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    Is cabarete a good choice?

    Considering having a bit of a solo break for 3 or 4 days, chill, sun, hang out with some friendly people, I might even drop off the wagon for a few days. I've been in the DR for quite a few years now but I must admit I have never spent any time in tourist resorts, other than passing through and...
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    Enforced child maintenance.

    Has anyone had a child maintenance order enforced? What documents of proof of income (if any) were required? Was you income from abroad taken into consideration, or was it only what you earn here? How much income did you declare, how much were you ordered to pay? From what I understood they...
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    Nice little hotel, apart hotel..............? Santo Domingo

    Got some dudes arriving next week, mid 40's, will be looking for a nice little place to stay for a few days somewhere around the capital. They are quite cheap, minimalistic chaps so apart hotel prices would be good. requirements, very secure, no hoes (well, I dunno, maybe, but not a nocking...
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    Fighting fiscal!

    So, has anyone ever been to court and found that the process was not conducted correctly, for whatever reason, maybe they didn't supply a translator on request, maybe they didn't carry through the correct paperwork, got you to sign things you did not understand, maybe you were not even given a...
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    Car rental delivery, urgent?

    My car has just died, I need to be somewhere urgent. Anyone know a company that will bring the car to my home immediately? I've called a couple but they need to me to head up into town to collect it, anyone?
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    Claro everything?

    I'm going to dump my Wind contract today, I am considering signing up with claro as I have my phone and Internet with them already. Does anyone else get their cable/sat through Claro, what are the packages like, are there often issues with reception etc? or any other alternatives that have...
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    Spicy food thread.

    We haven't had a recipe thread for a while. The car wash I normally get my hot wings has now become Dominicanized and they have no clue of what hot and spicy really is. i thought oh well, I'll come home and make something spicy at home and I'm tossing up what to do with this pork I have...
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    Your own worst enemy?

    What sayings might someone here use to get the point across that a certain person is their own worst enemy. I am trying to help a friend out, but only with advice but no matter how many times I tell him if he doesn't start to help himself, soon, no one will want to or be bothered with them. I...
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    Sosua awarded ?3billion by ABTA, most sought after Caribbean destination.

    Did you see the news tonight, awesome?
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    What's with Claro cell call restriction?

    I don't get it and how do you lift this silly cell restriction thingy, what's it all about?
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    Opening times this weekend?

    What is closed, open? I'm looking for a Claro store open, but can't be arsed to go out if it's all gunna be closed.
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    Well this wasn't very well thought out. Quick break.

    So I thought I'd book a quick break today for tomorrow til Sunday, but now I've come to do it I can't find anything around Juan Dolio orcaround this stretch, at all. I didn't figure in the Easter weekend. Any ideas, tips, solutions?
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    Dentist thread, search option as useful as usual!

    A few years ago there was a thread on a poster who had connections with the dental college in Santo Domingo, I'm buggered if I can find it using this sorry excuse for a search function, can anyone who is able to use it help me find it please?
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    Toms top ten gentleman clubs?

    Come on, let me in, I'm bored and my wife is being all dominicanaless. Infact sometimes I think she forgets she is from this pussy pit!:o
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    Courier rates?

    It seems courier rates have almost doubled over the last 4 years or so. I'm sending some paperwork that's nothing in weight and just envelope sized, the rates I'm getting from fed ex and UPS are around 3 mil. I've a few to send so this is gunna get expensive. anyone sent anything to Europe...
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    Anywhere near accurate?

    DR 10, 000 000 http://www.who.int/gho/countries/dom.pdf http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/profiles/dom.pdf. 22% of males 15-85, heavy episode drinkers. http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_status/country_profiles/dominican_republic.pdf...
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    Weather forecasts?

    I know it is almost impossible to predict living in a micro climate, but has anyone found a reasonably reliable site to give same day forecasts? I've never come across one that has been correct, or even slightly near the mark, but we never know. I'm looking into finding the next few hours...
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    I am a genius! Am I not!!

    I advised my friend of the best way to avoid his departing woman (who wanted to take all the furnishings) who was claming all furnishings after 5 months to speak with the landlord and renew the contract on his rented apartment as fully Furnished (I looked at the contract and), he had previously...
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    RED BULL F1 on Dominican beach on FOX, NOW!!

    just turned on and see the F1 Red Bull team are running the F1 car on a beach in DR. No idea which one. I know nothing else, just thought you might like to see, a couple of years ago I saw them on the Malecon and it was lright, a bit busy but.........................
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    How many times? bachata!

    These morons are still playing the same playlist that was being played 5 years ago, daily, over and over and over. These people have the mental capacity of a gold fish, how can you listen to the same homo driven poncy whining of Aventura and Prince Royce day in day out. One of my neighbours has...