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Looking to travel around the Dominican Republic next month but got concerned with the election. What would be your advice concerning travel from May 19 - May 31? Trips include Santo Domingo, Barahona, and La Vega. Election day itself (May 20th) will be in the capital.

I have several Dominican friends, but only a couple are employed full-time. One has not been employed in over a year, except for the occasional temp job (he is a carpenter). The ones who are fully employed are nervous about the coming election. Apparently, many jobs with government contracts...

I have a friend in the Dominican Republic (yes, that kind of friend). Anyway I was considering giving a gift but I would like to forgo regular commodities such as shoes, clothes, perfume, etc. Instead I was contemplating giving a service-gift such as a trip to the dentist (check-up, x-rays...

Hello everyone. I would love to see a Dominican baseball game during my next visit in December. I have heard the games are very popular and tickets can be sold-out. I am planning to see the Escogido play on a Wednesday night (and maybe a Friday night too if I enjoy the game) at their home in...

I am not new to the DR1 forums. I have heard all the various ways some Dominicans take advantage of various tourists and foreigners (and vice-verse). I do not need a lecture from any of you because I can give it to myself. But I am having a moment of weakness and could use some basic advice...

I am planning a vacation to the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) for June and have decided to rent an apartment for 10 days rather than stay at a hotel. I would like to hire a cook to swing by the apartment about 5 days out of the ten and prepare an authentic Dominican dinner for me. My...

I have been following this website for about two years. There always seems to be a great suspicion both among visitors and subscribers about Dominican love (and with good reason I would suppose). But my real question is, is love in the Dominican Republic really more complicated than elsewhere...