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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC!!! Here I come! (pg. 6)
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| zoogla |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vivid Boy
los cabos san lucas........case closed...... |
Why don't you, Rodrico, and I go and conquer the whole island? |
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| hiram |
| ive been three times.. twice to Punta Cana and once to La Romana. def dont drink the water!! even if they tell you the resort has a filtered water system. i fell for that trick all three times. youll have a good time, i always did. beautiful country, enjoy it! |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by hiram
ive been three times.. twice to Punta Cana and once to La Romana. def dont drink the water!! even if they tell you the resort has a filtered water system. i fell for that trick all three times. youll have a good time, i always did. beautiful country, enjoy it! |
I drank the water and i was fine :P |
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| Ivand |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
I drank the water and i was fine :P |
thats because you are latin, your stomach is immune to it |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
I drank the water and i was fine :P |
thats cause your a guat! |
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| hiram |
| latin here tooo...cubans must have a weaker stomach. oh and also drove to Santo Domingo from La Romana. |
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| CONNERMAN2000 |
| Been to the DR many times. Aunt and uncle used to have a house down there. La Romana = Awesome. Punta Cana = Awesome. Just about any place that isnt designated for tourists is VERY poor, though. Expect to see a lot of dirtiness and crazy , like market tents selling cooked dogs. But if you are sticking around the beaches, its gorgeous. You'll have an awesome time. |
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| Ivand |
| quote: | Originally posted by CONNERMAN2000
Been to the DR many times. Aunt and uncle used to have a house down there. La Romana = Awesome. Punta Cana = Awesome. Just about any place that isnt designated for tourists is VERY poor, though. Expect to see a lot of dirtiness and crazy , like market tents selling cooked dogs. But if you are sticking around the beaches, its gorgeous. You'll have an awesome time. |
for gods sake, no, there are no market tents selling cooked dogs, and seems like you have not been on downtown santo domingo for a while |
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| Theresa |
Just got back home about 15 minutes ago. Took A LOT of pics.. and I am super tanned (kind of burnt) :D
First couple days were teh suck because I was so sick. I vomited either the first night, or second night. :(
Otherwise, it was amazing. Beautiful beaches, beautiful people (Dominican people are so amazing... and the men are sexerific) and amazing weather. I am sad to be back in Canada.
| quote: | Originally posted by Ivand
for gods sake, no, there are no market tents selling cooked dogs, and seems like you have not been on downtown santo domingo for a while |
I went to the capital of the province - Higuey, and a couple of other small towns on the way. Yes, it is very poor (compared to North America), and there are a lot of things that are going on that are really different from the western norm. I also noticed that it is very dirty. Garbage is EVERYWHERE. I am assuming that they don't have a very strong garbage disposal program in place. I have never seen so much garbage in my life.
The city of Higuey was so large! They have their street lamps disguised as palm trees, which I thought was pretty cool. They also have a super massive church right in the middle of the city. We were told that the doors to the church cost 2 million dollars. From what it seemed, there is an upcoming election, and the Dominican people are very politically involved. There were huge crowds with flags and signs lobbying others to vote for a specific president. Ivan?
Aside from the garbage, the country was magnificent. White sandy beaches, beautiful vegetation, hot weather with barely any rain, some pretty mountains, and did I mention the amazing beaches?
Things I did:
Drove a speedboat (omg so much fun)
Snorkeled
Boated (Catamarans, speedboats and a paddle boat lol)
Tanned
Danced
Rode on a crazy open concept bus and hung out the back of it
Went to Higuey
Traveled to Saona Island
Went to a "Caribbean swimming pool", which is a sandbar in the middle of the water the is so warm, and shallow. This is where we saw starfish.
I didn't do as much as I was hoping to, but being sick really had me dragging my ass for the first few days.
I got a lot of R&R in, which was nice, and highly needed.
In the future, I would never travel ill again. The pressure in my ears was horrible on the plane, and feeling kind of blah when you can't be in your own bed isn't very pleasant.
I will post up pics when they are uploaded. I don't know if I will bother with that tonight or not though, so don't hold your breath. :D |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Just post all the pics of you in your bikini, plskthnx. |
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| CONNERMAN2000 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ivand
for gods sake, no, there are no market tents selling cooked dogs, and seems like you have not been on downtown santo domingo for a while |
Actually during my several visits, I dont think I've ever been to downtown SD. Only to the airport, and then I'm off to the beaches. My experience comes from a random village near the southeast coast. Wish I had more info to give than that... I dont at all mean to insult, but I havent heard the greatest of things when it comes to the DR capitol, so we've never really vested a true effort to check it out. The rest of my fam has been there, but not I. A lot of crime and poverty and nothing really touristy if I remember correctly.
And in a country that has some of the worst trash problems ever and is bordering the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, is it THAT ridiculous for a cooked dog market to exist? :p I only saw what I saw, perhaps a different animal, but pretty grotesque nonetheless. At least its something unlike the norm, which I guess makes seeing it worth it.
Good to hear you had a good trip BTW, Theresa. |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Just post all the pics of you in your bikini, plskthnx. |
:stongue: :stongue: "welcome home darling" |
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