Hi, everyone!
Well, let me try and make this as simple as I can. I will be traveling to DR (Santiago/Tenares area) in July and have been thinking about safety. It will be a group of us which includes kids and this is why I am a little more concerned. We will be doing everything from going clubbing to going to the beach, rivers, monumento, ect...will try to do as much as we can. Now, my concern is should I be weary about being held up (and please don't laugh) maybe even at gun point to get robbed? I know this might sound a little extreme but I would like to know how I should go about things when I'm there. For example, when we leave the club should we not venture out to eat at a fritura or restaurant that late at night? Should we be watching as we drive away to make sure nothing is out of place? Should we try as much as possible to stay in at night and not be out too much??? These are concerns that I have because I do read the news and sometimes you read stories about how some vacationers get kidnapped and are later found dead for whatever reason.
P.S I am an ex-pat and I have family there but at the same time I would like to hear from you guys as I know a lot of you have a lot of experience with this kind of thing.
Also, might be silly and dangerous but I was also thinking of maybe getting some protection to carrry with me while down there...if you know what I mean...what do you guys think? Stupid?
Please, give me as much info on this as you can. Thanks in advance!
Well, let me try and make this as simple as I can. I will be traveling to DR (Santiago/Tenares area) in July and have been thinking about safety. It will be a group of us which includes kids and this is why I am a little more concerned. We will be doing everything from going clubbing to going to the beach, rivers, monumento, ect...will try to do as much as we can. Now, my concern is should I be weary about being held up (and please don't laugh) maybe even at gun point to get robbed? I know this might sound a little extreme but I would like to know how I should go about things when I'm there. For example, when we leave the club should we not venture out to eat at a fritura or restaurant that late at night? Should we be watching as we drive away to make sure nothing is out of place? Should we try as much as possible to stay in at night and not be out too much??? These are concerns that I have because I do read the news and sometimes you read stories about how some vacationers get kidnapped and are later found dead for whatever reason.
P.S I am an ex-pat and I have family there but at the same time I would like to hear from you guys as I know a lot of you have a lot of experience with this kind of thing.
Also, might be silly and dangerous but I was also thinking of maybe getting some protection to carrry with me while down there...if you know what I mean...what do you guys think? Stupid?
Please, give me as much info on this as you can. Thanks in advance!