2010 Travel News Archive – Page 11

Find out by taking the Tabacalera de Garcia Cigar Factory tour in La Romana. Based right next door to Casa de Campo with some of the best golf in the Caribbean, this is a tour that can easily be combined with a visit to Altos de Chavon, where the factory also has a cigar shop …

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Don’t miss, “My Other Half – the Musical”, an original musical telling the story of a Dominican-Canadian woman and a Dominican motoconcho (motorbike taxi) driver who meet on the Internet. She travels to the DR to rediscover her roots and complete the missing half of her identity. The play opened to rave reviews at the …

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Pablito Guzman’s Cabarete Classic Windsurf Competition will again take place on Cabarete Beach in front of Vela Resorts. This four-day event features racing and freestyle categories for competitors of all ages and abilities. The categories are: mini-juniors, juniors, long distance race (windsurfing and kitesurfing), slalom and formula in both sport and open classes; women’s slalom; …

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The Santo Domingo Tourism Cluster is promoting their own five 3 to 6-day tourism packages working with the Hotel Santo Domingo, the Hostal Nicolas de Ovando, Hotel Frances and Hotel Mercure Comercial. The tours and some of their highlights: Among Friends: Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe, nighttime city tour, colonial city tour, lunch at Pat’e …

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Forget the new wacko Zooberto Park in Santo Domingo and go for the real thing. The National Zoo announces the complete remodeling of its snake display. Most people are fascinated by snakes and 19 endemic species can be seen through reinforced glass, labeled with informative data in Spanish. There are no poisonous snakes in the …

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West Side Story, the Dominican version of the famous Arthur Laurents and Leonard Bernstein Broadway musical now directed by Sarah Esteva, continues at the National Theater this coming Friday, 2 July, Saturday 3 July at 8:30pm. On Sunday 4 July at 7pm. Local adaptation of the choreography is by Carlos Veitia, musical direction Amaury Sanchez, …

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Cabarete is preparing for the Pablito Guzman Cabarete Classic windsurfing contest, starting on 14 July. Sailors will compete through 18 July. Fashion show, live band music and evening entertainments are on the agenda from day 1, as the competition is being promoted as a “fun event”. There are categories for the entire family, from mini-juniors …

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The Puntacana Ecological Foundation is awarding golf scholarships to young people from Veron, the largest working class neighborhood in the Punta Cana and Bavaro area. The scholarships enable young golfers from low-income families to take part in the Youth Golf Program that provides professional training. The scholarships cover the green fees, transportation and equipment. The …

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Dominican Ariel Corniel won the 9th Kiteboarding 2010 World Cup in the competition that took place at Bozo Beach, Cabarete over the weekend with the participation of 52 competitors from 20 countries. The 18-year old defeated world champion Kevin Langeree in the finals. Langeree is a previous Cabarete Cup winner. In third place was Italian …

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The Butterfly Effect is in its second year in Cabarete. This worldwide movement brings women together for non-competitive ocean sport gatherings in coastal cities all over the world. The aim is to instill self-confidence and a love for the ocean in women of all skill levels. The Butterfly Effect also aims to work with the …

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