Recent content by Glenn Burke

As I see it: 1. Somebody was really stupid to buy a villa in that location. Who needs to rent it near the mall there? Everybody wants to rent right on the beach or few steps from the beach. 2. After realizing that he can't sell it, can't rent it and he doesn't have money to buy any furniture...

Just 9.4% for Abel Martinez? I wonder how much money he (or PLD) spent on all billboards with his face around the country, when you drive from SD to Punta Cana you see one every mile.

One of a biggest chance to get robbed here is when you exit the bank after you made a withdrawal and go to your car. So If the bank doesn't let me to enter with a gun that I carry legally, who will help me in case of a robbery? That security guard with one bird shot in his shotgun? Yes I want to...

'No guns' rule is not in all banks. Let's say, BanReservas branches in SD have a sign on the doors and in some branches security guards have handheld metal detectors. Banco Popular doesn't say anything about guns, so as soon as nobody can see it, that's OK (but it's a general rule for carrying a...

She looks totally lost and hopeless in that video, something like a bipolar disorder crisis, when the person shifts from mania to depression. Unfortunately, private clinics that can treat such patients properly, cost about 2000 USD per week here, so only very rich people can afford that for...

So it looks like they entered the first building because they knew that there's an armed guard, so they came there to take his shotgun. And they entered another building because they knew that there's some Chinese who they thought has something of value probably, but they did not find him...

All banks in DR have the rule 'no sunglasses inside the bank'. If your glasses have dark lenses, then you look like you are wearing sunglasses. You can try to explain them about your prescription situation every time you enter any bank, or you may buy another pair with clear lenses to wear...

No chance to sell it here for more than a few thousands pesos. And no point to move it back, as I mentioned earlier, it will cost more than a new mattress costs. $3000 is not a big loss if you want to leave the country and never come back.

Yes, that's right! They require a copy of the original one. Because that's what they will look for in their archives to compare. And they give you two new originals, one is sealed for Pasaportes and another one is just for your personal use, so at least you can read it and check that all your...

I believe when they issue the certificado de nacionalidad, they don't just look at the data on their servers. I doubt they trust data on their own servers at all, because any data could be compromised and manipulated. I believe what they do is they find your record in their archives in that...

You probably missed the point that some of the required paperwork (certificado de nacionalidad) can be issued in SD only and only that piece of paper will cost you 2 trip to SD. They did not ask for that document in original before for renewals, you could bring the copy of your old one, and it...

Cedula is just a piece of plastic outside the country, people don't travel internationally using cedula as a travel document, so irregularly issued cedulas don't bring any international attention, but passports do. I remember that JCE used to publish lists of numbers of cancelled cedulas some...

It's not that complicated if you live in Santo Domingo. And those who decided to live in tourist areas, you knew from the beginning that for every important thing you have to travel to the capital, right? :)

What I really don't understand is how come their motorcycles have not been stolen while they were doing that stunt?

There was never any need to 'push it thru', that's all just ******** stories from lawyers and other 'helpers' that milked their clients for money. The requirements for naturalization were always clear and published on their website (it's MIP now, it was SeIP back then), if you qualify, you...