View from the hotel 2

I made it!

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January 7th 2008
I made it! It was a rough trip to get here but I made it. The plane trip from O'Hare to San Juan, Puerto Rico was excellent, it didn't even feel like I was on a plane, no turbulence, absolutely perfect. Now, the plane ride from San Juan to Santiago was a different story. First I was shocked when I arrived because I was looking for the big terminals, nope not in my concourse! You have to take a bus ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic » Santiago

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Explored and claimed by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the islan... ... read more