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    money use in sosua--how???

    i've been reading all i can- but with 4 days till i leave i'm not going to teach myself spanish. no sense kidding myself. if i was computer literate i could probably find old listings explaining this--- how do i handle my money. i know not to use us currency, but i don't want to hold out my...
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    how long-punta cana to cabrete

    folks- a little help. next week i may be in cabrete and friends will be in punta cana. how long would it take me to them??? or what would be a place in the middle to meet>>> maybe we could meet in the middle and snorkel/dive-just wondering how long of a bus trip i'd be looking at to get to...
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    newbie help

    i'm making my first trip. want to spend a week north and a week south. my question, how safe is the bus trip from one to the other going to be??? will i be the rich gringo holding my suitcase and worrying??? i'm really torn on this, should i just stay in one place for the first time????-rugby1
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    newbie needs help

    can spend a few weeks inDR at dend of month. i hear the diving/snorkeling is better in the south. i was looking a flying into pourto plate and staying close just cause i can do it on the cheap. can i do that in the south??? i fjound really cheap condo's & hotels around POP- looking for some...
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    hvac guy

    i've have a 5th generation heating/a.c./pipefitting business all my life. now that my son is running things fine i could play a little. i always thought of going somewhere warm and living for free due to hvac work. been a tinner/plumber/heat/a.c/refrigeraton/electical guy for 35 years. any...
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    travel kit???

    hopefully coming down in the next month for the first time. been reading a lot of posts, learning. very nice. i don't see a category for health. I know not to drink the water, but is there anything i can do to prep my body so i avoid those unpleasentries??? what would be a good kit to bring...