Recent content by austin s

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    is there ANYTHING else like Han's Aparthotel Pension Serena?

    Is anyone aware of any aparthotels/pensions remotely comprable to pension serena? ive seen it mentioned many times on this board and its price is insanly good for a real budget/cheap travel like myself unfortunatly, ive been in touch with hans for a while now and they never seem to have any...
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    Walking Distances in Zona Colonial?

    just trying to get a rough handle on getting around Santo Domingo on foot - how long a walk is it from one end to the other, say, from Parque Indepencia to the eastern end (ave del puerto, etc)? Odd question perhaps, but looking to do a reasonable amount of hoofing without resorting to taxi/bus...
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    Best Way to Handle Money???

    hey all - will be in santo domingo for the month of april, US citizen, and was wondering how best to handle cash - im new to the whole traveler's check thing, so could use some help understanding how that works... i plan on having a certain amount of cash (US $) on hand to exchange upon arrival...
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    Soon-to-be New to Santo Domingo - budget housing?

    Hey all - first time posting on an internet message board, so rather self-consciously trying to tone down the verbosity - to the point, I will be spending the month of April in and around Santo Domingo working on a musical project, and am not exactly sure yet how best to go about finding...