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    Sosua - Welcome to the Red Zone - Sosua

    yes, but back in the good old days, it was only 100$ and included a free drink :)
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    Italian phone guy in the Orange Plaza, Sosua

    Anyone got his email address? Christoff i believe his name is. thanks
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    in praise of Saman trees

    Samans are a truly beautiful tree at any time of year, but right now they are in their pomp! In bloom, they are covered in thousands of small pink flowers....simply stunning. They remind me of West Africa where I once lived and I have even heard that they were initially brought from...
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    Ferry to Puerto Rico?

    Is this still running?? If so, can anyone please post a link to a timetable and fares? Thanks
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    Amet....new and strange approach

    Just got stopped in Sosua by amet for not wearing a helmet on the scooter. They recorded my cedula and wrote me out a ticket and then....let me ride on! I am apparently to go to the bank to pay the fine though of course it doesn't actually say on the ticket how much to pay. I duly `filed` the...
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    Manuel`s fruit truck opposite CPS (Sosua)

    If you have driven into Sosua in the last few years you may have spotted that The guy selling good quality fruit from his pick-up opposite CPS has been missing for a few weeks. Manuel has been parked in this spot on the way into Sosua for a long time, selling great fruit and always very...
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    Cafe Tropical.....is there a system?

    Every time i go there, its a different price for lunch! Is there a system? Am i missing something or do the girls look at the plate and just think of a number?? If there really is a system, how about putting it up on the wall??* Don't get me wrong, i love the food there, but it just drives me...
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    Help needed with SD travel connections

    Hi Will be arriving on a Thursday at 2.50pm on a flight (Spirit) Would those who know please advise me on bus Connections to the NC....Sosua? If you know the last bus for Sosua and whether I could make it with that arrival time then please let me know. Thanks
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    planning a trip to Cap Haitien

    A couple of questions.... Planning to go with Caribe Tours. I see there are many buses to CH....can i just arrive in Santiago and expect to get on the next bus or can i book in advance? I believe that they make all the arrangements at the border...true? Any good places to eat/stay in CH...
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    live music in casa marina this friday

    I saw a flyer for some musica en vivo tomorrow (friday) at Casa Marina. It was organised by the Casa del Arte and intriguingly said: Opera Bolero Bachata :) Anyone got any more info?
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    Road-scraping

    I see that the road between Sosua and Cabarete is being scraped clear at the edges. I am assuming this is as an alternative to actually fixing the f@cking thing in preparation for Semana Santa?? Its gonna be a particularly dangerous one on the roads this year i think. Especially on the lucky...
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    rain

    did something get stuck?? i've never seen anything like it! God alone knows how things are in Sabaneta/Islabon :(
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    contact for the guy who owns the bike shop in LT?

    Hi, does anyone have a contact for the Swiss (?) guy who runs the bike shop in Las Terranas? Or is there an FB group for mountain bikers in LT?
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    farmacia

    am i missing something here? If the emphasis is not on the final 'i' as it would be in cafeteria, cerveceria etc, why is there not an accent on the second 'a'??
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    Testigos

    There are more and more of these bible-bashers around of late. Tropical today was almost completely full with them. What's going on? Is there some sort of convention? Personally i wish they would all just f@ck off back to where they came from....except for the super-cute one i was making eyes at :)
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    Marzipan Ritter

    finally on sale here :) At Coastal gas station, Sosua....enjoy it while it lasts! To be honest it may have been in stock there for a few months but i haven't dropped by there for a while. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51bRhmCZdQL._SX300_.jpg
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    Dominican ingenuity

    when there's money to save, the locals can come up with some pretty ingenious solutions i find. Here's my recent example... I rather brilliantly managed to lose the only key to my vehicle a few days ago. Thinking i would have to get all the locks changed and a new ignition set, i feared it was...
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    Behujo as a place name

    as in Behujo Blanco....the village at the top of the last hill before you drop into Joba Arriba (coming from Gaspar) Some sort of tree??
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    Sindico 2016

    Just saw the posters: Arismendy Sindico 2016 Caracter y Transparencia Would keep up the great tradition of Cabarete mayors no?
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    'Palo' as a place name

    Just wondering what it is with all the pueblos named Palo something? Palo Amarillo, Roto, Blanco, Quemado.... I know it means stick but why is it used as a place name as well? My only guess is that it denotes some sort of boundary stick??