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Specifically, I am looking to get a room at Barcelo in Playa Dorada tonight. Besides Expedia, Travelocity & Orbitz, are there any other either local or online companies that reserve blocks of rooms? Many thanks for any suggestions.

In case other people are starved for books to read (in English), I thought I'd mention that Cabarete Coffee has a book exchange in their cafe. We had good coffee and very friendly service there today, and I picked up a novel to read on the beach.

Are there any specialty chocolate shops in this country? Something like a Godiva, Joseph Schmidt, or Lindt, where you can actually go in and hand select chocolates?

I have been unable to find yams here. A friend of mine says the DR exports yams to the US, and that he has had yams here. I have not seen them ANYWHERE (not even in a can). I know the batatas are what we call sweet potatoes, but those are not what I want. Does anybody have any suggestions on...

My husband got acid in his eye. Where is the best place to take him? Many thanks for your help.

In the US, there are liquidators who buy out hotels when they close or upgrade furnishings, and they hold sales a few times a year in some of the major cities. I am wondering if anyone has any information about available services here in the DR. Many thanks.

I would like to find a Hebrew tutor for my kids, someone who could work with them once a week on basic Hebrew, and also provide some additional support preparing one for Bar Mitzvah. We're on the North Coast, but I realize the options may be limited so we can be flexible or work something out...

I am looking for a place where I can get some pictures mounted on foam backing. I just want them mounted, not framed. In the US, they do this at frame shops and also craft shops like Michaels. Does anybody know of an option here? It can be either on the North Coast or in Santiago. Many...

Does anybody know if pure shea butter is available here, and if so, where? I am on the North Coast, and we are in Santiago quite often. Thanks!

Hi all, I posted in the North Coast forum already but thought I'd give it a shot over here. We are recently arrived, settling in to our temporary home in Perla Marina. There are several weeks though until school starts, and I'd love for my kids to meet some others to play with. My daughter...

We are newly arrived here, living in Perla Marina. We are settling in, but it would be nice for my kids to start meeting some other kids to play with. They will be going to ISS; my daughter is in 3rd grade & my son is in 7th. If anybody is interested in killing some time before school starts...

Does anybody have kids in Boy Scouts or Girls Scouts in the North Coast area? Just wondering if there are any troops up there. My husband was a scout in Santiago when he was a boy, and both our kids are in scouts now. Would love for them to continue when we we relocate. Thanks.

Can anyone tell me anything about Jewish life in DR? I know there is a small Jewish community in Sosua, but from what I understand, many are actually Messianic Jews. Does anybody know if that is accurate or not? Are services held in (both in Sosua & in Sto Domingo) in Spanish or English, or...