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I made a reservation for an "intermediate" vehicle from both companies in Santo Domingo for 19 days in July. The prices are about the same for that type of vehicle (Budget was a bit higher). So, based on your experiences or on what you have read, what company would be better overall as far as...

I receive monthly payments from a house I'm renting out in Santo Domingo and I would like to have a bank account there where the money would be deposited every month. I would like to manage my money from the USA and be able to take money out from here if I need to. Can anyone please fill me...

What are the travel requirements for a Dominican citizen who is a permanent resident of the United States (with a "green card") going to spain for 2 weeks. This person is planning to fly to spain straight from the US

Which way is the best way to send money to the DR. There are some places that charge you a low fee to send the money but they kill you with the exchange rate. I'm sure that there are many places out there but which one gives you the best bang for your money.

I'm buying my aunt's house in Santo Domingo. The house is $1.5million pesos. She has all the papers and documents for the house. I have a good trusting relationship with her and I'm planning on wiring her the money but I can't be there for a while because I'm deployed to Iraq. She has a...

I need to send several thousand dollars to the Dominican and I was wondering if I wiring it from my bank to bank is a good deal. My bank charges $35 to wire the money but I was wondering how much profit the receiving bank makes by converting the dollars to pesos. By the way the receiving bank...

On my recent trip to the DR I took the new Santo Domingo ? Samana Highway (Juan Pablo II) and something that I saw caught my attention. I noticed that the road cuts through a HUGE farm of palm trees which are planted in order. They were thousand of palm trees that stretched for least 10km and...

I want to ship a package to Santo Domingo but I don't want to pay too much. I don't want to pay more than the actual cost of the item. I'm trying to ship a Jersey which weights maybe less than a pound and I paid $50 USD. I'm trying to ship it from San Antonio, TX but I could also have a...

What resort in the DR do you recommend. I'm looking for something not too expensive (less $100 daily per person), but nice and in a good location (in any province).