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She's single... She lives right across the street. I can see into her place from my kitchen window, but I'd never met her before. I watched as she got home from work this evening. I was surprised when she walked across the street, up my driveway and knocked on the door. I opened the door, she...

The Ladies only forum has been open for a few weeks now. I wasn’t particularly interested in what the women had to say to each other, but I thought I’d drop in for a look-see. Imagine my amazement. Ten threads and the title of each one has a warning/stipulation/excluding statement or some other...

Three girls, Jan, Sue and Mary haven't seen each other since leaving school. They rediscover each other via Facebook and arrange to meet for lunch Jan arrives first, wearing a beige Versace dress. She orders a bottle of Pinot Grigio. Sue arrives shortly afterward, wearing a grey Chanel number...

The German guy and his Costa Rican wife--they used to own Casa Valeria, sold out and went to Germany. A few years later they came back and bought El Rancho. Last time I spoke to them was 2013 I think. What were their names and daughter's name? Are they still at El Rancho? Thanks for whatever...

When did the Mary Rose Apartments/Hotel get started. Did Rick buy it when he took over Rocky's in 2010? Was it operational under a different management before that. Just trying to get things right for a little historical review. wbr

Someone who's been around Las Terrenas for a while please help me with this. How long has Alisei been there? I don't recall it in 2004. I wasn't in LT in 2005. Can't remember if . . . in 2006. It was there, I'm sure, in 2007. When did it happen? wbr

Ten years ago I spent an interesting afternoon with a Dominicano in a small and scruffy town near the Bavaro end of the beach. I bicycled there so it couldn't have been very far from the 'resort'. This guy said that he had lived in the US for several years and he appeared to be well educated. He...

A man is checking in at the airline counter; the employee asks if he has any checked luggage. Yes he does and he has his credit card ready to pay the extra charge. She notices that he looks harried, worried and distraught and she comments on this. He tells her that he's just broken up with his...

Getting home this year was a little different. In the hope that it may help some traveller sometime; I?ll post here a brief account. We were due to leave at 14:00 Wednesday by Air Canada from POP. There was a blizzard billed for the Maritime Provinces and the Eastern Seaboard that morning so we...

For several years now we've been very selective about eating places on Sosua Beach. In too many of them we've found the food is OK but the aftermath involves an ugly gut for a day or two. Tom's Scandinavien (numbers 150 to 153) is of course always reliable, but yesterday we thought to try...

Is it just me or is more skunky Presidente around these last few years than in times gone by? Yesterday I headed out of the apartment around nine-thirty for my morning pub crawl constitutional. I?m supposed to walk two kilometres a day for my health and I find it works best if I have...

A few years ago I noticed golf carts on the street in Sosua. They were sporting the name and emblem of The Victoria Inn. Then, last year or the year before, they had Jolly Roger flags. This year there also seems to be one or two that are not JR. Query: Are there golf carts for rent in Sosua...

Message of the day at the Checkpoint this morning: In defence of alcohol, I've done some pretty dumb **** things when I've been cold stone sober. wbr

Oh yes I know I could do a search about this (and I have done so) but . . . Specific comments on OK Motors RENT-A-CAR welcomed here. Good. Bad. Ugly. Indifferent . . . My tired old lungs and legs need an automotive assist for the next few weeks. Their prices look good. Are they reliable and...

We were watching semi-hockey at the Britannia this afternoon (Yeah Canada!) when Ted (Amigoted) passed by. After many years of working for other people he's opening his own place. It'll be early March he thinks: Lucky's opposite Hotel Atlantico. I'm looking forward to the droll humour and...

G'day, We have lately started to use coconut oil in cooking. I can't recall seeing it in the stores in Sosua but then, I wasn't looking for it. Can anyone tell me if it is readily available, in Playero for example or in the colmados? I'd rather not lug a half-kilo of the stuff down in...

Someone who has a handle on the vernacular could help me with this. What is (are) the common term (s) used to describe the covered attachment to a dominicano house? I mean the area that's outside at ground level, but undercover and where much of the living goes on in the DR family household. wbr

Sail-World.com : Sailor's boat confiscated for carrying cigars Who would have thunk it? Seems like the Puerto Rican officials give nothing away to the Dominicanos. Impound your boat because you have cigars that might be Cuban!

A refuse collector in Cairns, Australia, is driving along a street picking up the wheelie bins and emptying them into his compactor. He goes to one house where the bin hasn't been left out, and in the spirit of kindness, and after having a quick look about for the bin, he gets out of his...

This is the message I've been getting recently when clicking on some, just some, URLs on DR1. Of course it's unidentified and could come from anywhere so I just get out fast. What's this all about?