Recent content by morlandg

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    Hotel in Cabarete

    Can anyone recommend a hotel in Cabarete? Not top-end prices. Sometime near the end of september. Probably prefer all-inclusive.
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    Flying into SD and bus to Cabarete

    We're thinking about flying from Madrid into Santo Domingo and taking the bus up to Cabarete the next day. Has anyone suggestions about which hotel to book which is near to the bus station? We can get a taxi from the airport to the hotel. TIA Graham BTW - where is the bus station in Santo Domingo?
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    car title

    It's a long story but the bottom line is that I have 'lost' the title paperwork to my car which is parked in my garage in Cabarete. I don't live in the DR. My question is - does anyone know how I go about generating a new car title?
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    transferring funds out of DR to UK

    I have an account with Banco Santa Cruz in Sosua and wish to transfer some funds electronically from that account into my UK bank account. Can anyone tell me how to do this? I am registered with their Bancanet system.
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    Amber Guardian

    Does anyone know if Amber Guardian are back from their xmas recess? I?ve been trying to contact Richard (or Tony) since before xmas - to no avail. :ermm:
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    revista

    Can anyone tell me what the revista is that I see on car windscreens? And if I need one how do I get it?
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    tel numbers

    Hi - can anyone give me the correct telephone numbers of the Thomson and First Choice offices in Puerto Plata? The Thomson one given on another posting appears to be incorrect.
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    sewing machine wanted

    Can I buy a sewing machine here on the northcoast? Does anyone have a secondhand one for sale?
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    freezer packs

    Does anyone know if I can buy freezer packs here on the north coast? I mean the plastic containers containg a kind of gel that you put in the freezer to freeze and then you can use them in your cool box instead of ice cubes. They are reusable. We have them in the UK.
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    curtain and soft furnishings materials

    Can anyone recommend a supplier of materials for curtains and soft furnishings either in Sosua or Cabarete?
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    Internet banking

    Has anyone any experience with Banco Santa Cruz's Bancanet internet banking service? Is it restricted to people living in the Dominican Republic or can anyone register and use the system? If it is restricted to people living there does anyone know if the other banks offer internet banking to...
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    Nos and nosotros

    Can someone explain to me how to say for example: Are those books for us? Is it ?Son los libros para nos? or ?Son los libros para nosotros?
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    wheelchair

    Does anyone know where I can by a wheelchair in the Sosua area?
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    danes in DR

    Does anyone know if there are (m)any Danes living here in the DR?
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    Who is in charge?

    All the organs of the body were having a meeting, trying to decide who was the one in charge. "I should be in charge," said the brain, "Because I run all the body's systems, so without me nothing would happen." "I should be in charge," said the blood, "because I circulate oxygen all over so...