Tom--I think part of the confusion with your post is that it was titled as "Advice". I think probably what you intended to say was that these were observations? Everyone is entitled to their observations and their opinions, but when it is titled 'advice', it seems like the purpose of the post is to advise people not to go to SXM. Everyone has to make up their own minds about their travel choices, in a world in which, increasingly, the trip is often extremely unpleasant on both ends.