St. John's Warnings and Dangers

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To be fair in this tip I provided a great shot of the St. John's harbour. It can be beautiful as you can see. Also note I have two other pictures there as well for you to view. They are the sea gulls and the St. John's bubble.

If you travel to this city enough you will hear about the municipal politics and the bubble which is the city sewer dumping into the harbour and the smell it can create. Yikes!

My advise is to not bother going to try and feed the sea gulls. They are full of s*&t already and it won't smell to good over that way, lol.

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St John's is actually built on a slope, so you need some fitness to be able to walk up the slope to locations which are higher up. In fact, the houses and buildings are also on slope, which makes it very interesting :)

You have to take note that St John's and Saint John are two different cities although they are both located at the maritime provinces. St John's is the capital of Newfoundland province whereas Saint John is a city in New Brunswick province which is neraby. This is especially important in booking plane tickets as there are airports at both places.

St John's is very windy due to the Atlantic Ocean, especially if you go up to Signal Hill. During late autumn to winter, these wind are very cold and powerful so be prepared. Also, it rains a lot in St John's. Carrying an umbrella here is not advisable due to the strong wind, so a raincoat is the best.

The city of St John's is constantly covered with fog from the Atlantic Ocean. Do be careful especially if you are driving. Sometimes an entire day could be gone because of the fog so do plan for more days staying at St John's if you want to see the various sights.

There is really nothing to worry about at all in St. John's. It really is a safe place and down on George Street, common sense will keep you safe. There will be a lot of people having a good time so just behave yourself. There is also one or two bad apples that have a way of ruining things.

My only other advise would be to young women taking cabs alone. There have been incidents where things have happened but again this is very very rare.

I have had a couple bad experiences with the Gulliver's company so I recommend Jiffy or Newfoundland Cabs.

We were a couple of ladies travelling in St. John's for the first time so, on the way to our hotel, we asked the cab driver if it was safe to walk around St. John's after dark. The cab driver, also a woman, said "Oh yeah. The only danger is the locals may talk ya to death!" We thought that was pretty funny.

She did say that common sense applies though, as it does everywhere. Remember to be aware of your surroundings, ladies!

St. John's rises up from the harbour along some very steep streets. I saw a couple of them that even had little staircases in the sidewalks because the street was so steep. Once out of the downtown core, the city flattens out a bit more.