Anyone know of a cheap gas station?
Lol ... that's funny! Yes I do know of a few, but they are not in the DR!
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Living in Sosua on a low budget
Lol ... that's funny! Yes I do know of a few, but they are not in the DR!
10-12000 pesos, two people, in Sosua??? I mean a lot of dominicans live for that, so of course. But why??? Live in Los Charamicos, take a towel the beach, eat sand every 2 nd meal, two beers every week. I do not see the point living here on that budget, sry.
HIRAM, I'm not going to shoot
but there are a few comments I can't allow to go unchallenged. Low budget tourists may not spend much money but a foreigner living on a low budget might be doing it for all the right reasons i.e. to test himself out (as he did last year), to experience life the way the majority of Dominicans live it, to test how strong the relationship with his girlfriend is and whether she'll be prepared to follow him on his next adventure down the Amazon or wherever.And just because zephyr1957 is living on a modest budget does NOT mean he is a cultural zombie. Sometimes people like him actually contribute more to the local community by working as volunteers than say a tourist does. He might be a trainee medic or a social anthropologist - who knows? Certainly given his intention of staying 4 months to a year I imagine he has a reason for being here. Most likely living on a modest budget for that length of time he will get to know many Dominicans a lot better than some holidaymakers would.
And to people who can't see the point in living like that, not everyone equates a lifestyle with the ease it offers. Zephyr could be a writer or artist who wants to immerse himself in the local way of life or he might be looking for spiritual and psychological development.
The 'higher socio-economic level of foreigners' does not necessarily mean they have style, class or couth. The OP might knock many richer foreigners into a cocked hat, as the saying goes.
Socio-Romantic Life Style
Yeah, and let's hope that the Dominicans don't need Diogenes' barrel...
m'frog
Yeah, and let's hope that the Dominicans don't need Diogenes' barrel...
m'frog
I doubt that - it isn't the Dominican way unless this couple were extended family. And I don't think anyone on this board would be in a position to vouch (to their Dominican friends) for this couple if they don't know them. Not being unkind, just realistic. Don't want to set up false expectations.
I think it's worth saying that 'we' as foreigners are a big cause of the drive in prices that we see. Put Cabarete under a microscope and tell me why it's so damn expensive there now.
That being said, the Esso in town seems to be a cheaper fill station than most others.
Easy tiger!
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That being said, the Esso in town seems to be a cheaper fill station than most others.
Easy tiger!
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budget?
if so as you probably know allready will give you more options.
do you walk,read,meditate a lot when you are here?
likewise i have lived here on a small budget before.just intrested to know how you fill the time?
with yer friend along with you it will no doubt make things a lot easier to do.
will your budget this time around be 12.000rd mtly?
if so as you probably know allready will give you more options.
do you walk,read,meditate a lot when you are here?
likewise i have lived here on a small budget before.just intrested to know how you fill the time?
with yer friend along with you it will no doubt make things a lot easier to do.
"FOOD" Will NOT Be A Problem,Once Your Girlfriend Is With You!!!
Reminds me of the Newlyweds who were staying at the rooming house.
Everyone was at, dinner except the "Newlyweds". The guests heard a sound coming from the front hall. They all went out to see what it was. The "Bride" was found totally naked. She was sliding down the banister,running to the top of the stairs,sliding down again,and repeating the process. When they asked what she was doing,she replied, "Warming up dinner for my husband!"
So be sure and get an apartment on the second floor with a 'banister"! At least you will have a "Hot Meal" when you want one! Hope that your girlfriend likes "Tube Steak", she will be eating a lot of that! You surely can't have anything else to eat on 10,000 pesos a month!
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Reminds me of the Newlyweds who were staying at the rooming house.
Everyone was at, dinner except the "Newlyweds". The guests heard a sound coming from the front hall. They all went out to see what it was. The "Bride" was found totally naked. She was sliding down the banister,running to the top of the stairs,sliding down again,and repeating the process. When they asked what she was doing,she replied, "Warming up dinner for my husband!"
So be sure and get an apartment on the second floor with a 'banister"! At least you will have a "Hot Meal" when you want one! Hope that your girlfriend likes "Tube Steak", she will be eating a lot of that! You surely can't have anything else to eat on 10,000 pesos a month!
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I've been laughing all day ... ! Vintage yes. As for the sticky, well now - we're trying to keep it clean in Living...
why not cut the length of your trip in half and live off of 24K. Even that would be pretty low budget but you can actually enjoy your stay instead of excersizing your tolerance for poor living conditions....
Chris, future generations are the loser when the work of great masters is not preserved.
Gasoline & gasoil have a fixed price nationwide... It's the same everywhere you go in the DR...
Yeah, I just noticed that when I went to my 'sacred cow' esso this morning. Seems the 122.90 price on the sign is just a permanent fixture because when I looked at the ACTUAL price on the pump it was more. I then clued in, but not without an argument first. Sadly, like everything else here, it's expensive.
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