Recent content by macocael

Actually I dont have grounds for comparison here in DR, but I did want to alert people to the existence of an acupuncture center in Gazcue, St Domingo that is really really quite good -- and I base my estimate on a comparison with the acupuncture, also quite good, that I enjoyed when I was...

Something different for a change, not practical but philosophical: The Contradictions of Life in a Developing Nation: Where the state cannot guarantee the safety of its citizenry, so everyone goes about armed, a people at war with itself. Where education is in such low esteem that the poor...

I dont wish to use this forum to voice personal gripes, but my recent experience with the American consulate goes beyond the personal and ought to be reviewed by any American citizen with a conscience. Below here I reproduce an editorial I have sent to various media outlets, which is a slightly...

La Tacita, corner of Barahona and Av. San Martin. La Cafetera, el Conde, between 19 de Marzo and Duarte, I believe. Both grind the coffee beans to your taste, fine for expresso machines , or less so for percolators. a bit more expensive, around 75 pesos a pound but well worth it. Italians...

Just had to send off this rave for Aka, which forms part of a network of restaurants and stores bearing the name "Red." Aka can be found over on the corner of Lope de Vega and Max Henriquez Ure?a. Tel. 809 338 0999. This place is world class, and without any doubt the best sushi available...

Best in the capital that is. I have a bunch to choose from here on Mella and thereabouts, but they are not very good stores. I was wondering if anyone knows of a store that really carries everything, or at least the best quality food and other supplies. I am having trouble finding a shoulder...

WHERE : Peter Norton Symphony Space Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (PJST) Leonard Nimoy Thalia (LNT) 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025-6990 Tel: 212.864.5400 Fax: 212.932.3228 WHEN: TUESDAY MAY 29 2007 at 6 P.M. WHY: To see two of my documentary films (BACHATA Musica del Pueblo and...

Dont know if anyone has had this befall them,but twice now in the space of a week I have had faulty transactions at Banco Popular atms. One at the branch on Boiivar just by Pasteur, and another at the ATM inside La Sirena over on La Mella. All these years I have withdrawn money here, i never...

Yep, we were hit last night by a particularly nimble ( and very thin) thief who got up onto our fourth floor balcony by entering the building (I know, poor security here) squeezing through an impossibly small crevice (made so in order prevent just this sort ofthing happening), swinging round...

Check it out: this is a great little video of a guy defining the Tiguere as a social type. Not only does he hit the nail on the head, it is really funny. Excellent bit of dominicana. Check it out HERE.

The recent news summary from DR1.com made mention of a particularly good blog written by Federico Martinez, a business consultant who likes to comment on socioeconomic issues. The blog is called Tomando en cuento. For those of you who read Spanish I highly recommend it. Anyway, he commented...

Folks, just heard about this. Here is the press release: AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER VICTIM OF CIVILIAN AND POLICE BRUTALITY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC John Paul Gallagher, an independent photographer from Connecticut was brutally assaulted by two civilian men, while a mob of more than 20 people...

Let me rephrase that title and maybe call attention to it more readily. Anyone ever gone by boat from DR to Cuba? Know anything about it? Any charters, anything?

Anyone ever done this? Know of anyone who has a boat who makes this trip?

Asking for both myself and a friend up north. I see that AZB back in 2003 recommended a doctor in Santiago, and I have sent the data to my friend, but I was wondering if anyone has discovered any sources more recently. With the huge influx of people from Taiwan there are bound to be some good...