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I came to Puerto Plata 34 years ago on a sailboat. I bought my first property from the venerable Don Luis Pelegr?n 30 years ago. If you want a snapshot of how ex-pats fared back when Puerto Plata was still Puerto Plata (40,000 inhabitants versus ~480,000 today), here is the story from a...

At 5:08pm yesterday afternoon a man called my cell phone. My cell showed "number unknown". With office-like hubbub in the background he declared my Banda Ancha account would be canceled if I didn't pay up by the close of business that day, a Friday. He quoted the exact sum that was due. Since it...

I sailed into the DR in 1980, but didn't return until 1984 when I dawdled in the Greater Antilles. I was wasting time until the season was ripe for a Canal transit and Pacific passage, the objective being a return to Indonesia. However, the DR caught me in its maw, and here I am to today...

While updating my website with a different story as I do from time to time, I imagined that some whom I know on this board might get a kick out of my first hand observations of the impact of AI tourism here on the north coast, the cradle of DR tourism. And for those that didn't know early...

Need a turnkey deal on a 2BR/2Bath small house in Santiago or Puerto Plata city, unfurnished single level open plan (aka "great room" with kitchen breakfast bar) . If not a single open area ("great room") plan, it must be able to be renovated to one. Must be a secure area near to clinics and...

For immediate occupancy ​by senior couple. 1-2 Bedrooms, open plan Living/Dining/Kitchen with terrace. Puerto Plata or Santiago, not far from shopping, medical, etc. View and a breeze appreciated.

I'm in the campo, no landline available, but the CLARO tower is only a kilometer away, on a hilltop visible to my hilltop. I've had CLARO wireless with the old Alcatel USB modem (silver color, playing card size) for several years. At a normal speed of 256KB it's been only tolerable, especially...