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    All inclusive POP

    I was in Mirador del Sur yesterday and there was a wedding taking place, which obviously I stopped to watch being a nosey b!tch. They weren't a good looking couple to be honest, the guy was bulging out of his suit and despite vast quantities of make-up the lady still looked like....... well...
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    All inclusive POP

    Kiev maybe.
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    All inclusive POP

    Maybe you're just not very good looking. Then again those girls have the bar set quite low.
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    All inclusive POP

    Regarding timeshare, if you say you are British, they know that they can't sell to you. Under British law, if you buy a timeshare you have a 14 day cooling off period after you sign in which you can cancel, and there are strict penalties for any sales people not complying with some strict...
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    All inclusive POP

    Isn't it also correct that you will be hounded to death to buy a timeshare package in that place? Hardly a relaxing vacation when someone is constantly trying to sell you something. Surely it would be better to get a room in a non AI place and just buy nice food and drinks locally. And...
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    Even worse than the DR

    Do you remember that one where a family had attended a funeral for a relative and were all killed on the way back. That was on that stretch wasn't it
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    Cedula Renewal Punta Cana

    Yes you're right us capital people have a bit more wardrobe savvy than you beach folks. I like these restaurants in Santo Domingo who don't let men in who are in shorts.
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    Even worse than the DR

    That could so easily be here though
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    Cedula Renewal Punta Cana

    The one in Santo Domingo is always very quick, I agree it's an ugly building, but I've never waited more than a few minutes there.
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    Abinader’s photo dominates the presidential ballot

    How very surprising that the Dominicans manage to make things so complicated. Surely it would be easier to have a ballot paper with the names of people that you could vote for on it and everyone appears only once? But we know how Dominicans love everything to be excruciatingly complex
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    Dominican Republic establishes a safe corridor to leave Haiti

    The British BBC News has been featuring a lot of reports on Haiti this week. They have a reporter in the north of the country and he's been going around hospitals. Obviously also has a cameraman with him. Those journalists are incredibly brave.
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    Fire at the La Victoria Jail; three inmates die from smoke intoxication

    I often wonder if people like Jean Alain actually think they did a good job. Sure he was trying to milk as much money as he could, that's well known, but there are stylish ways of being corrupt and there are idiotic ways. Like, for example, Odebrecht was a corrupt company but they did at...
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    Fire at the La Victoria Jail; three inmates die from smoke intoxication

    To think that the last government had a big inauguration for the new jail and it's still 1 year away from being finished.
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    Pueblo de los Pescadores March 2024

    Honestly no. I have always been a city girl and I am not sure if I'd get bored living in a small town even if it has a beautiful beach. I'm not sure if the prices will drop - they always throw very sexy marketing at these new builds and are probably selling a lot abroad. But what will...
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    Uber and Pedidos Ya workers protest

    Uber Eats are pretty terrible, pretty much every time something doesn't come, or the whole order doesn't come, or it takes so long that you have eaten something else and it's completely stone cold.
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    Pueblo de los Pescadores March 2024

    I was there yesterday as it happens. The panels on the front are Durock, I don't know how fireproof that is. They have also rebuilt the shacks that burnt down on the beach by the cemetery, also in wood to help them burn down again. I honestly cannot believe how much construction is going...
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    La Isabelita, Cook, Gyms, Personal Trainer in SD

    If you can dance, I would suggest Museo del Ron and Parada 77, both next to each other, on Isabel la Catolica in the Colonial Zone These are good places to meet people, there are usually lots of single people looking for a partner to dance with. Meringue and Bachata aren't that hard to...
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    La Isabelita, Cook, Gyms, Personal Trainer in SD

    I'd honestly suggest you look at the Zona Colonial / Santa Barbara, which is just over the bridge and very close in Uber terms, or if you want to be in SD Este really close to Av España, go for one of the many many apartments for rent in Riviera Colonial. Entertainment for people who don't...
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    Haiti’s leader resigns as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis

    According to the BBC, Barbecue is the most vocal but not the biggest player. They all look extremely sketchy, I guess that's a key credential for running a gang. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68534619
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    Treatment as foreigner

    Look at the All-inclusives. Americans very often tip the bartenders and wait staff. Europeans are quite horrified at this, generally saying that if there's no check to pay, there's no tip. My point is that tipping in Santo Domingo is far less expected than in Bavaro, unless you're in...