Cabarete/Sosua Among World's Best Retirement Beaches

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Dec 9, 2013... US News and World Report says...

2. Sosua/Cabarete, Dominican Republic. Where the verdant green jungle hills slope into the crystal-blue waters off the north coast of the Dominican Republic rest the sand-fringed towns of Sosua and neighboring Cabarete. These are beachfront utopias. There are no high-rise towers, no big crowds and no worries. Life here is all about enjoying what mother nature has created in this world-class coastal spot.

The life on offer here is also increasingly appealing to retirees. Expat communities are established and expanding, and planned developments are under way to cater to them. Retirees settling here can choose luxury living in planned communities where houses sell for $400,000 to $800,000, but also have much more affordable options in coastal developments where homes are priced from $130,000 to $150,000.

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If you disagree, then, where in or out of DR are the "Best Retirement Beaches"

or just plain Best Retirement places

identify 2, it will be enough
 
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Empiric said:
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If you disagree, then, where in or out of DR are the "Best Retirement Beaches"

or just plain Best Retirement places

identify 2, it will be enough
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That really depends on your budget. Casa de Campo is much nicer than Cotui.

For the typical 2k a month pensioner, I'd consider either Las Terrenas or Santiago/Jarabacoa
 
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That really depends on your budget. Casa de Campo is much nicer than Cotui.

For the typical 2k a month pensioner, I'd consider either Las Terrenas or Santiago/Jarabacoa
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You can definitely live in Cabarete or Sosua on 2k a month. obviously, you'll need to rent modestly, but it can be done, and lots of people are doing it.

Frank
 
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i think it would be nice if the writer actually visited the places and not looked at photoshopped brochures. those two beaches are among the most boring and least inspiring in the country. las terrenas is thousands times better.
 
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DRob said:
That really depends on your budget. Casa de Campo is much nicer than Cotui.

For the typical 2k a month pensioner, I'd consider either Las Terrenas or Santiago/Jarabacoa
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That's nice, Rob. But the article is best beach towns for retirement, not best inland locations.
 
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The author may have been a little heavy on the adjectives regarding the mountains and sea, but generally I think the article is a good one. I say this as someone who has lived in Sosua 24/7 for nearly 14 years and not as an occasional visitor who knows nothing about life in Sosua or Cabarete but bars and prostitutes.

Sosua and Cabarete are very pleasant places to live, and the number who live here at least part of the year is increasing steadily.

Posters who think Sosua and Cabarete depend on bars and prostitutes for survival don't have a clue about the changes being made here.
 
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Ken said:
The author may have been a little heavy on the adjectives regarding the mountains and sea, but generally I think the article is a good one. I say this as someone who has lived in Sosua 24/7 for nearly 14 years and not as an occasional visitor who knows nothing about life in Sosua or Cabarete but bars and prostitutes.

Sosua and Cabarete are very pleasant places to live, and the number who live here at least part of the year is increasing steadily.

Posters who think Sosua and Cabarete depend on bars and prostitutes for survival don't have a clue about the changes being made here.
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I live in Cabarete and was only joking about Sosua and the young ladies! :classic:
 
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The North coast is absolute the best part of the DR. Allow me to explain why.

I love the North Coast. It?s the only place I know where people are absurd and yet normal, bizarre and yet plain, outrageous and yet boring?a combination Broadway musical meets live sex show?The Sound of Music meets Deep Throat?only here, we have a lot more nudity and eccentric personalities running around?of the sort we used to see in the 60?s and 70?s when hippies, free-spirits, and political radicals ran through the streets naked, wild, and free.

On the North Coast, diversity is everywhere: businessmen, Sankies, students, aspiring writers, poets, transvestites, street hustlers, and politicians all sit next to one another inside beach cafes, restaurants, and bars, conversing over coffee, beer, Viagra and laughter.

The streets are alive and full of life?tourists sit underneath a canopy of towering palm and coconut trees enjoying the sunshine. Me and my stray dogs and stray friends enjoy sitting at beach cafes and restaurants watching surfers, bohemians, and eccentric characters stroll up and down the beach with flowers in their hair, while working girls gently stroll up and down the beach in high heel shoes that sink into 4 inch sand.

How much more laid back can life get?

Frank
 
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