Hey all,
I'm visiting the DR for the second time in October this year. (First was a totally crap all inclusive in Punta Cana where I was lucky to see ANY normal dominicans except those lovely Haitians trying to rip me off on the beach)
I wanted to know how the DR compares to Cuba in terms of dancing, dance partners, clubs and general nights out?
I went to Cuba last year and it was amazing. The music literally pours out of everything. The clubs are amazing and it was so easy to find people to dance with.
I am going on a 2 week holiday first week is arranged in Santo Domingo with spanish in the AM (I am intermediate level already) and bachata lessons in the afternoon. The second is open. I can go pretty much anywhere.
I am completely addicted to reggaeton and batchata and dance here in the UK to both. I can salsa but don't like it as much.
I want to dance and dive and spend more time with local people. I am not arsed to have to spend time in flashy hotels and it doesn't have to be 5 star. In cuba most clubs were way too expensive for "normal" cubans and the only ones I saw were jineteros. Is it the same in the DR?
Is it safe to be out on your own in clubs in Sousa? Santo Domingo? Should I give Sousa a miss as it sounds like a mecca for drunken 18 year olds?
Are there good places to meet like minded female travellers and local dominican women. I don't want to be on my own if its not safe?
What about local culture? Any must see places? Any places to avoid like the plague. The beauty of Cuba was the fact there were very few all inclusives and the place was not tainted by a MacDonald's on every corner. Do these places exist in the DR still?
Cheers in advance of any help!
Dawn
I'm visiting the DR for the second time in October this year. (First was a totally crap all inclusive in Punta Cana where I was lucky to see ANY normal dominicans except those lovely Haitians trying to rip me off on the beach)
I wanted to know how the DR compares to Cuba in terms of dancing, dance partners, clubs and general nights out?
I went to Cuba last year and it was amazing. The music literally pours out of everything. The clubs are amazing and it was so easy to find people to dance with.
I am going on a 2 week holiday first week is arranged in Santo Domingo with spanish in the AM (I am intermediate level already) and bachata lessons in the afternoon. The second is open. I can go pretty much anywhere.
I am completely addicted to reggaeton and batchata and dance here in the UK to both. I can salsa but don't like it as much.
I want to dance and dive and spend more time with local people. I am not arsed to have to spend time in flashy hotels and it doesn't have to be 5 star. In cuba most clubs were way too expensive for "normal" cubans and the only ones I saw were jineteros. Is it the same in the DR?
Is it safe to be out on your own in clubs in Sousa? Santo Domingo? Should I give Sousa a miss as it sounds like a mecca for drunken 18 year olds?
Are there good places to meet like minded female travellers and local dominican women. I don't want to be on my own if its not safe?
What about local culture? Any must see places? Any places to avoid like the plague. The beauty of Cuba was the fact there were very few all inclusives and the place was not tainted by a MacDonald's on every corner. Do these places exist in the DR still?
Cheers in advance of any help!
Dawn