Santo Domingo

[Jaosousa]

If you are driving and have Garmin GPS this might be a good option. I have purchased the maps and will test them out the first week in May. GPS is great in US cities so hopefully the same will apply in the Dominican. $50 for turn by turn map.

http://www.gpstravelmaps.com/dominican_republic.php

Thanks. A chica told me that GPS worked great in La Vega. Magellan, Tom Tom and Garmin are the three biggest manufacturers of GPS. I have no clue which of those companies is best for DR. Good to know that Garmin has Dominican Republic maps. I look forward to reading your post in May after you have used the Garmin in the DR.

[Jaosousa]

Yes I too will be in SD 4/24-4/28, flts look ok not many seats though, but I think I can make it. The first few rounds of beers are on me, I will look for you(Joe Roma) at Calmado. My first night I will be hanging out in El Conde Pacos or Hard Rock Cafe with a dom. Chica who I meet on my last trip, she use to work at A-1 Divas she quit and moved to San Pedro. She and her sister are to meet up with me for drinks and whatever happens, she wants me to bring my friend(Jaosousa) with me, she likes how he dances haha. I will PM you my dom. Cell #, I have to find a charger for it. Left my Claro/iphone chargers at Jaguar Hotel, but will hookup it should be fun. Bq Ribs are you in?

That chica is cute and she speaks very good English. I am sorry I won't be there to meet her sister. Bq Ribs and Joe Roma will have to put their dancing shoes on and entertain the sister, lol.

You can buy a Claro cell phone on Avenida 30 de Marzo, that is the main Claro shop. I bought a ZTE brand cell phone there for 495 pesos (with minutes included). You can also bring along your cell phone from the States and ask them about a chip for that phone (bring your passport if you buy a cell phone or chip there). This Claro shop is just north of the Foreigners Club Hotel on the other side of park independencia, the Claro shop is on the google map for sdq, you can use Boricua Online's map to view the location better: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0...mid=1246199584

FC=Foreigners Club Hotel
RP= Roast Pork place
PC= Pacos Cafe

The chica said she lives in San Pedro de Marcoris? On a a gua gua, Santo Domingo to San Pedro de Marcoris is at least 90 minutes. The last gua gua back to San Pedro de Marcoris from Santo Domingo is around 9pm at night. Some gua guas from San Pedro de Marcoris let off passengers near Park Independencia. The other place they let off passengers and get passengers is near Avenida Mexico, just north of Zona Colonial.

If you have a TJ Maxx or Marshalls store near where you live, those stores sell regular sized, name brand perfumes from 10-25 dollars. A 15-20 dollar perfume is not a bad gift to give a chica.

On El Conde (near the large Art School) about one block from Hard Rock Cafe is Siegfredo Zanetti Espresso bar, inside that bar they have the "Beds". A place with about 12 large beds, where you can lounge and have drinks with your chica. Drink prices are about the same as hard rock cafe.

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[Bq Ribs]

I actually enjoyed the live talent at Jaragua hotel/casino.It was free,not to crowded,and had two hot girls singing.I went with Elizabeth(the big booty girl from previous pics).

The entertainment is good but once you go 3 or 4 times it is just the same old thing. I guess I am more of a plastic chair and table guy.

[Bq Ribs]

Yes I too will be in SD 4/24-4/28, flts look ok not many seats though, but I think I can make it. The first few rounds of beers are on me, I will look for you(Joe Roma) at Calmado. My first night I will be hanging out in El Conde Pacos or Hard Rock Cafe with a dom. Chica who I meet on my last trip, she use to work at A-1 Divas she quit and moved to San Pedro. She and her sister are to meet up with me for drinks and whatever happens, she wants me to bring my friend(Jaosousa) with me, she likes how he dances haha. I will PM you my dom. Cell #, I have to find a charger for it. Left my Claro/iphone chargers at Jaguar Hotel, but will hookup it should be fun. Bq Ribs are you in?

A cold Prez always sounds good. The colmado by La Cansona Dorada is a good meeting spot. I should be in SD either that Saturday night or Sunday.

[BogieMaker]

Probably the best map you can get would be from Mapas Gaar.

What I also do is use maps.google.com and print out a small section of the city I will be visiting. This will give more detailed street information, maybe just a 10 block radius per page.

http://www.mapasgaar.com.do/

If you are driving and have Garmin GPS this might be a good option. I have purchased the maps and will test them out the first week in May. GPS is great in US cities so hopefully the same will apply in the Dominican. $50 for turn by turn map.

http://www.gpstravelmaps.com/dominican_republic.php

[Mr Gogo]

That would really be nice to have somewhere to go to listen to some live music. I would be happy with just some local talent. Jaragua Hotel / Casino Lounge has live entertainment but that place can get boring real quick.

I actually enjoyed the live talent at Jaragua hotel/casino.It was free,not to crowded,and had two hot girls singing.I went with Elizabeth(the big booty girl from previous pics).

[Abr Mainline]

Yes I too will be in SD 4/24-4/28, flts look ok not many seats though, but I think I can make it. The first few rounds of beers are on me, I will look for you(Joe Roma) at Calmado. My first night I will be hanging out in El Conde Pacos or Hard Rock Cafe with a dom. Chica who I meet on my last trip, she use to work at A-1 Divas she quit and moved to San Pedro. She and her sister are to meet up with me for drinks and whatever happens, she wants me to bring my friend(Jaosousa) with me, she likes how he dances haha. I will PM you my dom. Cell #, I have to find a charger for it. Left my Claro/iphone chargers at Jaguar Hotel, but will hookup it should be fun. Bq Ribs are you in?

[Jaosousa]

Hey,

Where can I get a great map to the Dominican Republic? I will bee doing a lot of driving, visiting Samana, Sosua, Santo Domingo and Santiago. So I need a good map I can use in the car.

Thank you

I had two of these maps. The last one was stolen from the outside pocket of my luggage at SDQ airport (why a Dominican would want to steal a map of the Dominican is beyond me).

Laminated Dominican Republic Map by Borch (English, Spanish, French, Italian and German Edition) (Map).

I bought this map at Amazon for around 11 dollars, it is laminated so you can get it wet without it falling apart. It has details of the larger cities including Santo Domingo, Santiago and I believe Puerto Plata.

[Jaosousa]

Yes, I understand no safe is a major negative for most travelers. Some of the rooms have safes but most do not. I use the safety deposit boxes in the lobby for my passport and money. The staff knows me now and they are very friendly to me. Maybe they are just setting me up for the big one. Lol

Jaosousa you always have great advice and if I didn't have a history at La Cosana Dorada I would be following it. I hope to get to meet up with you sometime, as I have never been to Sosua, I don't believe we have meet before or maybe we have, sometimes I get very drunk.

I believe I saw you at the JFK baggage carousel, back in November. I think we were on the same Jetblue flight from SDQ to JFK, arrived around midnight. You went to the baseball game, that I was watching on TV in Docks in the Acropolis Mall (I saw you on TV, just joking). I bet there were some hot chicas at the baseball game.

If you are comfortable and happy staying at the La Casona Dorada, that is good. Good advice, to put valuables in that hotel's safety deposit box. The location of that hotel is good. I know the large colmado on the corner, usually there is a small table outside with chairs and I believe I saw guys playing dominos there. Lots of people walking around or waiting on gua guas on Avenida Independencia there.

[Bq Ribs]

They tried to get that bar going. They fixed it up and advertised but, I never saw more than 10 people in there. I'll check it out this trip. I hope to see you on the 25th.

That would really be nice to have somewhere to go to listen to some live music. I would be happy with just some local talent. Jaragua Hotel/Casino Lounge has live entertainment but that place can get boring real quick.

[Bq Ribs]

...........Where can I get a great map to the Dominican Republic?................So I need a good map I can use in the car.

Thank you

Probably the best map you can get would be from Mapas Gaar.

What I also do is use maps.google.com and print out a small section of the city I will be visiting. This will give more detailed street information, maybe just a 10 block radius per page.

http://www.mapasgaar.com.do/

[Ronycueros]

Hey,

Where can I get a great map to the Dominican Republic? I will bee doing a lot of driving, visiting Samana, Sosua, Santo Domingo and Santiago. So I need a good map I can use in the car.

Thank you

[Joe Roma]

Sorry to disagree with you, but I wouldn't stay there if the rooms were free. No safes in all the rooms is a deal breaker for me.

Yes, I understand no safe is a major negative for most travelers. Some of the rooms have safes but most do not. I use the safety deposit boxes in the lobby for my passport and money. The staff knows me now and they are very friendly to me. Maybe they are just setting me up for the big one. Lol

Jaosousa you always have great advice and if I didn't have a history at La Cosana Dorada I would be following it. I hope to get to meet up with you sometime, as I have never been to Sosua, I don't believe we have meet before or maybe we have, sometimes I get very drunk.

[Joe Roma]

What's up with the bar at La Casana Dorada? They used to advertise live entertainment on weekends but I haven't seen anything posted lately.

They tried to get that bar going. They fixed it up and advertised but, I never saw more than 10 people in there. I'll check it out this trip. I hope to see you on the 25th.

[Bq Ribs]

........ I like to stay at the Hotel Cosona Dorado, which is right in the middle of the casinos and the girl houses.......

What's up with the bar at La Casana Dorada? They used to advertise live entertainment on weekends but I haven't seen anything posted lately.