I am a 17 year old guy from Maine who began sponsering a child through Children International this past summer. Children International gives the sponserer an open invitation to come visit the child and as soon as I signed up, I wanted to go visit my child. His name is Ronny, he's an 8 year old boy and he lives on the outskirts of Santiago. This summer, as my friend Mary and I were driving over the Casco Bay Bridge, we decided we were going to make the trip to the DR.
A few months later and we were off. Our first solo trip international. We were there November 19-25 and we stayed in Santiago and Santo Domingo. In Santiago, we stayed at the Aloha Sol on Calle de Sol and in Santo Domingo at the Hotel Palacio. We enjoyed both hotels, especially the Palacio. We got around by taxi and Caribe Tours. One day in Santo Domingo we took a taxi to Boca Chica for the day and enjoyed the beach and sun...(as well as the constant nagging to buy fake cuban cigars and hair braids for Mary)...But hey! It's all part of the awesome experiance. We ate at local resturants, experianced many adventures (like having a tire blow out on our taxi on the way back from Boca Chica on the highway), and saw my sponsered child. That was probably the most amazing aspect of the trip. I am already planning my next trip down hopefully in early June. I want to see more of the Dominican Republic...Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, Sosua, La Romana, Samana and more. I will post the link to all of our pictures as soon as I finish cropping, editing, exc.
Thanks to everyone on this board who helped make this trip a little easier with advice and ideas. (Hillbilly, all your posts on Santiago were VERY helpful)
A few months later and we were off. Our first solo trip international. We were there November 19-25 and we stayed in Santiago and Santo Domingo. In Santiago, we stayed at the Aloha Sol on Calle de Sol and in Santo Domingo at the Hotel Palacio. We enjoyed both hotels, especially the Palacio. We got around by taxi and Caribe Tours. One day in Santo Domingo we took a taxi to Boca Chica for the day and enjoyed the beach and sun...(as well as the constant nagging to buy fake cuban cigars and hair braids for Mary)...But hey! It's all part of the awesome experiance. We ate at local resturants, experianced many adventures (like having a tire blow out on our taxi on the way back from Boca Chica on the highway), and saw my sponsered child. That was probably the most amazing aspect of the trip. I am already planning my next trip down hopefully in early June. I want to see more of the Dominican Republic...Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, Sosua, La Romana, Samana and more. I will post the link to all of our pictures as soon as I finish cropping, editing, exc.
Thanks to everyone on this board who helped make this trip a little easier with advice and ideas. (Hillbilly, all your posts on Santiago were VERY helpful)