The Big Picture (The Beach View Remix).
I just read a report from someone in Boca Chica but says Sosua is better. This is a person who claims to be experienced and to know more than I do even though he has never lived on the island. Help a brother out please, then why the fuck are they in Boca Chica instead of Sosua? WTF?
Here is my personal argument on why I think Boca Chica is better than Sosua. By the time I visited Sosua and Boca Chica I had experienced the island life for some time. The first thing I noticed is that you don't need anyone to show you around either place. The action is in your face from the very beginning. That is if you like that sort of thing. People have stated that the beach in Sosua is better than the beach in Boca Chica without argument. The only way that statement can be made is if you have never been in a courtroom. A argument can always be made. I actually enjoy the lively ambiance that can be found on playa Boca Chica.
Those from westernized countries come to the Dominican Republic with their westernized standards and judgements. Something that I have never understood. Why does anyone take time off from their job, buy a plane ticket, pack their bags and then travel to a place different from their country of origin only to complain that it's not like home. Of course it isn't. LOL!
First of all it's the peoples beach. The playa Boca Chica it's alive. Gone is that western standard of lying on the beach and roasting under the sun (another thing those of us of a darker hue never understood). I grew up on the beach. The beach was a place to go to be active. You ran along the beach, long ocean swims to challenge yourself, trying to catch the perfect wave and ride it all the way in.
On playa Boca Chica there is loud music, lots of noise, lots of activity, lots of sights, it the place where real Dominicans go. The ones who work for a living and are not sitting in the power seats of government and business trying to figure out how they can steal more from their fellow Dominicans. No, these are just regular people taking a few moments out of their day to enjoy some good time and a little piece of their island that the gringos with their large investments in all inclusive have monopolized and exploited all over this beautiful island and they have done it all without adding a damn thing to the community.
Every time I've been to Boca Chica without a date (yes I do bring sand to the beach but when you have a harem as hot as I do begging you to take them every once and a while you relent) I've been propositioned by a hot girl in a bikini, some even with their room key tucked discreetly between their breasts or into their bikini bottoms. Talk about what you see is what you get. For me that situation is a lot more enticing than sitting around on the street drinking and watching girls all made up in clothes they have picked to accent their assets and deemphasize their body defincences. No, my brother a girl standing right in front of you in their bikini has nothing to hide. Not a single thing. And I like that!
So you are walking down the street and are being accosted by the "hyper-aggressive" hustlers. Learn the Spanish word for no Look them in the eye and say it while placing your palm flat and moving it back in forth at the wrist. Use the proper body language and command tone of voice and they get the message quick. As for poor customer service, that is a function of the culture of the Dominican Republic. I have only received customer service worthy of praise on this island in Punta Cana. And I received that customer service from Dominicans and the V's operating business there. On this island I like to stay away from the "hyper-aggressive" expat refugees and sexual tourists from my own country origin. I've had enough of their mother fucking attitude when I was living in my country of origin. That's why I moved away in the first place. I don't need to deal with that shit here.
The final kicker for me about Boca Chica is that it's minutes away from me rather than hours. Now I understand if you are flying in that is kind of irrelevant. But if you are reading my posts it helps you understand my perspective. I like hearing different views. Some people see the glass half full and others half empty. And I get that.
I prefer living in Santo Domingo, because I can get to Boca Chica for fun and Juan Dolio for a upscale time. I'm a two hour two and half hour drive away from Barahona. Playa San Rafael is so far out in the front of all the beach experiences I've had on this island I'm looking for land there. Playa Macao in Punta Cana is another beautiful beach and was a wonderful experience. Sosua has a nice beach but the beach experience itself sucks. In my view it is the combination of the worst of all worlds. With no one outstanding thing except for the actual beach view. Now there are very few posters here traveling exclusively for the beach. I get that. Sosua has putas. Lots of them. Who all love your pesos for a long time. But Boca Chica has putas too. Lots of them. Who will equally love your pesos for a long time too. I'm not here to tell a man where he should live or where he should go to spend his hard earned money and vacation time. But I am comfortable sharing my knowledge and opinions.
A friend encouraged me to move to the Dominican Republic because it was a land of options. Others initially challenged me to explore the island after I was constantly singing the praises of Santo Domingo este. Along the way I have welcomed the challenges as they have deeply expanded my knowledge of the island. But I really don't see why others feel the need to call names when all that we are doing here is sharing knowledge and expressing opinions. If I have provided incorrect factual information then point it out. My bad for using imprecise language in my previous post about Boca Chica. As I was speaking about the total beach experience as opposed to sole geographical features of the beach in question.
That's my hooka opinion!
It's good to be right about something. LOL!
Let's not get it twisted gentleman. Boca Chica is what it is because many other people, regular people not sexual tourists, travel to Boca Chica from other countries to visit what is perceived as the "armpit" of the country. To be fair that poster also said the same thing about Sosua. But he said it here and therefore the most prolific posters in Sosua Reports are not taking issue with him. It's a good thing they don't read this forum because they just might get the wrong idea of the place.
On weekends Boca Chica caters to Santo Domingo city residents who come for the shallow turquoise-colored waters. Boca Chica is the place to eat fried fish or seafood with a view at one of the many beachside restaurants. On weekdays, tourists can practically have the beach and town to themselves. There are three beach areas: Boca Chica (swimming, dining and nightlife), Andrs (sailors and sport fishers), La Caleta (divers).
Over the years singles tourism has settled in, but Boca Chica's three all-inclusive resorts are heavily into conference and sports tourism. Tourists staying there get to enjoy a beach, proximity to Las Americas International Airport, are half an hour from the Colonial City, and are close enough to good golfing in Juan Dolio and La Romana.
Boca Chica is conveniently close to the Mirador del Este park sports venues, diving at La Caleta Underwater Park, sailing and fishing installations and the beach volleyball courts.
Boca Chica is a 10-minute drive from the Las Americas International Airport (SDQ).
Source: [URL]http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/boca-chica/[/URL].
Sounds like a hell of a place to visit. And it is. And I have. And I've written about it here and in my own blog. I've said all this before. And I'm not the only person who thinks so. Mr. Grownman has any of number of posts about his visits to Boca Chica. I have not spent an entire week there in a row (why would I since I can drive their just to have lunch on the beach if I want) nor observed the weekly changes of the mongering scene (whatever the fuck that means). I know Santo Domingo's monger scene changes on a nightly basis (all the same girls are not working all the same nights). I love how some posters feel the need to state the most obvious things. I have spent way more than 7 days enjoying the beach and nightlife of Boca Chica and every time I have been there it has been different. And every time I've been there I have enjoyed it. I've never said a negative thing about Sosua. But I understand people have preferences. I understand how the idea that proximity and logistics matter. But I don't feel the need to attack other directly or indirectly over their preferences.
Boca Chica is a tourist attraction in and of itself. It is the people's beach. Boca Chica has been featured in "retire overseas" articles where I haven't ever seen Sosua ever mentioned. So, not matter how dogmatically anyone wants to argue about their personal preferences. There remains a large group of people unrelated to mongering that visit Boca Chica because of it's beach. That being said, unaccompanied girls are open for action. Although they tend to be looking for local dick only that is also on the dark side like me. And why shouldn't they? They left all that light side dick at home. Didn't they?
And a brief digression: I posted about Blue Mall (and every other major mall in Santo Domingo) years before others "discovered" it. Maybe they read about it in my blog? The theater in Blue Mall is right across from Chilis. Perfect for a dinner and movie. LOL! But that's the type of information that would be useful for those working the non-pro scene. You aren't taking prostitutes out to dinner are you?
Only the nose in the air talking with two face chicas you find running around in Blue Mall will turn their nose up at a trip to Playa Boca Chica. I've even taken a girl who lived near Boca Chica and actually worked in Boca Chica to Playa Juan Dolio. We had spend a lovely evening, and a bed rocking night in Boca Chica. I wasn't ready for the magic to end so I invited her to Playa Juan Dolio. She had never been there. We had lunch on the beach. She enjoyed it. But she stated that although Juan Dolio was very different than Boca Chica (Playa Juan Dolio fits that western idea of what a beach should be), she thought is was expensive even though I was paying. She went to bat for me because they tried to add the table charge onto the bill even after we had ordered food. Something to watch out for fellas if your hit the beaches near Santo Domingo.
The real problem is that when you don't post a positive review of Sosua in the "Sosua Reports" fourm the most prolific posters immediately attack you like a school of piranhas. A negative post is like blood in the water. And here is what Teddy Roosevelt wrote about piranhas: "they will rend and devour alive any wounded man or beast; for blood in the water excites them to madness. " Here in the Boca Chica forum I don't see anyone calling people out or calling people names, talking about PM's or their confidential informants. All I see here in the Boca Chica forum are people providing information and opinions on Boca Chica. Not only is there a difference between Boca Chica and Sosua as locations there is a bigger difference in the tone and tenor of the posts made in this section compared to the "Sosua Reports". This is just my observation.
Below observe differing opinions of Boca Chica compared to Sosua given by previous posters (excerpts only; my emphasis):
[QUOTE=Oakie;2182740]I only spent a week there, but I enjoyed it! I didn't get a chance to fly solo, but I swore I'd come back one day alone. A word about the beaches. I read avidly and dreamed about the tropical beaches I saw in the movies, and I got kind of an idea of what a tropical beach should look like. Deserted, pristine, palm trees right down to the edge of white sand and blue clear warm water, like a calendar picture. But, like another poster says, most mongers don't go to the DR for the beaches. We all have our different priorities, right?[/QUOTE][QUOTE=Questner;2182185]I like SOS and dislike BC and it's a personal opinion but I respect folks who differ on it. For many the like and don't like issue happens to be historical or depends on the convenience of flying into POP or SDQ. Both places are just two armpits of the same country.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Eszpresszo;2182748]BTW, I don't like BC and have no plans to return there, and the beach is not the worst thing about it, in my opinion. But, I wasn't going there to hit the beach either. No monger does.[/QUOTE]