rmary said:How are you getting to Samana? I hope you are going by land, because I find that drive fascinating. You see various towns along the way and see how the terrain changes. You see neighborhoods of homes, some of which are immaculately cared for, and some which.......are not. It's not all beaches and sunshine, which is why I like that trip.
Chirimoya said:I always choose the other end of the beach. You turn left when you get to the end of the road. There you have two or three rustic restaurants serving delicious local dishes like fish in coconut sauce and coconut bread, a calm bay and a more rugged beach further on. The boat taxis from Las Galeras leave their passengers there. The people that run the restaurants rake the beach clean every morning and put out loungers for use by their clients. If you prefer a more deserted beach, walk away from the restaurants and set up camp under a tree - your only worry is a falling coconut.
Chiri
IF YOU COULD OVERNIGHT IN PUERTO PLATA UPON ARRIVAL IT SURE WOULD BE MUCH BETTER THAN GOING ON A 4-HOUR DRIVE AFTER A 10-HOUR FLIGHT FROM EUROPE....I RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSIDER STAYING IN ANY OF THE MULTIPLE CHOICES THERE....IF YOU GO ON THIS MARATHONIC DRIVE AFTER A MARATHONIC FLIGHT IM AFRAID YOU WILL BE "ASLEEP ALL THE WAY"....BY THE WAY, I LOVE YOUR COUNTRY AND HAVE BEEN TO BRUSSELS, GHENT, BRUGGES AND AMBERES AND AM NOW LIVING IN A BACKWATER SMALL TOWN HERE IN THE SOUTH OF THE D.R.!xiv said:I will be arriving from Europe (Belgium) and land in Puerto Plata airport. Which means that I will indeed need to go by land to Las Galeras (which I heard was a good 4 hours bus). I must admit it was not that pleasant to know that after 10 hours of flying, I will still need to have to go 4 hours by bus. But I heard many say that the way is rather nice and interesting. I just hope that I will be not too sleepy to enjoy it since I have a tendency never to sleep in planes.
This will be my first trip to the Dominican Republic and I choose Samana over all other DR destinations because it looked like it was still relatively less crowded and with relatively the most authenticity (that was my impression anyway). And I need to have a break from the Belgian weather
frank alvarez said:IF YOU COULD OVERNIGHT IN SANTO DOMINGO UPON ARRIVAL IT SURE WOULD BE MUCH BETTER THAN GOING ON A 4-HOUR DRIVE AFTER A 10-HOUR FLIGHT FROM EUROPE....I RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSIDER STAYING IN A SANTO DOMINGO HOTEL (EL EMBAJADOR IS EXCELLENT AT A BIT OVER 100 DOLLARS A NIGHT IN AN EXCELLENT AREA) OR AN OCEAN FRONT HOTEL FOR MORE BUCKS AROUND "EL MALECON"....
Left on, Chiri. Oh wait, right on! Stan.Chirimoya said:They are landing in Puerto Plata so the advice would be to overnight there, not Santo Domingo.
Chiri
frank alvarez said:IF YOU COULD OVERNIGHT IN PUERTO PLATA UPON ARRIVAL IT SURE WOULD BE MUCH BETTER THAN GOING ON A 4-HOUR DRIVE AFTER A 10-HOUR FLIGHT FROM EUROPE....I RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSIDER STAYING IN ANY OF THE MULTIPLE CHOICES THERE....IF YOU GO ON THIS MARATHONIC DRIVE AFTER A MARATHONIC FLIGHT IM AFRAID YOU WILL BE "ASLEEP ALL THE WAY"....BY THE WAY, I LOVE YOUR COUNTRY AND HAVE BEEN TO BRUSSELS, GHENT, BRUGGES AND AMBERES AND AM NOW LIVING IN A BACKWATER SMALL TOWN HERE IN THE SOUTH OF THE D.R.!