Hi everyone this is the first trip report I have ever written so hope it ends up to be a good one. First I might start by saying I had the best time of my life and the reason why I went off the resort all the time. I stayed at the Paradise Beach resort in Playa Dorada just for budget reasons and I got a great deal $810 Canadian. It's nice an older resort but I liked it there. The room was clean and food good my two priorities. The food did get repetitive after a while so I enjoyed eating off the resort.
I went into the city Puerta Plata many times shopping, chilling out. I met a lot of people who wanted to take us out and show us around. But of course Dominicans are very kind and friendly people as they always are. We went shopping at La Hienda (I probably spelled that wrong) we walked the downtown streets venturing out and it was great! We found our way to Park Centro and took some pictures. The clothes are so cheap comapred to in Canada lol! Oh I must say crossing the street was crazy as pedestrians don't come first lol we laughed so hard trying to cross the street. I would follow a local and they would laugh because they knew lol!
I am a Portuguese Canadian and I speak Portuguese so it helped me to be able to understand a bit of Spanish and I know how to speak the basic stuff. But I got to practice a lot and everyone was quite impressed with how much I understood and spoke and so was I! So I wouldn't let anyone speak English to me so I could practice. I told them it must be from watching the Spanish telenovela Marianna de la Noche in Canada and they got a laugh out of that. I hope I'm not boring anyone, it is my first post about a trip report so bare with me.
The men were as expected such sweet talkers but I don't fall for anything. I know HB's rules lol I shared them with my friend so she would be prepared. I just wanted to dance and have fun which I definately did! I got marriage proposals lol and other proposals lol! But I already knew what to expect so I would laugh a lot at everything they would say to me.
I bought tons of CD's as they were cheap and I even have a song we fell in love with one of Elvis Martinez's songs NO TE VAYAS , I'm already a big fan of his. In the club everyone would get up to dance to this song and we knew why. I am a bachata music lover!
We went to clubs, La Canita, La Barrica, Orion. We didn't like how dark La Baricca and Orion were. We enjoyed La Canita very much we went there quite a few nights! I dance here in Canada so it was so much fun for me what a work out I think I lost a few pounds lol! Oh but the one story I must tell is how I had to go to the bathroom a one place that we went to down the street from La Canita at 4;30am and I entered the washroom and there was no stall and no door in the entrance. I was like uh oh, so I go ready since I had to go really bad, squatted and tried to pee really fast as I kept watching for someone to walk in on me lol, as I picture myself boy was it ever funny!
I never drank so much as I did, I don't think I'll be drinking for a while here in Canada lol! I did enjoy drinking Presidente!
We went to Cabarete for the day, had shrimp for lunch yummy, did some shopping and walking around! It was a beautiful day, really hot and having an ice cold Presidente hit the spot!
We headed to Sosua on labour day it was full of people as everyone was off that day! That was a lot of fun too! We went in a car where everyone hops in and you let the driver know where you want to go(can't remember what you call them). I knew about it and we decided to take it since it was cheaper than a taxi.
We met some friends who wanted us to meet there family so off we went and of course they were very kind they even served us food it was DELICIOUS! I love how everyone plays music and home really loud we started dancing in the house and having lots of fun!
I also went to some place called or in the Mountains, it's an outside club, with a pool DJ and I know theres a Motel there too? Not sure if anyone knows what I'm talking about but I can't exactly remember what it's called. It was fun, it was at a club in daylight dancing away!
I hope I didn't bore anyone but I wanted to let new travellers to the DR know if you stay at at AI resort please leave the resort you will have so much more fun trust me! Just take percausions as you would anywhere and have fun!
I'm so glad I ventured out more than my last trip because by far this was my best vacation to the DR so far! You get the real feel of what the Dominican Republic is all about. Don't be scared and don't listen to people who try to discourage you from leaving your gated hotel area. I never went anywhere alone always with my friend everyone who met us knew we had to be together wherever we went that was us being safe. We didn't take rides from anyone we always went together. As nice as everyone is, it is still a different country and they do things completely different from Canada. Thanks to everyone of this board, I learned a lot from reading DR1 and I can't wait to go back, wish I was there now and I just got back Sunday!
I'll be working on my plans for my next trip lol!
I had a BLAST!
I went into the city Puerta Plata many times shopping, chilling out. I met a lot of people who wanted to take us out and show us around. But of course Dominicans are very kind and friendly people as they always are. We went shopping at La Hienda (I probably spelled that wrong) we walked the downtown streets venturing out and it was great! We found our way to Park Centro and took some pictures. The clothes are so cheap comapred to in Canada lol! Oh I must say crossing the street was crazy as pedestrians don't come first lol we laughed so hard trying to cross the street. I would follow a local and they would laugh because they knew lol!
I am a Portuguese Canadian and I speak Portuguese so it helped me to be able to understand a bit of Spanish and I know how to speak the basic stuff. But I got to practice a lot and everyone was quite impressed with how much I understood and spoke and so was I! So I wouldn't let anyone speak English to me so I could practice. I told them it must be from watching the Spanish telenovela Marianna de la Noche in Canada and they got a laugh out of that. I hope I'm not boring anyone, it is my first post about a trip report so bare with me.
The men were as expected such sweet talkers but I don't fall for anything. I know HB's rules lol I shared them with my friend so she would be prepared. I just wanted to dance and have fun which I definately did! I got marriage proposals lol and other proposals lol! But I already knew what to expect so I would laugh a lot at everything they would say to me.
I bought tons of CD's as they were cheap and I even have a song we fell in love with one of Elvis Martinez's songs NO TE VAYAS , I'm already a big fan of his. In the club everyone would get up to dance to this song and we knew why. I am a bachata music lover!
We went to clubs, La Canita, La Barrica, Orion. We didn't like how dark La Baricca and Orion were. We enjoyed La Canita very much we went there quite a few nights! I dance here in Canada so it was so much fun for me what a work out I think I lost a few pounds lol! Oh but the one story I must tell is how I had to go to the bathroom a one place that we went to down the street from La Canita at 4;30am and I entered the washroom and there was no stall and no door in the entrance. I was like uh oh, so I go ready since I had to go really bad, squatted and tried to pee really fast as I kept watching for someone to walk in on me lol, as I picture myself boy was it ever funny!
I never drank so much as I did, I don't think I'll be drinking for a while here in Canada lol! I did enjoy drinking Presidente!
We went to Cabarete for the day, had shrimp for lunch yummy, did some shopping and walking around! It was a beautiful day, really hot and having an ice cold Presidente hit the spot!
We headed to Sosua on labour day it was full of people as everyone was off that day! That was a lot of fun too! We went in a car where everyone hops in and you let the driver know where you want to go(can't remember what you call them). I knew about it and we decided to take it since it was cheaper than a taxi.
We met some friends who wanted us to meet there family so off we went and of course they were very kind they even served us food it was DELICIOUS! I love how everyone plays music and home really loud we started dancing in the house and having lots of fun!
I also went to some place called or in the Mountains, it's an outside club, with a pool DJ and I know theres a Motel there too? Not sure if anyone knows what I'm talking about but I can't exactly remember what it's called. It was fun, it was at a club in daylight dancing away!
I hope I didn't bore anyone but I wanted to let new travellers to the DR know if you stay at at AI resort please leave the resort you will have so much more fun trust me! Just take percausions as you would anywhere and have fun!
I'm so glad I ventured out more than my last trip because by far this was my best vacation to the DR so far! You get the real feel of what the Dominican Republic is all about. Don't be scared and don't listen to people who try to discourage you from leaving your gated hotel area. I never went anywhere alone always with my friend everyone who met us knew we had to be together wherever we went that was us being safe. We didn't take rides from anyone we always went together. As nice as everyone is, it is still a different country and they do things completely different from Canada. Thanks to everyone of this board, I learned a lot from reading DR1 and I can't wait to go back, wish I was there now and I just got back Sunday!
I'll be working on my plans for my next trip lol!
I had a BLAST!