I only saw one house of worship, I thought DR was a Catholic country, who publishes lonely planet, are they atheists?
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Lonely planet ranks the Dominican Republic in its top 10 destinations for 2013
I only saw one house of worship, I thought DR was a Catholic country, who publishes lonely planet, are they atheists?
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There is certainly nothing wrong with that? Every country who wants to attract holiday people are going to show the best of the best of their country.
The majority of vacationers are also only going to see in the DR the beaches and their hotel. Nothing wrong with that either.
I hope that a lot of people are going to read that article of Lonely Planet and consider to come on holiday to the DR. Its a beautiful place to have a relaxed holiday.
Acira
Well, I'm good at spotting most places in the DR, let me give a try. Whatever place I don't recognize at all will be responded with three dots.
One of the beaches on isla Saona.
Cayo Levantado near Saman?.
Las Terrenas, but don't remember the name of the hotel.
Puntacana Resort & Club
... Could be anywhere, lol.
Puntacana Resort & Club
Cayo Levantado, but don't remember the name of the resort.
Most likely B?varo Beach.
Either B?varo or Bayahibe, not sure.
Yes
Puntacana Resort & Club
Casa de Campo, officially named Marina de Chav?n.
La Cana Country Club @ Puntacana Resort & Club
Punta Espada Country Club at Cap Cana.
Roco Ki in Macao (near B?varo).
Playa Rinc?n
Yes, same beach as in the previous question.
Most likely in Saman?, but hard to tell what beach it is.
One of the deserted beaches near the Redondo and Lim?n lagoons. Near Nisibon.
Yes, although the official name is autopista Juan Pablo II or simply, the highway to Saman? or Santo Domingo-Saman?.
Yes, also at 1.58 is lago Enriquillo.
Las dunas de Ban?.
The Ta?no petroglyphs on 2.10 are near lago Enriquillo, very far from Jaragua National Park.
Yes
Could be Las Galeras or Rinc?n. Regardless, it's a beach in Saman?.
There are churches in hundreds of countries in the world. The video is designed to show what makes the DR different from other countries. There are also no supermarkets in the video. Does that mean the makers don't eat food?
I just returned from my vacation and could not get home fast enough. I have always loved the Dominican Republic and its people but something is changing (either in the DR or in myself). All the standard crap is there; the horrible roads, decaying buildings, garbage littered streets, etc. But now the prices have doubled. Everything was more expensive- noticeably more expensive.
Perhaps it was always expensive but now it has reached a level where my expectations are higher. If I am paying more, by god I better be getting better service. And customer service was Horrible. I went to the movies at the recently opened Agora Mall. It was a lovely mall with happy people, etc. I purchased my movie ticket; approximately $6.50 US Dollars (cheaper then the US, but not by much). I went to get my popcorn/cola combo and waited, waited, waited for service. This was while the serving guys joked, fondled, and bantered with each other and left all the customers waiting. Change to any venue and this regularly occurred. Once I even walked out of a restaurant without paying simply because nobody came around for me to ask for my check. And nobody bothered to walk after me to collect even then (seems like they were all having a lunch break...the whole restaurant staff!).
This is something people need to understand quickly in the Dominican Republic: if you are charging first-world prices, you better start giving first-world service.
I did see the "Has it all" video at my hotel.
Perhaps it was always expensive but now it has reached a level where my expectations are higher. If I am paying more, by god I better be getting better service. And customer service was Horrible. I went to the movies at the recently opened Agora Mall. It was a lovely mall with happy people, etc. I purchased my movie ticket; approximately $6.50 US Dollars (cheaper then the US, but not by much). I went to get my popcorn/cola combo and waited, waited, waited for service. This was while the serving guys joked, fondled, and bantered with each other and left all the customers waiting. Change to any venue and this regularly occurred. Once I even walked out of a restaurant without paying simply because nobody came around for me to ask for my check. And nobody bothered to walk after me to collect even then (seems like they were all having a lunch break...the whole restaurant staff!).
This is something people need to understand quickly in the Dominican Republic: if you are charging first-world prices, you better start giving first-world service.
I did see the "Has it all" video at my hotel.
Having written guide books myself for 25 years, and reviewed others, I should have some credibility to say you are wholey correct. Furthermore, I've found the Rough Guide better than most.
Usual experience of who? Elite crowd, I assume you mean tourists?
Have you ever seen a tourism video of New York showing the projects?
You're part of the best guide to the DR, it's this message board.
This is by far the best resource on the Dominican Republic.
2nd to this board are the dr1guides to Santo Domingo and the mountain of other guides produced by DR1 for clients.
e.g. Ministry of Tourism. Pretty much most of the stuff you see from them in the form of guides and maps comes out of the DR1 office.
Examples: Right click and select "Save As..."
http://www.dr1.com/travel/samanaguide.pdf (4.6MB / PDF)
http://www.dr1.com/travel/laromanaguide.pdf (2.9MB / PDF)