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Any advice where to get Cataract Surgery and how much in the Dominican Republic ? A family member is visiting us in the US right now and just went to the eye doctor. I called one place in Houston and they said $3,000 to $9,000 per eye.

Had a group of 10 or so go to Emotions and they all told me the beer tasted like it was watered down. They are all Dominican so they know about how strong the beer should be and this was different. I've heard people say this before but didn't how accurate was that information. They are looking...

Any suggestions for swim lessons and or baseball lessons. We are at a small apartment complex with a pool and have some young ones that could use swim lesson. For baseball have a 10 year old looking for any baseball lessons including hitting. Been doing the beach and pool but looking for some...

We have family selling a 2016 Tuscon in Puerto Plata. Let me know if anyone is interested it would be easiest for them to meet at Tam Tam Cafe. I can try and answer more questions or get you their contact information. 2016 Hyundai Tuscon, one owner, 104,000 kilometers, White exterior, black...

http://fortune.com/2019/01/10/automation-replace-jobs/ There is talk about Automation and Artificial Intelligence replacing a lot of jobs in the future. I was curious what people thought on how this will effect the Dominican Republic. Will there be enough new jobs to replace the ones that will...

We are staying in an Airbnb near Blue Mall for a couple of nights. Walked around some last night the location seems good. Went to Blue Mall, Acropolis, had a drink at Blu Pool Bar on the 3rd floor of the Intercontinental Hotel. The bars at the Acropolis were pretty crowded. The cafe on the...

Any suggestions for an all inclusive in Punta Cana for two adults and two young children? $200 and below. The lower the price the better. Also bus services from Punta Cana to Puerto Plata ? I am going to rent a car at some point once I get to Puerto Plata so I might just get the car in Punta...

I was wondering if anyone has done any of these test in the Dominican Republic. I did a DEXA scan for $110 and it shows your body fat, lean mass and bone density. I was impressed with all the information that it gives you.  I also did two test for the heart. A Vascular Age Screening (CIMT-...

Later this year I am going to spend several months in Puerto Plata. I haven’t been to the Dominican Republic since I have been on a Whole Food Plant Based diet. I normally got most of our groceries from La Sirena but this time I might need to go to other places as well. I am not sure if some of...

I have some friends going to Punta Cana for six nights in an AI. They are wanting suggestions of places to go out to eat and go out at night. A good place for fish? Good places that locals go to eat. Also the best way to get around without renting a car. Is there an update on the Uber...

We have a large group and want to do a day trip to Paradise Island from Puerto Plata. I am wondering how much it would cost to book our on 22 passenger bus and boat rides to and from the Island. The tour is around $60 a person but not sure what kind of deal they will make for a larger group. I...

I just put ceramic tints on a SUV in the US including the front windshield. As far as ceramic tints it is suppose to block more of the sun even if you don't go really dark. If you have a dark tint I think that will block a lot of the sun either way. The front windshield you can barely tell...

I am wanting to ship a DJ mixer to Santo Domingo. I got a price from B and H in NYC. They ship free anywhere in the US or $166 to Santo Domingo. But the $166 is only shipping and does not include and import charges. They can't tell me what the import charges would cost. So I can ship it to...

I think it ends tomorrow and I am guessing they have it at all La Sirenas but we were at the one in Puerto Plata. You can use your stickers for a discount on a tablet. You can use 40 stickers and get an iPad mini 16GB for 9192 pesos. 25 stickers samsung 6000 pesos or so 15 stickers Aoc (?)...

What are the best spas in the area and the prices for a day pass, week pass or month pass. I would prefer Puerto Plata but would got to Sosua or Cabarete. I would like one with dry sauna, turkish sauna, affordable massages. I know there is one at Be Live where you can join their gym and spa.

Does anyone know of someone who gives baseball lessons in Puerto Plata, where to buy equipment and teams for kids. I would think there would be a lot here. I want to get a three year old involved in some sports when he is ready. There is Bujutsu close to our house and I am looking for other...

where is the best place in puerto plata if I need to have something printed, scanned, or faxed ?

I have an older American Style washing machine. I think the plug needs to be replaced and everything else is fine with the machine. I can see where one of the two prongs is becoming loose and it is not get electrical power to the machine. I am in Puerto Plata and am looking for someone or place...

I asked about AC units before and did not end up buying one at that time. I got some great advice and just decided to buy later which would be now. I have a CIAC 12000 BTU unit and it work in our old house great. It would cool down out room fast and we didn't need to run it for long. Now I have...

Our stove is old and needs some work. I am considering just buying a new stove. At La Sierena I saw a Whirlpool WF5150D for 25,495 pesos and a Whirpool LW550S 28,595 pesos. The stove is used 2 to 3 times a day. I only looked yesterday and almost everything was closed so we only looked at La...