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    Legalizing documents

    BLUF: Needed to get a new divorce certificate. Started my journey at my closest Junta Central Electoral (JCE) office in the Districto Nacional, S.D. Showed my cedula at the information counter, was given a working copy to verify that all was good on the document, then took the working copy to...
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    Charter boat

    Hi fellow Dr1'ers, Does anyone know if its possible to rent a charter boat to take supplies to Puerto Rico from DR ? My friend wants to buy some power generators in DR to send to his family in PR since they will not have electricity for a while. Any help as far as cost and special requirements...
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    MacBook pro issue

    My macbook pro screen faded to black and never came back. 2 years have passed since I purchased it in Georgia U.S., I thought my warranty had expired (it was not), so I called apple. I was giving two options, ship it back to the U.S. or take it to an authorized apple shop in Santo Domingo.  The...
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    Top ten lessons learned during my last 12 months in DR

    1- Forming a line is only recognized when there is a Watchman around . 2- As a guest while visiting a home, you must have a seat, standing is disrespectable. 3- The term ?I will see? really means no. 4- Everyone in the street loves to give you direction. 5- Public transportation drivers are...
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    Great service at Ducati of Santo Domingo

    I want to recognize the great service I just had a Ducati SD. I recently imported my 748 and needed to do some proper maintenance, not wanting to take it to any bike shop, I was in luck that Ducati of SD just opened its doors. The staff was great, even the vice-pres came out to greet and chat...
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    Surfs up dude.

    Buenos dias, Any good surf shops in the SD or areas close by, I'm looking for gear and where to take some surfing lessons close by SD or on the southern coast (Juan Dolio perhaps?), gracias.
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    Best gym in SD

    Very shortly I will be moving to SD and I have to keep my spare tires in check, any recommendations on good gyms in La Capital? I am not looking for gyms with empty tomato cans filled with cements either, but a good, clean gym with machines and lots of free weights (the heavier the better...
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    Adventures in finding and financing an apartment in SD.

    BLUF: I just recently found and financed an apartment (apt) in SD as a US citizen and would like to detail my story in order to help others who wish to do the same. It's a bit long, first part is finding and second part in financing. Finding an apartment: My criterias for the Apt were as...
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    DR's debt to Venezuela sold ?

    According to Yahoo finance: "Venezuela sold some debt the Dominican Republic owes it to Goldman Sachs" I am aware that this has to do with the dropping of oil prices OPEC has imposed. Due to VEN PETROCARIBE treaty with many nations in the Caribbean are given $8 Billion in oil subsidies for 25...
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    Motherland Spain

    Mi gente, I need some insight/clarity on this issue. I was just in DR last weekend and was chatting with some people at a bar that was watching the Eurocup games. I asked what team they was rooting for, all the DR's said Spain, I asked why, the majority responded because it is the "Motherland"...
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    DR's history with the U.S. in 1870

    (I could not find a DR History forum so I posted this here) About a year ago I bought a tablet and was searching for free ebooks. Just for kicks, I put Dominican Republic in the search bar on the Barnes & Noble site. One of the ebooks caught my eye called "Report of the Commission of the...
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    DR elections are around the corner, how would you vote?

    I have a friend (journalist) who is going to DR from Brasil to cover the elections. As she will be asking the locals how they would vote, I was wondering on the ex-pats that live in DR, IF you could vote, who would you vote for? and why? No long explanation needed, here is an example, thanks to...
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    Caribetours bus from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince, Haiti

    Has anyone taken Caribetours to Port au prince latley, their website does not say the cost or the duration. I was also looking into flights, but all I could find is going thru Miami then to Haiti, thanks.
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    Traveling with dog to DR from the U.S.

    Hi to all, I am going to be traveling with my 6 month old Boxer pup Rexx from California to DR in Dec. I have all the necessary shots records on hand and have clear it with AA that he can travel as a checked baggage. Has anyone traveled to DR with a dog recently? If so, how was the process...
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    Any honest Dominicans left?

    As a long time fan, first time poster to Dr1 I have noticed many threads on unfortunate things that has happened to expats and tourist in DR. Being a season traveler to DR as put me in the stereotypical mind set that most Dominicans are out to take advantage on foreigners, until my last trip...