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We have an account with a bank in Puerto Plata. Is it possible to do online banking with any of the banks in the Dominican? If so which ones? We would really like to be able to transfer funds from our account here in Canada and put it in our Dominican account so that the person taking care our...

I would like to buy some property on the north coast. I have checked some real estate sites online and found some properties that I am interested in. I do have a partner that would be buying the property with me. We are both Canadian not that that matters lol Anyway, we are wondering what the...

We are planning to go back to Puerto Plata with the kids in October or November. We would like to rent an apartment, condo or house that is able to accommodate 9-12 people. Anyone know of any places in the area that we could rent for 2-4 weeks for a reasonable price?

We are taking the kids to Ocean World in November. We are wondering if it is worth the money. We had some reviews of it from the people on our resort but most of them were cranky! lol We are wondering what general admission into the park costs? Is there a website that shows the prices at all...

We want to rent a car for a week in Puerto Plata. Any good places to contact and what are we looking at price wise. The car needs to carry 4 people!

I have an old laptop here that I would like to bring to the Dominican Repulic for our friends to use. This will enable them to email us and such. Can I do this? The computer meets all exportation laws and such.

I have friends coming to Edmonton and they would like to know if there is any community events with other Dominicans in Edmonton in August? I know about the Cariwest Festival but want to know if there is anything else! Where do the Dominicans in Edmonton congrugate?

We are going back to Puerto Plata in April. We were just there last week. We are wondering if there will much variation in the weather from January to April?

Can anyone give me the name of a reputable place at Sosua Beach that we can rent snorkelling gear from? We need everything including the inflatable vests! We are planning to snorkel in Sosua Beach when we are there in April but we would rather save space in our suitcases and rent the gear!

My friend and I booked a trip to Cabarete for January 22-29, 2008. We booked at an all inclusive resort. Not entirely sure of what to expect we went with open minds! What a trip! We are totally addicted and we have already booked our next trip for april 8th! lol We went on the outback safari...

We're heading to Puerto Plata in April and we are wondering what we can expect for weather while we are there. We were just there last week and the weather was very nice. It rained once and not for long. The weather was usually 25-28 everyday. Is it generally warmer or colder at that time of...

We are looking for a hotel that is directly in Puerto Plata that isn't all inclusive. We want something that isn't very upscale at all. We don't plan to spend alot of time in the hotel...more just to store our bags! lol any ideas on places that we can stay in Puerto Plata?

Anyone done it? We went to the Yasica River last week on a Outback Jungle Safari and we thought it would be amazing to kayak!

Is it worth it to take my lap top on my next trip to Puerto Plata? Can I get remote wireless internet access? Perhaps outside an internet cafe or hotel? Anyone know??

We just got back from a week in Puerto Plata doing the all inclusive thing. We have discovered that the all inclusive thing is simply not our style at all. We barely spent any time at the resort! We are wondering if anyone can give us names and contact info for any of the local hotels in...