Hi,
Thank you for a very interesting and informative website.
I am a self employed person and I can work from any place in the world where is Internet access. 2 years ago I moved to the Canary Islands (Spain). I like living here very much but would like to explore some really tropical countries in Latin America or Caribbean. So, I am looking for a not very dangerous, cheap and quite developed country with normal Internet connection where to live for 1-2 years. Rep?blica Dominicana looks interesting for me, but after reading some threads in this forum about daily blackouts I got confused. Are blackouts a global problem in Dominicana or only in certain areas? If this is a global problem I have to forget about Dominicana because it's not possible to work (to use computer) if power is daily swiched off.
My second question is about Internet connection. Is Internet available in all parts of the country? I need at least 1 Mb connection.
My third question is about rental prices. I checked many sources and rental prices look very contradictious. I checked about 20 real estate websites and there are no apartments for rent under 1000 USD. At the same time this post:
http://www.dr1.com/forums/real-estate/88086-dr-7-500-month-too-cheap.html
says that 3 bedroom house is being rented for DR$7500 (about 150 EUR).
In rental offers at:
Dominican Republic Rentals
some people want USD 100 per night, some people want USD 350 per week, but some - USD 500 per month. I am getting crazy because prices are really contradictious.
In a tourist area of Gran Canaria where I live now I pay 500 EUR (about 600 USD)/month (water and electricity included in the price) for an 50 m2 apartment with sea views and 100m from beach. So, I think that USD 1000 is too much for an apartment in Dominicana. Maybe I am wrong...
My questions:
- what apartment can I get in Dominicana for 500 EUR/month?
- how much should I expect to pay in Dominicana for an apartment with:
* 50-60m2
* sea views
* 5-10 min walking distance from beach
* location is not very important, but not in a dangerous area and not very far from shopping facilities ??
Thanks.
Thank you for a very interesting and informative website.
I am a self employed person and I can work from any place in the world where is Internet access. 2 years ago I moved to the Canary Islands (Spain). I like living here very much but would like to explore some really tropical countries in Latin America or Caribbean. So, I am looking for a not very dangerous, cheap and quite developed country with normal Internet connection where to live for 1-2 years. Rep?blica Dominicana looks interesting for me, but after reading some threads in this forum about daily blackouts I got confused. Are blackouts a global problem in Dominicana or only in certain areas? If this is a global problem I have to forget about Dominicana because it's not possible to work (to use computer) if power is daily swiched off.
My second question is about Internet connection. Is Internet available in all parts of the country? I need at least 1 Mb connection.
My third question is about rental prices. I checked many sources and rental prices look very contradictious. I checked about 20 real estate websites and there are no apartments for rent under 1000 USD. At the same time this post:
http://www.dr1.com/forums/real-estate/88086-dr-7-500-month-too-cheap.html
says that 3 bedroom house is being rented for DR$7500 (about 150 EUR).
In rental offers at:
Dominican Republic Rentals
some people want USD 100 per night, some people want USD 350 per week, but some - USD 500 per month. I am getting crazy because prices are really contradictious.
In a tourist area of Gran Canaria where I live now I pay 500 EUR (about 600 USD)/month (water and electricity included in the price) for an 50 m2 apartment with sea views and 100m from beach. So, I think that USD 1000 is too much for an apartment in Dominicana. Maybe I am wrong...
My questions:
- what apartment can I get in Dominicana for 500 EUR/month?
- how much should I expect to pay in Dominicana for an apartment with:
* 50-60m2
* sea views
* 5-10 min walking distance from beach
* location is not very important, but not in a dangerous area and not very far from shopping facilities ??
Thanks.