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We are looking US and Dominican Republic first but if it is just was good and a lot cheaper in Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama or Colombia could make a vacation out of it.

I have searched the threads and did find some information. Wanted to see if there is any updates. If the doctor moved, someone else went later and had a bad experience, someone had issues with a follow up etc. Puerto Plata would be easiet but Santiago or Santo Domingo wouldn't be a problem.

We are about to ship a large box from Houston. Will let you know how it goes. Just noticed you are going from DR to US and we are doing the opposite.

Any advice where to get Cataract Surgery and how much in the Dominican Republic ? A family member is visiting us in the US right now and just went to the eye doctor. I called one place in Houston and they said $3,000 to $9,000 per eye.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/heres-how-long-evs-have-to-be-driven-before-they-save-emissions-versus-gas-cars Some say there is point where the EV passes the ICE vehicle for being less harmful to the environment. I think Battery technology should improve and not...

I rented a Tesla Dual Motor Model 3 Long Range for one week in the US from Hertz for $318 and drove it almost 2400 miles going from Houston to Grand Lake Colorado. I spent about $240 charging it only using Tesla Superchargers. If you are at all interested in buying an electric car renting one...

Crypto is extremely volatile. I think a lot of people have a small amount of their portfolio invested and are in it for the long term. Some actively trade it and others just hold. If you look at ETH you could buy it for $1700 around a year ago then it shot up to $4800 came back down to $1700...

Do you know what they serve ?

I did not mean to say they actually watering it down but a beer with a lower alcohol content. Not sure what would beer that would be but something lower. Doing a little research Presidente is 5%, Presidente light is 4.3% and Presidente Golden Light is 3.4%. Maybe it was the President Golden...

Not sure what happened. Some of them are in the bar business although they do not use kegs they are very familiar with Presidente. It was keg beer not sure what was in the keg. Besides the taste they said the alcohol level definitely seemed lower. When they asked the workers had a smile and did...

Had a group of 10 or so go to Emotions and they all told me the beer tasted like it was watered down. They are all Dominican so they know about how strong the beer should be and this was different. I've heard people say this before but didn't how accurate was that information. They are looking...

Any suggestions for swim lessons and or baseball lessons. We are at a small apartment complex with a pool and have some young ones that could use swim lesson. For baseball have a 10 year old looking for any baseball lessons including hitting. Been doing the beach and pool but looking for some...

We have family selling a 2016 Tuscon in Puerto Plata. Let me know if anyone is interested it would be easiest for them to meet at Tam Tam Cafe. I can try and answer more questions or get you their contact information. 2016 Hyundai Tuscon, one owner, 104,000 kilometers, White exterior, black...

http://fortune.com/2019/01/10/automation-replace-jobs/ There is talk about Automation and Artificial Intelligence replacing a lot of jobs in the future. I was curious what people thought on how this will effect the Dominican Republic. Will there be enough new jobs to replace the ones that will...

We are staying in an Airbnb near Blue Mall for a couple of nights. Walked around some last night the location seems good. Went to Blue Mall, Acropolis, had a drink at Blu Pool Bar on the 3rd floor of the Intercontinental Hotel. The bars at the Acropolis were pretty crowded. The cafe on the...