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Is Puerto Plata safe?
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There are posters who claim yes it is. There are posters who claim no it isn't. Which is it to us non-North Coasters? In strictly reading news reports from up there, I tend to lean on the side of yes it is.
It's OK during the day with the exception of those who hustle you to watch your car everywhere you park. After 10 PM I'm not comfortable in PP. More likely to get robbed there than Sosua because there are loads of creepers there at night.
Come on now, join the Fun.. Participate , make friends .. no harm was meant. you meet one of these Expats , you will learn MORE on one Trip, than some have learned in 10 trips on their own... its worth it . participate .
you gotta admit, asking if the water is Cold, and if you are on the Atlantic ocean side or the Caribbean Ocean side,, that was pretty funny right there . no ?
Yeahh, but the guy in hot springs shouldn't have been trying to take down the Bill Clinton sign comming into town..*
Yep.. Latitudes and attitudes are what matter most down here.. with every change in Latitude comes the need to change ones attitude a little cause you ain't in Kansas anymor.. *
Come on ROLLOUT. We ALL had our first trip outside our country of birth. I didn't detect an age by the questions so it could be a younger person venturing out for the first time. I think the common sense advice given, if followed, should ensure a safe venture for this person. Hopefully if they venture outside the states more in the futre their eyes will open and one day they will be giving instead of receiving advice here on DR1.
I run into people at the airport that say they love the DR but, they want to find some Dominican money to take back. WTF? They think the resort is representative sampling of the DR?
Of course, I pulled a 100 and 50 note a few coins and charged $10. It's part of the Dominican experience, but I doubt they knew it.
People who want to expand their horizons and learn new cultures, foods and experiences arent going to go to the Dominican Republic. This is a place for a cheap jot holiday or a cheap place to live. If we frame their touristic experience that way we can understand the foreigner who comes and enjoys their holiday but has no interest in seeing much off the resort.
LOL. I guess you have a lot more confidence in your consulate than I do in mine.
If you want American Restaurants than you better go to Florida. The whole purpose of travelling to another country is to experience something different. Sorry to be so blunt but you don't seem to have a clue. Are you staying at an all-inclusive? With your questions I would say that would be your best bet. Good luck and good travels.
thanks for saying what i wanted to. anyone who plans to travel, and wants to know if he can get creature comforts of home in his proposed destination, should not leave home.
some time in the early 90s, a police officer from NJ came down to Santo Domingo to hook up with a group of us who had arrived the day before. we went to meet him at the airport, and get him back to our hotel. on the trip from the airport, the first thing he wanted to know was where was the closest Wendy?s. we knew it was going to be all downhill from there.
funny that such food moralizing comes from members who regularly slate dominican food as barely edible.
the OP wants to eat burgers and pizza? good for him, it's his preference, not yours.
to answer the OP: puerto plata is generally safe for tourists; there are restaurants serving american food and two joints that you know from america (burger king and dominoes); it's on the atlantic ocean coast; water is not cold.
the OP wants to eat burgers and pizza? good for him, it's his preference, not yours.
to answer the OP: puerto plata is generally safe for tourists; there are restaurants serving american food and two joints that you know from america (burger king and dominoes); it's on the atlantic ocean coast; water is not cold.
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