On a recent trip to Santo Domingo, we were traveling on a budget and decided to give Hotel Danae in gazcue a shot Hotel Danae Website . We had stayed there previously but they have since added 6 or 7 new rooms. Gazcue is a great place to stay in Santo Domingo as it is within walking distance to the Colonial Zone, the Malecon and many hotels, bars and restaurants. Hotel Danae is thinking about adding free WIFO for its guests which would make it even more of a no brainer to stay there. They have 2 employees that speak english [View Full Entry]

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Boca Chica is the closest beach town to the capital city of Santo Domingo.Boca Chica Beach is about 30 minutes away and is a great beach to hang out at all day. The water is clear and extremely calm as Boca Chica beach is a natural lagoon. Kids can play in the water all day long without lifeguards as the water is calm and shallow. The East end of the beach features lots of bars and restaurants right on the beach, while the western end is more for locals that will rent a table under an umbrella and order their food [View Full Entry]

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I have seen some recent posts here from Cabarete. Cabarete is a great little tonw on theNorth Coast of the DR. It is famous for both Wind Surfing and Kite Boarding. A few years back I shot some Kite boarding on Kite Beach in Cabarete the day before the Grand Prix. It was tough shooting video in obviously heavy wind, while shooting full telefoto and standing in the surf. The Kite Boarding Video came out pretty decent and we posted it on www.dr-tourist.tv Cabarete also [View Full Entry]

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Back in february we spent about 5 weeks in the DR and shot footage of Carnaval In La Vega, Bonao, Santiago and Santo Domingo. We finally got around to editing the Santo Domingo Carnaval Parade video. In Santo Domingo they have a parade or "desfila" with Carnaval comparsas and groups from all over the DR. This video highlights "los pintaos" from Barahona, as well as some brief shots of men from Monte Christe fighting with bullwhips. Next year we have to make it out to Monte Christe to shoot the Carnaval [View Full Entry]

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Since I make so many trips to the Dominican Republic, I am always on the lookout for budget priced hotels to stay at. My last few trips to Santiago I have stayed at Hotel Colonial on Cucurullo, near the corner of 30 de marzo. It is a decent sized hotel with 2 buildings. The rooms are very basic, and clean. They all have hot water and you can choose whether you want AC or not. I paid about 475 pesos per night with AC. That is a great deal. The hotel is in the downtown area of Santiago and a short [View Full Entry]

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I am heading to Santo Domingo on tuesday morning but will be flying into La Romana airport. I have been to La Romana a few times but never to the airport. I will most likely take a bus to Santo Domingo and stay there for a day or two before heading up to Santiago. I may spend a night in Jarabacoa as well. I would like to shoot some video in Jarabacoa as I have never been there. I need to call my buddy geremia fromtaxi dominicano . He had wanted to shoot some video of his taxis outside of Altos [View Full Entry]

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In the town of Puerto Plata on the north coast of the Dominican Republic they have a cable car or "teleferico" to the top of Mt. Isabel Del Torres. On top of the mountain you get a great view of the ocean as well as puerto plata below. If it is a cloudy day do not go to the teleferico as the view will be obstructed by clouds. There is also a botanical gardens at the top as well as a statue of Christ similar to the one in Rio, Brazil. We shot some video of the Puerto Plata Teleferico and [View Full Entry]

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Having been to Carnaval in La Vega Dominican Republic 2 times in 2002 and 2003, I decided to once again visit La Vega, but to also travel to Bonao to check out and video tape the Carnaval celebration in Bonao.Carnaval 2005 Bonao Video Clip I traveled to Bonao on a bus or as dominicans call it a "gua gua". I arrived in Bonao rather early and decided to walk around a bit. There was not much happening so I headed to Hotel Aquarius and had lunch. The lunch was pretty good and reasonably priced. I had pork chops with white rice [View Full Entry]

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I am a big baseball fan and love going to see a game or two while in the DR. I have seen games at 3 of the 5 stadiums. I have been to the stadiums in Santo Domingo, San Pedro, and Santiago. Next winter I want to go to San Francisci to see a game and maybe even La Romana. I wanted to show people what a winter league game in the Dominican Republic was like. I shot a bunch of video at a game between Licey and Las Aguilas and edited together a short video clip to put onwww.dr-tourist.tv The [View Full Entry]

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