I lived in DR for a long while. I left in 2006 and have not been back since. I am planning to come back on vacation with some friends in October.
What has me freaked out is all the posts about pick-up in crime. Especially upsetting was the thread about the couple who were attacked in their home in La Mulata.
I used to work for Century 21 Juan Perdomo and I remember showing homes in there, many of which were new and it was suposedley a safe place (though I thought it was kind of isolated in between Sosua and Cabarete).
I used to go out ALOT in Cabarete and Sosua and at all hours of the night. I never had a single problem or instance where I feared for my safety. That was one reason that I loved that part of DR so much - I felt so safe.
I mean I was bribed but the policia nacional a couple of times, had a couple bad run in's with the Amet and someone once tried to steal my pasola (not with me anywhere near it) - but no instances where I felt that my person was in jeapordy or that anyone was out to cause me any harm.
Have things changed that much? Those who live in Cabarete/Sosua and in-between - do you see a stark contrast between how it was 2002-2006 to how it is now? It is still safe to go out to the bars at night and stagger home at all hours?
What has me freaked out is all the posts about pick-up in crime. Especially upsetting was the thread about the couple who were attacked in their home in La Mulata.
I used to work for Century 21 Juan Perdomo and I remember showing homes in there, many of which were new and it was suposedley a safe place (though I thought it was kind of isolated in between Sosua and Cabarete).
I used to go out ALOT in Cabarete and Sosua and at all hours of the night. I never had a single problem or instance where I feared for my safety. That was one reason that I loved that part of DR so much - I felt so safe.
I mean I was bribed but the policia nacional a couple of times, had a couple bad run in's with the Amet and someone once tried to steal my pasola (not with me anywhere near it) - but no instances where I felt that my person was in jeapordy or that anyone was out to cause me any harm.
Have things changed that much? Those who live in Cabarete/Sosua and in-between - do you see a stark contrast between how it was 2002-2006 to how it is now? It is still safe to go out to the bars at night and stagger home at all hours?