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At lot of the new villa and condo buyers in local expat communities are not part of the muscle shirt chain smoking crowd, so if they go out for an evening to Sosua they go to Asian Fusion, Mangos, Pirate Bay, Dolce, Ostaria, Mangos, Stephens, Waterfront, Hispaniola, Margos, Nelsons, not the...

Maybe businesses need to raise prices to stay profitable, but then all the old farts on this board will complain how they won't pay 200 pesos for a beer ($4), since all they want is cheap, cheap, cheap...cheap booze, cheap food, cheap women, cheap accommodation. Maybe the cheapskates need to...

I was told that Sea Horse is very expensive and Perla has poor security. For those reasons I was told to probably look at the other communities as a better option.

For someone looking to purchase a villa to personally live in (not rent out), these two communities look very similar. RH is walking distance to town, which is great, but are there any other major differences between the two communities? Is there another community that tops ether of these - I...

I am looking at buying an unlocked phone here in Canada and bringing it down. Some of the newer phones now only have slots for micro-SIM cards. I know that it is possible to cut a normal SIM card to fit a micro slot, but to avoid that I am wondering if Orange provides micro sims or only the...

Let's say you have suddenly been put in charge of North Coast tourism. You know there are a lot of condos and villas being built on the North Coast and you want to increase tourism levels. You don't want to keep it the same, you want to increase it. Let's hear some ideas regarding what you...

Does anyone know of somebody who has plate glass sheets in stock and can make custom cuts for glass shelving or for coffee table tops in the Sosua/Cabarete area? Thanks....Sam

We have purchased some oil paintings that need to be framed with simple frames. Is there anyone in the Sousua / Cabarete area that will do the framing? The last thread from this was 2004 so it is outdated.

Does anybody know the best stores to look for stuff like music stereos and flatscreen TV's? I think I read that prices are expensive in the DR versus US/Canada but I don't know if dragging a 42"-46" TV from here is worth the effort and warranty issues.....Thanks

In February I may be in the market to buy a new or used moped and new/used quad. I might buy either or both. Is there a viable local place (dealer) that sells these instruments of terror or is a private sale the best way to go? or is Santiago the best bet?

Guard arrested in Quebecer's murder at Dominican resort MONTREAL ? A security guard at a resort villa in the town of Sosua in the Dominican Republic has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Quebec City man the night of Dec. 30, according to media reports. The guard allegedly tipped...