Originally Posted by
Dragon7
Port of Spain is the bottom of the barrel. Nice hotel but leaving is very risky. Actually like Caracas much better. YMMV. All the rest are fine. Aruba and the long layover in Ft Myers may be the nicest layovers not on a WB. Liberia hotel is crazy. When i saw the liquor bottle dispenser on the wall i suspected i might be on Punk'd. I took a picture on my cell incase my disappearance was on 20/20.
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I would also NOT under any circumstances (unless you are going to the airport to fly home) leave the hotel in Caracas.
If one goes to FlyingTogether>Travel>International SOS and MedAire there is a smart phone application one can download through these providers (UAL pays for them) that provides numbers for Doctors, US Embassies, country briefings, etc. for every country in the world (yes, they even have a briefing for North Korea). Great information through that service.
IMHO all the Caribbean destinations (except POS) are fine to leave the hotel. For the 737 destinations in Mexico, Central, and South America unless you are in Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, or Quito (even though I know a guy who got mugged there), I would think REALLY REALLY REALLY long and hard if it is really worth it to leave the hotel. To me, it just wasn't safe to.