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I check in here every blue moon or so but will try to be more regular again. Anyways, Yesenia and I are expecting our 3rd child to be born in March. Relationships do work out but takes time, cultural acclimation, and hard work like in any marriage. Been married 3.5 years now and life is full...

Wife, I, and little Howie will be going from SDQ airport to Metro Bus Station. Anyone have a general idea of how much that is right now using a taxi at the airport. Most recent trips have been into Santiago. Or anyone want to make a little extra cash on a side note, and take us from the...

Will be very interested in purchasing small generator this early march, prefer gasoil, will be in the DR from Feb 28-March 9. Will only run a couple of appliances when power goes out:) I know how much new ones are in Santiago but if someone has a good running one in good condition at a...

Wife and I are helping our family in Guajaca start a salon business. Wife's sister has worked in Salon for several years, certified, and has many loyal customers but for now are starting it out of my wife's home where she is living now that wife is in the US, and seeing how it goes, will build...

Hello, I got a question to ask to all the experts here:) I'm a US citizen and my wife is Dominican who has green card stamp. I just bought a ticket for my wife and our son(who is a US citizen but born in the Dominican Republic). The travel is a round trip originating from the US to Santiago. He...

Hello fellow dr1ers, I haven't posted much lately but due to emails and pm's I figured I should post how my life is going with my former girlfriend Yesenia who I have posted about before who is now my wife, and the mother of our son, Howie. Yesenia arrived to Michigan on April 29th, 2004 and we...

I recommend doing the K1 visa process yourself or getting a lawyer who knows what in the heck they are doing. On my April 21st interview, they asked me 2 questions and Yesenia 3 questions right at the window: Do you speak Spanish? Do you speak English? Is the boy yours? Were you working when you...

I know much about the K1 visas but was informed by someone that at the Consulate in Santo Domingo, there is a sign that states there is a 355US fee to just stamp an approved visa to go to the US. This seems absurb to me and I was unware of this fact. To my knowledge if the petitionee had a...

My 2 favorite airlines are Northwest and AA but have flown others (Spirit, and US airways and a couple of others, ATA and something else) AA is having great sales right now and I just purchased another rt fare April 18-24 from DTW (Detroit) to MIA to Santo Domingo, and then leave from Santiago...

I have done research on the archives and maybe Jan, ChrissCCCCooolllloooon, etc could answer this. I want to make reservations and there are many suggestions for Santo Domingo but I would like to know: what moderate hotels/guesthouses are guest friendly without extra charges? Usually I stay at...

Wow, new look to the board. Here is my question: Reception in the Santiago province is spotty/with breaking up, etc and I have recently purchased 5 cell phone boosters, Gen 2 brand or something like that, and am sending them there next week. Believe it or not, I have never owned a cell phone...

This morning, the grandfather of my baby's mom who was 82 died in his residence while sleeping. I didn't know that it was acceptable to bury the person on their property and on the same day that they died. Is this a common occurrence in the DR, or only in el campo? I was somewhat shocked. I...

Before this post is deleted for not searching the archives. I have searched numerous ones. The dilema is: I am sending my son over 250US of X-mas presents and because of weight and size of package, needing to be insured, etc both UPS and Fed Ex want to charge around 200US. The box is about...

Ok, a repost here. I've narrowed down to Sosua/Cabarete for around Thanksgiving. Stuck going by myself, friend changed mind and I would like some opinions on what town I should stay at. I know they are close to each other but for those who don't know me, 26yrs old, partier, woman chaser, etc...

In Dec, my best friend and I are planning to fly into POP. This will be my 1st time on the north coast and have researched various threads here regarding the better place to stay for me plus I will be only about 1.5hour from my son who I will visit.) This will be his first time to the DR and...

Well, US AIRWAYS cancelled their flights from DTW to Philadelphia due to weather so I had to use Northwest to MIA, and then AA to SDQ and arrived in airport around 11pm Aug 26th, 9 hours later than I expected. Changed money at airport was 33.? Taxis were charging 18US to go to Boca Chica, got...

Making yet another trip, 4th in last 15 months. Looking forward to the DR reunion at the Beer House on August 30th and hope to meet some of you there. Due to my contact(my ex) problems I am not able to keep up with exchange rates and prices of necessities anymore, what is the Peso going for in...

I congratulate anyone who actually has a working relationship/marriage to a Dominican that has endured through the good times and the bad. I don't post about my situation anymore because it went south. I cancelled paperwork, lost substancial amount of money and time with what I thought was...

From Sept 1-Dec 17th travel from Detroit to SDQ, on US airways, 303plus tax, on US airways website will be 413US total? if I remember correctly. If it is still posted in a couple of days I will purchase a ticket to travel in December. I have never seen a fare even just after 9/11 this cheap...

I won't name anyone but this forum is supposed to be about finding cheap flights, airports, available flights related to the DR, etc. That is what I post in this section when I have information, airport questions, prices, etc. This personal crap with promotion and negativity regarding a few...