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After a visit to Santo Domingo, I had a couple of free days so I thought I would take a drive along the south coast to the Barahona Peninsular and then drive back to the north coast through the hills. I would describe my impression of the peninsular as disappointing, although if I had seen the...

It's about time I had my eyes tested. Are DR optometrists good and inexpensive like the dentists here or should I visit one in England when I go back there soon?

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The guy who works for me just spent all day at the vehicle office in Puerto Plata. He went because his moto matricula was no in his own name and he got a new plate at the same time. He said that hundreds of people were in the office getting plates for motos, cars and trucks and it has to be...

I have just returned from a night out in Cabarete, where it seems that the powers that be have imposed some draconian new rules as of tonight. I stand to be corrected and proved wrong, but this is what I have been told by people who work in bars here. 1. No un-accompanied girls in bars. 2...

I know there is another thread going on about the World Cup in Off Topic, but this is about DR TV coverage. Yesterday's ESPN coverage of the big game was cut off half way through on Cable del Norte. I went to the office today and apparently there will be no more ESPN coverage after this...

I think this question has been posted before here but I can't find it. Does anyone know if there is a bus from LT to Cabarete and if so what time it leaves and how much it costs roughly? Thanks!

I've just read Cobraboy's short e-book - Two Wheels in Paradise - on driving a moto in the DR with the maximum of safety and thoroughly recommend it. The writer certainly has a lot of experience and knows what he's talking about. There's a bit of publicity about his business, but that's...

From Dominican Today website: The government of the Dominican Republic on Tuesday announced it will resume the annual inspections known as the "revista" for all vehicles nationwide, the same day a leading newspaper?s editorial called the measure a "farce." The Public Works Ministry?s Road...

I was surprised to see the DR coming as high as 118th out of 174 in a new survey of Corruption Perception of nations - below countries like Albania but above the likes of Russia. 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index -- Results

Good old Canoa has been arrested again, this time for allegedly casually attempting to murder another motorist. It took a while for the authorities to get around to arresting him, as the original alleged offence was a few weeks ago, but I see why there was no rush as I also hear that he's been...

In my garden, between my house and next door's is a big old palm tree that was struck by lightning last year. It died immediately and all the leaves have now fallen off leaving just a trunk which is about 50 feet high. My neighbour wants me to cut it down as she thinks it is a danger to our...

When I came to live in the Dominican Republic, I thought I was coming to a free, open country, liberated to modern western standards. However, recent actions by the Politur in Cabarete, where I live, make me think it is more like a repressive police state with little personal freedom for the...

The latest theft making front-page news involves the robbery of the landing lights from the Maria Montez International Airport in Barahona. Night flights will no longer be possible at that terminal, as reported in Hoy. The director of Specialized Airport Security (CESA), Brigadier General Zenon...

I recently heard of someone who had an accident and their family was desperately telephoning around trying to find people with suitable blood of the right type. Looking through the forums, I see that a long time ago people were saying that is was possible to have your own blood stored for...