Never thought it would happen...but I guess 'civilization' or lack thereof...got the best of Punta Cana...
This is not one of my typical trip reports...I came back very dissapointed...but here goes nothing...
Apparently, the fact that most of us girls have been reading up on DR1 about 'sankie mania' at the resorts, and are not falling as easily...the 'sankies' have found a new 'outlet'...if you know what I mean...to get whatever they want from the 'stupid tourists' as they call us amongst themselves...
GAYS, GAYS, GAYS...all over the place!!! (Now, don't get me wrong, I have nothing against them, as a matter of fact, I have many gay friends, that's not the point of this!) I could not believe my eyes when I walked into "Las Ca?as" at the Barcelo complex the first night ...I went to the bar with one of the guys in our group to get some drinks for the table, and I happened to notice this really cute guy...(not 'animacion')...standing there...so I started a conversation about the music...and he goes..."oh, but I don't dance"...and inmediately he turns to my friend, completley ignoring me, and says..'but I saw YOU dancing, and you dance sooo good!"...and on, and on, and on...
It was TOO funny...this is the first time I am passed over for a man!!! Oh, well...but then we started looking around, and there were more gays than straight men there!!! I had NEVER seen Dominican men so openly showing it, they usually try to pass as very MACHO men, but this was incredible!!
Anyway, I guess they think since the girls are not falling for the same old lines, that they would try this and not lose any of the benefits!
So, my advice for the ladies would be to be MORE CAREFUL than ever!!!
You never know if these men go both ways!!!
The trip was awesome as usual...great weather...not a cloud in the sky all weekend...The hotel could use a little updating, but it's still great!!! The air in my room was SOOO cold, that the two bottles of Coconut Tanning Oil I bought on our trip to Isla Saona got frozen!!! Had to leave them for a MINUTE in the sun for them to return to their natural state!
Ken...sorry ...I know you were probably expecting something a little more 'juicy'...but hey, all the trips can never be the same!!! But it was FUN!!!
I still got propositioned by a couple of older guys and a few younger ones...but now I know better...so they all got turned down very diplomatically, but not before we danced some good merengue and bachata...(well, with the younger ones at least!)
My new favorite songs..."Mi hermoso Ca?ahuate" or "ay, hombre" as the song is mostly known...and the latest by To?o (I think) that I can't for the life of me remember the name!
Other than that...another great vacation in PARADISE!! Oh, btw...Punta Cana is growing by the minute!!! Lots of new places...apartments, shopping centers, restaurants, new disco, hotels...Good for them!
I'll have pictures in a day or two...if anybody wants to see!
This is not one of my typical trip reports...I came back very dissapointed...but here goes nothing...
Apparently, the fact that most of us girls have been reading up on DR1 about 'sankie mania' at the resorts, and are not falling as easily...the 'sankies' have found a new 'outlet'...if you know what I mean...to get whatever they want from the 'stupid tourists' as they call us amongst themselves...
GAYS, GAYS, GAYS...all over the place!!! (Now, don't get me wrong, I have nothing against them, as a matter of fact, I have many gay friends, that's not the point of this!) I could not believe my eyes when I walked into "Las Ca?as" at the Barcelo complex the first night ...I went to the bar with one of the guys in our group to get some drinks for the table, and I happened to notice this really cute guy...(not 'animacion')...standing there...so I started a conversation about the music...and he goes..."oh, but I don't dance"...and inmediately he turns to my friend, completley ignoring me, and says..'but I saw YOU dancing, and you dance sooo good!"...and on, and on, and on...
It was TOO funny...this is the first time I am passed over for a man!!! Oh, well...but then we started looking around, and there were more gays than straight men there!!! I had NEVER seen Dominican men so openly showing it, they usually try to pass as very MACHO men, but this was incredible!!
Anyway, I guess they think since the girls are not falling for the same old lines, that they would try this and not lose any of the benefits!
So, my advice for the ladies would be to be MORE CAREFUL than ever!!!
You never know if these men go both ways!!!
The trip was awesome as usual...great weather...not a cloud in the sky all weekend...The hotel could use a little updating, but it's still great!!! The air in my room was SOOO cold, that the two bottles of Coconut Tanning Oil I bought on our trip to Isla Saona got frozen!!! Had to leave them for a MINUTE in the sun for them to return to their natural state!
Ken...sorry ...I know you were probably expecting something a little more 'juicy'...but hey, all the trips can never be the same!!! But it was FUN!!!
I still got propositioned by a couple of older guys and a few younger ones...but now I know better...so they all got turned down very diplomatically, but not before we danced some good merengue and bachata...(well, with the younger ones at least!)
My new favorite songs..."Mi hermoso Ca?ahuate" or "ay, hombre" as the song is mostly known...and the latest by To?o (I think) that I can't for the life of me remember the name!
Other than that...another great vacation in PARADISE!! Oh, btw...Punta Cana is growing by the minute!!! Lots of new places...apartments, shopping centers, restaurants, new disco, hotels...Good for them!
I'll have pictures in a day or two...if anybody wants to see!