u/Individual_Cup5612

Hi! I'll be travelling to Jamaica soon and staying around Ocho Rios. We're planning to do several excursions, including Dunn’s River Falls, Blue Hole, Blue Lagoon/Frenchman’s Cove and possibly Luminous Lagoon.

I’m trying to decide between:

1. Staying at a hotel and booking all transportation / excursions directly through the hotel, or
2. Booking a gated Airbnb and hiring a reputable licensed private tour / transport company to drive us to the attractions, while buying attraction tickets separately.

The Airbnb + private driver option seems like it could be significantly cheaper, but safety and reliability are our priority.

For people who have travelled around Jamaica, would you consider the second option just as safe if using a reputable licensed company? Or is the extra cost of booking everything through a hotel worth it for the added security / convenience?

Would also appreciate recommendations for trustworthy private drivers / tour companies around Ocho Rios!

I'm about to buy my 1st flying pole. at the studio I tried both the chrome flying pole and the silicone pole. I definitely feel more unsafe on the chrome pole compared to the silicone, however silicone is so painful to me and it overstimulates me how it keeps tugging at my clothes😂I also love moves / transitions such as superman to titanic which are so painful on silicone. therefore I was thinking of buying a chrome flying xpole and putting silicone tape on it. I know that people use that kind of tape for normal poles and I was wondering if it would function the same on a flying one? I'm so conflicted right now, I’d like to have the safety of the silicone pole but the freedom of wearing either short or long clothes without worrying about bad friction burns.
I'd appreciate any advice or knowledge you might have :,)