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leon486
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I was just curious as a local, what attracts people from abroad to the DR. Is it the coffee, the beaches, the hotels, food, the people? What’s your favorite thing about DR maybe it’s something you can’t seem to find back home. I know some of you just came because of work, but I’m sure something here stole your heart. (Besides that trigueñita that always dances in the colmado).
For me I think it’s the sense of freedom here, how “you’re on your own”, in other countries you even need expensive permits or licenses to do the same things. I know it might sound horrible, but for example I went to a very exciting cave a few years ago, before you go rappelling into the cave you have to ride a horse there, I rode a horse when I was like 7 for like 2mins and that was it. The guide tells us how to ride them, helps you up and you’re galloping, no big deal.
I went to upstate NY a few years ago and for an went horse riding on a trail, no high slopes, nothing crazy. Horses were only allowed to go walking speed with strict supervision from the three guides.
For both activities I had to sign a waiver.
That’s how the DR is in general. In another countries if some accident happens to you, it’s generally someone else's fault, here not so much.
I told this to a US friend of mine before he visited, he didn’t understand and was a little worried. After leaving two weeks later after leaving he wrote to me out of the blue and told me that he understood what I meant about the “sense of freedom”.
I’m not going to ask what’s your least favorite thing, everybody and their mother knows it’s traffic.
For me I think it’s the sense of freedom here, how “you’re on your own”, in other countries you even need expensive permits or licenses to do the same things. I know it might sound horrible, but for example I went to a very exciting cave a few years ago, before you go rappelling into the cave you have to ride a horse there, I rode a horse when I was like 7 for like 2mins and that was it. The guide tells us how to ride them, helps you up and you’re galloping, no big deal.
I went to upstate NY a few years ago and for an went horse riding on a trail, no high slopes, nothing crazy. Horses were only allowed to go walking speed with strict supervision from the three guides.
For both activities I had to sign a waiver.
That’s how the DR is in general. In another countries if some accident happens to you, it’s generally someone else's fault, here not so much.
I told this to a US friend of mine before he visited, he didn’t understand and was a little worried. After leaving two weeks later after leaving he wrote to me out of the blue and told me that he understood what I meant about the “sense of freedom”.
I’m not going to ask what’s your least favorite thing, everybody and their mother knows it’s traffic.