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Good to hear from you Yanqui! Hope all is well.

Speaking of coordinates, I will be flying into SDQ from FLL on spirit this Thursday. Anyone heading to the North coast on the same flight, PM me. I...

Thanks. I looked on my ticket in the small print it shows up like your example. I always thought that it was so stupid to get in line for the tourist card, go through the customs line only to hand...

I am somewhat a veteran to the DR but I haven't been down for a couple years. I am used to flying in and buying the $10 tourist card before customs only to hand it to someone right after passing...

Trip report, where to start?

I just got back from a three week trip to the DR. This was WAY LONGER than I ever wanted to stay in the DR at one time, but the purpose of this trip was to take...

I will look for you and you keep an eye out for me. I will be the guy walking around with a sh*t eating grin on my face all the time. On second thought, that may not narrow things down much. (LOL)
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Thanks for the info on the Doc's. I was able to contact one and I may need a bit more time than I am spending for what I need. Oh well, something to plan / look forward to on a subsequent trip.
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On my upcoming trip to the Puerto Plata area, I would like to see a reputable dentist. Could someone who knows the area well or has good contacts on this front please point me in the right direction....

Hey,

Long time no post. Life got in the way, but I am now getting back into the swing of things. It is good to be going back to the DR.

I am traveling down to the DR and arriving on the island...

PTT,

Everything you have received so far as advise goes is correct. With that in mind I present the following.

One thing to keep in mind with the info given here in the forum is that, as you...

Hey, wasn't me. Besides, you can't prove it (LOL).

One week at BBs and you can't get laid, the guy set some kind of a record.

You have received good advice so far, listen to it. But for you, a gringo climbing into a cab heading straight for Costambar is not that much of a theft risk. We all complain about the "taxi mafia"...

The Puerto Plata area is my first stop. I am scheduled to arrive early afternoon and expect to have my rental car by the 1:30-2:00pm time frame. Easy is good for me. I assumed I needed to go north...

Jao, BQ and others via pm / email,

Thank you for your quick responses and above all, good detailed info. I am overwhelmed at the quality of the info by all, and it is good to have "friends in...

I am flying into and out of SDQ on my next trip. I saved enough cash by going this route vs. Buying regular tickets to POP or STI that it pays for my rental car. I will get in early afternoon on...

You got to love this country.

Ayyypapi, er.. sorry, N562 I mean,

Come on, nobody is allowed to have an opinion but you? You live here, or so I gather, so no-one else can say or do something you wouldn't?

Come on, let's...

IMHO this crackdown has more to do with cleaning up the image of Sosua and really this entire island nation for tourist/investment purposes. This has been floated around by many of you in the forum...

With the crackdown, do you believe it will have any impact on Passions or the new place nearby? Technically these girls work at these places as is evidenced by the menu for services and "take out". ...

Westy, I don't think that this restaurant thing is whether or not there is a plethora of places to eat or not near BBs, at least it wasn't for me, but rather to point out there are a few...

You Can and Sir Charles are right.

The Italian place right near BBs in Costambar is Sola Mia. Walking distance and very nice. Also there is a very nice small restaurant/bakery open for breakfast...

You are right that it is pretty close to Ocean World (Confresi Beach). You will pass by the large sign for Ocean World on your right as you come from Santiago to the PP area. Within 5 minutes or...

Here are a few more of "Pic #63" a few years ago in a bikini contest.

M911,

This is just one instance of the true value of this board (and I am not saying this tongue in cheek). 2000 pesos is in the $55 USD range.

It is just culling through the other stuff to...

Clyde ("the Glide"),

You have three decent options:

1) Taxi, around $80 to $100 USD each way. This is the safest and most efficient method of transport, but also the most expensive. Always...

confresi is located on the west end of the "greater" puerto plata area of the north coast, also known as the amber coast (from which costambar got its name). towns, larger and smaller, from west to...