Thanks HB.A wonderful thread, friend Rocky. Some of those shots are awesome.
What happened to the Four Wheel Tour shots...?? Those were really great!
Don't know how you do it...
HB
and that's what gets us in trouble.We're more likely to do something on the sperm of the moment, than to preplan.
I fought back with all my might, but alas, she was to strong for me, and I was overwhelmed.Rocky: The girl offering you Cacao? Was that also a Sperm of the moment decision? It looks like you're out in the woods...alone...hmmm
There's some irony here too, as "pedir cacao" means to give up in Dominican Spanish...
I fought back with all my might, but alas, she was to strong for me, and I was overwhelmed.
Superman only had to deal with a few different types of Krytonite.Don't worry, Marco-every man has his kryptonite.
Just because DR is an island doesn't mean we cannot have cultural institutions. JSYK, Beach tourism is getting old, it is not a sustainable long term solution to our progress. Culture and art have to be promoted, a society w/out art is doom to fail.
O QUE? Acaso son solo ustedes que tienen acceso a viajes a Europa y las grandes metropolis donde pueden encontrar las grandes obras de arte, que tienen el derecho de poder disfrutar de una obra de teatro o algo asi? Es que los dominicanos NO DEBERIAMOS TENER nuestras instituciones culturales tambien, AUNQUE SEAMOS una jungla de pais? No es que el arte debe estar destinado a atraer a los turistas no, el arte debe ser para enriquecer nuestra cultura claro esta.
No se puede ser tan egoista carajo.
Sorry Funnyyale26, I assumed you were another fat-cat tourist like myself who jets around the world seeking new experiences and sensations while maintaining a prudent distance from the locals and their "culture".Just because DR is an island doesn't mean we cannot have cultural institutions. JSYK, Beach tourism is getting old, it is not a sustainable long term solution to our progress. Culture and art have to be promoted, a society w/out art is doom to fail.
O QUE? Acaso son solo ustedes que tienen acceso a viajes a Europa y las grandes metropolis donde pueden encontrar las grandes obras de arte, que tienen el derecho de poder disfrutar de una obra de teatro o algo asi? Es que los dominicanos NO DEBERIAMOS TENER nuestras instituciones culturales tambien, AUNQUE SEAMOS una jungla de pais? No es que el arte debe estar destinado a atraer a los turistas no, el arte debe ser para enriquecer nuestra cultura claro esta.
No se puede ser tan egoista carajo.
...I don't understand why in this day and age, a town like Sosua (that has many years as a tourist enclave) still doesn't have museums. art galleries, plazas, theaters, etc.
Sorry Funnyyale26, I assumed you were another fat-cat tourist like myself who jets around the world seeking new experiences and sensations while maintaining a prudent distance from the locals and their "culture".
The fact is that since I am considering retirement to the DR, I have thought about the lack of higher cultural offerings in the country as a whole. It's something I will have to take into account when I finally make a decision.
But we were talking about Sosua here, where Classicos and la playa are about as cultural as it gets. If I were looking for high culture in the DR, I would look to Santo Domingo or Santiago (both sadly lacking it's true) rather than a sleepy beach town, unless you would like to see it become another Yuppie "paradise", with trendy art galleries and upscale, overpriced restaurants.
Plus, I think there is a contradiction in your posts. In this last one, you seem to be calling for art for the common folk, while in the previous post you said
So, which is it; culture for the average Dominican, who could probably care less, or for Gringo jerks like me who already find the Louvre a bit of a bore. Any high culture in the DR is going to have to come from Dominicans, so they are the ones you should be speaking to.
BTW: what the heck were Dominicans doing in Azerbaijan? That's got to be an interesting story.
Superman only had to deal with a few different types of Krytonite.
Here, we have to deal with thousands.
It ain't fair.
We'll save it with a few more country pix.this was a positive thread till it was infiltrated