordan and Morocco - the flight from Paris to Tel Aviv for example is only 4 hours.

Northern Africa is on my bucket list for sure.  My Mom has been all over West/Sub-Saharan Africa with only one ugly incident in Mozambique.

Have a great time in Jamaica ... and stay safe.

Hmm... I've read a lot about the government being on the verge of collapse, and terrorism becoming commonplace in Tunisia in the past year or two. That isn't direct knowledge, just what I've read. I'll take both yours and westenders comments at face value though, as it isn't something that I know a ton about. 

Don't think you are the only one.

[oldtimer]

on the news last night they said that all cruise ship action is shut down.At the moment the country is screwed !!

[rastagirl777]

I stand corrected - TANZANIA is where Kilamanjaro is.  And I first learned about the museum shooting in Tunisia last night.  Well, its still on my bucket list...but things there are definitely hairy.

So going to Jamaica is a cake walk, no?

[macyoder]

(03-20-2015, 07:24 AM)oldtimer Wrote:  on the news last night they said that all cruise ship action is shut down.At the moment the country is screwed 

The Jamaican government  listened to posters who said crime happens everywhere so why not go. Now they might realize a crime ridden place might be on a no-go list for some people, even if they live among it. Some go on vacation to straighten out their neck from having to watch their back at home. 

I am going to apply for a job at the JTB with this tag line " You can't go to heaven unless you are willing to die, so why not make it in paradise" . One Love, one heart, is not working .

[oldtimer]

My youngest daughter climbed Kilamanjaro and she went to Kenya to do it .I guess maybe they must cross over or something ???

[JonTom]

Daughter to OT: "I'm going to Kenya to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro"

OT to Daughter: "Kenya? Isn't it in Tanzania?"

Daughter to OT: "Oh Dad, don't be such a know-it-all"

[rootswoman]

I'm confused

[TAH]

(03-20-2015, 12:43 PM)rootswoman Wrote:  I'm confused

You too? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

[Cynthia C]

Alright, I tried to read the article at the beginning of this thread, but it said no longer found. Anyway I then clicked on the banner at the top and this humorous story came up. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Woman-strips-on-flight-from-Jamaica--arrested

[oldtimer]

I'm just saying where I thought it was .