Recent content by Uzin

I say it's totally the opposite, all the people who never set foot on Sosua beach campaign and support to have the casitas demolished...!

Damn, so casinos now come up with more scams to rip off customers...? They already not satisfied with already high 5 or 10% house advantage in DR, after this could be worse...!

I always wait outside POP arrivals with 1000 pesos in my hand and say that's all I have to el batey, in Spanish, after they take the tourists they take me, not much waiting time, so far it has always worked...! 🤗

Do they have a tsunami warning system in DR, via SMS or siren etc....?

I don't know if this is called theft, maybe more like a scam, they did not give all the information about repackaging, only said it cost 100+150, well in fact a lot more... But using a large wooden box that weigh a ton would cost a lot to make and then transport, and adueña tax is not their...

I occasionally had a bad one, after a couple days it taste different and after three days go completely sour and gas built up inside make it swell...! But not that often..., my theory is they are left in the hot sun or very hot room... 🤔

Apparently visa for atheletes can be issued, part of the exceptions..., although the general modus operandi is; if you can't beat them ban them... , so not sure how it pans out...!? 😜

Never seen lamb in the north coast, but on the way to Monte Christi (on highway 1), there are a lot of goats ("chivos"). If you go early morning can see them brought in by the roadside, live and playing around... Then if pass near lunchtime can see them hanging upside down, skinned and...

Many years ago, there was a guy who took us on horses from Las Galeras to Playa Rincón, gentle ride, swim, lunch, relax and back... , it was a fun day and I think there were like 10 people on the beach including me and my girl...! Good old days..., enjoy.

You guys spend too much time on the keyboard on DR1, that's a safe place...! 😜 But seriously, anywhere in the world, the expats are less in danger than tourists. Too many reasons to list, but you know them already... Still, the number of expats in carjacking and house invasions and being...

This is called false sense of security, it happens wherever you go and stay more than a few weeks...!

Still need to tie them up to something for turbulence, many nasty ones recently...!

Totally agreed..., but whose fault is that...!? Most western countries have figured this out, ease the regulation and help employers get their hands on legal slaves, ehm.. , sorry, legal cheap labour..., pay them above board and their taxes, and everybody happy - well, maybe not so much for...

Cheap foreign labour does wonders for businesses and economy, ask any western country the last half century...! Diminicans maybe just waking up to it...

I know your position, I was just a bit concerned about the use of capital letters...! 😉 Have a good time in Brazil, when are you going...? Be careful not overstay your visa there, that's where they properly deal with "illegals", unlike DR... 😎