Recent content by mathij

I am about to go an vacation back to the UK and I would like to get my engagement ring insured. basic travel insurance does not cover it, nor does my domestic insurance here in the DR and UK insurance firms also won't as I not a full time resident in the UK. Does anyone know of a reputatable...

We're planning a holiday to Cuba in a few months, but I have a few questions that I can't seem to get straight answers for. Has anyone been to Cuba from SD or do they have any experience of the following queries please...? - I want direct flights from SD to Havana but the Cubana Air website...

If anyone has any advice this would be gratefulyl appreciated. I have just relocated to Santo Domingo and am considering hiring a driver as I am very worried about my wife on the road, and with a driver we should hopefully only need one car to share (my company provides me with a Honda CRV and...

Has anyone had any experience using Step Up transformers for powering European eletronic goods in the Dominican, so they survive the electricity fluctuations if used with surge protectors and do you know if they are better to be purchased in UK before arriving in Dominican? (I am only looking...

Hi, can anyone confirm what television standard is used in Dominican with the local digital TV - PAL/ SECAM or NTSC. I am coming from Europe and have HD TV sets and was about to buy a HDD & DVD recorder but have just thought that the UK standard may well be completely useless in Dominican. I...

Hi, My wife and I will be moving to Santo Domingo shortly and are being relocated by work. We have a USD2,200 per month housing allowance is this enough to get a nice furnished appartment in Santo Domingo? I notice many of the nicer ones we have been sent to review all seem to start at 2,500...

My wife and I are moving to the Dominican for 2 years with work and will be relocating to Santo Domingo. Can anyone recommend a good gym club with a pool - and give any indication on monthly costs? Also do any of the hotels in Santo Domingo offer monthy or daily rates for expats to use the...