Well I just got home from DR about a week ago, and I stay on Don Julio Beach at the Coral Costa Caribe Resort by Hilton, and I absolutely loved it. I do admit that this was my first trip to anywhere outside of North America, but I still loved it. Yes I was too nervous to drive myelf anywhere, and I went on the typical touris tours, but I had a great time and I do not regret doing that at all. Next time I will be a bit more braver then this trip. However I did find a little money saving tip, the hotel offers day trips that you can book at the front desk. But if you walk down the street OFF THE RESORT there was another tour operator that provides the same tour for almost half the amount of money.
I suggest going on at least on tour, and if possible on to Santo Domingo, just for the experience. You get to see how other people live, outside of the suburbanism the consumes the majority of North America. It gives you a reality check the holy s--t, there are a lot of poor people in the DR and it makes you so much more grateful of home. Some people look at the Dominican as a slum, which it is and they complain about how dirty it is, well why are you going to DR when it is a known 3rd world counrty. I hate it when people say ohh it is dirty, and people are always trying to harass you with their services, or necklaces. Well yes it is dirty they have no social programs like you or I and they're trying to get money, so that they feed themselves and their families. Perhaps you see it as an inconvience, or disgusting well get off of your high horse and realize that even our society is not right, becuase there are people like yourself that is so close minded that you do not realize that there are other ways of living then the way you are.
I suggest going on at least on tour, and if possible on to Santo Domingo, just for the experience. You get to see how other people live, outside of the suburbanism the consumes the majority of North America. It gives you a reality check the holy s--t, there are a lot of poor people in the DR and it makes you so much more grateful of home. Some people look at the Dominican as a slum, which it is and they complain about how dirty it is, well why are you going to DR when it is a known 3rd world counrty. I hate it when people say ohh it is dirty, and people are always trying to harass you with their services, or necklaces. Well yes it is dirty they have no social programs like you or I and they're trying to get money, so that they feed themselves and their families. Perhaps you see it as an inconvience, or disgusting well get off of your high horse and realize that even our society is not right, becuase there are people like yourself that is so close minded that you do not realize that there are other ways of living then the way you are.