Hello All,
I hope you are safe and happy.
LOL! I'm not talking about a vacation TO the D.R. (where I've lived for 14 years) but a vacation FROM the D.R.
For my world travels in years past, I always used Lonely Planet publications. Now, a newish game in town is superlative, allowing you to drill down to all manner of detail in every conceivable category and that is wikitravel.org
My wife (dominicana) and I will spend one month in Medellin, Colombia. I anticipate much vicarious enjoyment as she has her first experience entering an airport and flying at 61 years of age. For Medellin, we have stuff exquisitely planned.
Question: What is your recommendation for a second city to visit? We cannot visit the capital as I'll have respiratory problems given the altitude. We looked at Cartagena, a 12 hour bus ride from Medellin. It seems ho-hum to me: The same colonial archtitecture as here; the same tourist stuff. What would be your best choice for a city other than Cartagena and the capital? Needless to say, at 70 and 61 years of age, we won't be hiking.
Question: I see that Colombia abuts both Brasil and Peru and that neither of these countries require a visa for Dominican citizens. Any recommendation to enter any of these countries, a "safe" place (it's relative), then return?
Many thanks.
I hope you are safe and happy.
LOL! I'm not talking about a vacation TO the D.R. (where I've lived for 14 years) but a vacation FROM the D.R.
For my world travels in years past, I always used Lonely Planet publications. Now, a newish game in town is superlative, allowing you to drill down to all manner of detail in every conceivable category and that is wikitravel.org
My wife (dominicana) and I will spend one month in Medellin, Colombia. I anticipate much vicarious enjoyment as she has her first experience entering an airport and flying at 61 years of age. For Medellin, we have stuff exquisitely planned.
Question: What is your recommendation for a second city to visit? We cannot visit the capital as I'll have respiratory problems given the altitude. We looked at Cartagena, a 12 hour bus ride from Medellin. It seems ho-hum to me: The same colonial archtitecture as here; the same tourist stuff. What would be your best choice for a city other than Cartagena and the capital? Needless to say, at 70 and 61 years of age, we won't be hiking.
Question: I see that Colombia abuts both Brasil and Peru and that neither of these countries require a visa for Dominican citizens. Any recommendation to enter any of these countries, a "safe" place (it's relative), then return?
Many thanks.