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My wife's visa was approved at the US consulate in Santo Domingo yesterday. Who can tell me about the reality of (normally) visas being able to be picked up at the Dom Ex office in Santo Domingo within 2 or so days after the visa is approved? At the consulate, the Dom Ex folks all insisted it...

What do you like in dominican music this week? Where are the best bachata or merengue live acts this weekend? How about whats good on the radio? Any views on Leslie Grace...future queen o bachata or one hit wonder? Anybody else use the apple app "radio bachata dominicana"? It may be the best I...

Racism issues have once again taken center stage in the US news. But again the debates seem to be against a backdrop of black or white. Some have argued that in places like the DR where racism and discrimination are also in place, the dialog is none the less more evolved than in the US. That...

My wife who is "trying" to finish her last semester just had a coughing and burning eye day at the University with tear gas and gunfire greeting her this am as she attempted to attend class. Any info? strikes are normal, but are things worse than normal, or is this all "par for the course" at UASD.

I am a budget traveler on my soon to be 10th trip to Santo Domingo and area. In May I started staying with mi fiance in BC (all told we have spent approx 14 days there as we rotate between the Colonial Zone, Juan Dolio and BC), ...gets me close to the water, and her out of the barrio for a...

Interested in what folks are finding for fares from the northeast US to SDQ in late October thru New Years. There appeared to be a sub $350 roundtrip window that opened up in Sept 9th +/- lasting through mid Dec excluding Thanksgiving week. I booked such a flight for Sept 23rd to Santo Domingo...