Travel – Page 272

One of the world’s most famous contemporary media personalities in classical music, Venezuelan orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel will be in the capital city to open the bi-annual Santo Domingo Music Festival with a concert on Thursday, 7 February 2013. He will be performing with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at the Carlos Piantini …

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Visitors to Santo Domingo in March are in for a continued treat of some of the best classical music of all times. While the festival officially opens on 7 February 2013 with a concert conducted by Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel, the remaining performances are scheduled for March 2013. Conductor Ramon Tebar with soloist Joshua Bell are …

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Check out the Rhinoceros Iguanas, an endangered species, in the habitat created for them at the Parque Ibero-Americano in Santo Domingo. The large lizards are fun to watch from the bridge that crosses their abode or from the gated surroundings. The Ibero-American Park is the city’s latest renovated public space. It surrounds the National Music …

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According to data from the Civil Aviation Board (IDAC), the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) received 4,836,444 passengers in 2012, 47% of all air arrivals in the country, making it the busiest of all of the airports. In second place was Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) with 3,163,996 passengers, for 31%. Santiago’s Cibao International Airport …

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Contemporary ballads by Pavel Nunez, merengue by Hector Anibal and DJ-ing by Richard Szilman are scheduled for the Marina Bartolome Colon at Sans Souci in Santo Domingo this Friday, 11 January. The show is sponsored by Chivas Regal.

Catch the final games of the round robin that will decide who will be the contenders for the playoffs of the Dominican Winter Baseball League Championship. Games are scheduled for the Santo Domingo, Santiago, La Romana and San Pedro (near Boca Chica and Juan Dolio) ballparks. The next games are on Wednesday, 9 January: Toros …

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The Global Cycling Team from the Netherlands has again confirmed its participation in the 34th Dominican Independence Cycling Tour that begins in Santo Domingo on 20 February. World-class cyclists Koos Jeroen Kers, Tijl Van der Steeg, Peter Woestenberg, Gerard van Dijk, Peter van Agtmaal and Harm van der Zanden are coming for the race. The …

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Rotating holidays and official holidays that fall on Monday or Friday will create six long weekends in the Dominican Republic next year. Four of them will be four-day stretches (Friday through Monday), and two will be Friday to Sunday vacation periods or three-day breaks. This is good to know in advance because these are dates …

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This winter season it is easier to get to Samana from Montreal and Toronto. Air Canada is flying nonstop from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport but so are Air Transat, Canjet, Sunwing and WestJet. Travelers can also connect via the new JetBlue Airways flight that departs from New York City’s JFK International Airport. Flights land at …

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Alejandro Herrera, director general of the Dominican Civil Aviation Board (IDAC) is optimistic the Dominican Republic will soon become a regional hub for air traffic between North America, Europe and Latin America. In an interview with Listin Diario, Herrera said that the Dominican Repblic already has the infrastructure in airports and air safety to receive …

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