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Does rapeseed (yellow plant, see picture) grow around Puerto plata or even in the DR at all? I haven't seen it in past trips but it is possible it is around.

This is one of those things where once you install it you wonder how you lived without it. It will save your retinas! It's called f.lux and basically you enter where in the world you are and the type of bulbs you have in your room and it dims the screen with an orangey hue so it isn't like...

Why do some posters find it necessary to TYPE "like" this when THEY "ARE" typing? I have honestly never seen it in any other forums. When I first started reading these boards I thought it had something to do with Dominican keyboard set up haha. It seems,to "BE A problem" of DR1, the seemingly...

Heya What are the differences between the words 'barrio' and 'urbanizacion'? I get the barrio means neighbourhood and urbanizacion is more of a development, but are there any more subtle differences? Thanks

Just looking for peoples opinions on these areas in POP in terms of moving there. All opinions welcome! Thanks.

Hey, OK so this is a long shot, but does anyone have contact information for the Escuela de Idiomas in Puerto Plata. Now I know this is vauge but I can't remember the name of the street, I just remember seeing it as I drove by in a taxi, which was going too fast to get a number. It's on the...

I seem to be having a problem calling the DR from the UK with one of those international calling cards. I type in the number and it says that I need to "include the full UK calling code". The number I was trying to ring (I've tried about 4 different ones in case the number was wrong on the...

Hey My mum and I are going out to the Dominican Republic in August and I am wondering if anyone has some contact information for any reputable estate agents around Santiago province. We're looking to buy somewhere not IN the city, but close enough to enjoy the city life when we need it. We're...

OK so during August we are going to Puerto Plata to go house hunting and would love some ideas/tips from anyone in the area. Now although we're going to be in Puerto Plata we don't necessarily want to buy there (it's the place we happened to book to stay while we're looking) - we're open to...

To anyone learning Spanish, or wanting to learn, I would strongly recommend the Spanish CD collection from Michel Thomas. When I first started learning it was extremely useful to me. Basically it is him with two other students and you are the '3rd student' in the class. It's all done by memory...

I am moving with my mum to the DR next year and can already speak semi-reasonable Spanish (I can hold a good conversation on a range of topics and have a fairly good grasp of the grammar etc) My question is how will my Spain Spanish be viewed/recieved in the DR, because after reading this it is...

Hello, My name is Linda and I'm looking to move to the Dominican Republic in August (ish) of 2011. Along with me I'll also be bringing my two sons, one aged 14 and the other aged 22. The eldest will finish university next May and can speak semi-reasonable Spanish and the youngest will be...