Santo Domingo

[Mr Enternational]

They think if they are seen drinking anything that the average local can't afford it ups their status / street cred. That's why they LOVE to drink Hennessey, it has nothing to do with taste or anything like that.

You see it time and time again. The first chick I knew in the DR to be talking about Hennessey I thought to myself what the fuck does she know about the drink. All they drink around here is Presidente and Brugal. Surely she can't afford cognac. But I'm sure she knew gringos who could afford it for her. Same with my friend in Thailand who wanted Nuvo vodka a couple of weeks ago. I had never even heard of the shit and she sent me a link to a webpage. She said her friend had it before. I told her that now I understood. She just wanted to show off to her friends because it is something they can not get.

[Tempoecorto]

As I said, most single male travelers have a limited understanding of Creole, though when you see it written you can often figure out the meaning if you speak the words aloud, as the spelling and pronunciation are phonetic.

Hmmm.

Mwen (Moi?) te (te?) kapab (capable?) di (dire?) pi plis (plus?) sou (sur?) sijè (sujet?) sa a (ca. Avec l'accent circonflex?) , men (mais?) pwen (point?) sa (ca. Avec l'accent circonflex?) yo (Je?) ap (?) ase (assez?) pou (pour?) kounye (?) a.

???? Moin-Je suis capable a dire de plus sur la sujet-ca, mais ----- blurrrr

[Frannie]

Thanks for the low down on Lord Byron. So far other than Cervantes's Don Juan, I have only done GBS's Don Juan.

Sorry that creole stuff completely went over my head! Eh?

As I said, most single male travelers have a limited understanding of Creole, though when you see it written you can often figure out the meaning if you speak the words aloud, as the spelling and pronunciation are phonetic.

For example

"pli" =French "plus" = more,

"sije" = French "sujet" = subject,

"ase" = French "assez" = enough.

What I said was that I could say a great deal more on the subject.

[Tempoecorto]

Johnnie Walker blue label costs about $155US at the santo domingo airport (you can buy at the duty free shop when waiting for luggage). Baileys was $36 for 2 bottles any flavor, liter sized (1000ml) , $18 per bottle. At the new york duty free baileys was $38 for two bottles. From what I have seen, cheaper to buy baileys at the duty free, than at a supermarket here in santo domingo.

Some DR chicas like whiskey on the rocks.

Thanks for the price info on Bailey's. My problem is that the Santiago flight on Jetblue gets in so early in the morning that the duty free is closed. I will have to buy it prior to departure.

[Tempoecorto]

Mwen te kapab di pi plis sou sijè sa a, men pwen sa yo ap ase pou kounye a.

I am flattered to have my writings compared to a great poet like Byron, which is appropriate for a sex site, as Byron's Don Juan caused quite a shock at the time and was eventually banned, and, of course, one can reasonably assume that Byron's single male overseas travels were not entirely for the purposes of studying Renaissance art. When Byron was a college student he kept a tame bear in his room. College rules forbade dogs, but he discovered there was no rule against bears in the college statutes. Byron was the prototype for the later rock star, and his wife coined the word "Byromania" to describe the adulation that he received from his fans.

Thanks for the low down on Lord Byron. So far other than Cervantes's Don Juan, I have only done GBS's Don Juan.

Sorry that creole stuff completely went over my head! Eh?

[Frannie]

My post was posted about 15 hours before your post. 10 times or more I have previously posted that I have been to Sosua 10 times or more. Most of my posts are delayed from when I submit them, to when they appear. I can understand you may not have any interest in reading other posts, when you are trying to shill for a place and be a Lord Byron wannabe on a sex site.

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have no commercial interest in "shilling" for Sosua whatsoever. For those who don't know a "shill" refers to someone who appears to play a game like poker in a casino, but is actually on the payroll of the casino, and their real purpose is to lure naive bettors into the game. If I write something about Sosua, I am writing about what I see and perceive. Obviously some people have different perspectives, and that is fine, but judging by the volume of private messages I get from lurkers askling for more detailed information, there are a lot of people who find value in what I have written and may write in the future.

Sosua has its pluses and minuses. The pluses are that it is very easy for a newbie to navigate, knowledge of Spanish is not necessary, and once you have arrived you can go everywhere on foot, obviating the need to use various modes of transportation, there is a huge choice of restaurants, and there are lots of girls to meet every taste. Some of the downside is that none of the hotels are ideal, Sosua is decidedly lacking in cultural amenities such as museums, libraries, art galleries, and that if you are a single man in Sosua it will be rather obvious to everyone why you are there, so difficult to fly under the radar. I stayed in Sosua for some months and I enjoyed my time there and met some interesting people, although I now live somewhere else that I prefer. Although some people are of the view that DR expatriates frown on Sosua, real estate prices tell a different story and even in the rather depressed current real estate market Sosua addresses for rentals and sales go at a premium over other locations.

As regards freelance chicas versus casa chicas: The most obvious point is that if you are contracting with a freelance chica, at least she gets all the money for herself, instead of having to give half to the pimp who runs the commercial establishment. Of course, your freelance chica may well hand over the money to a boyfriend or her mother, but at least she has more to hand over. Again points of views on the ethics of prostitution may differ.

As regards Haitians and whether it is easier to find Haitian women in Haiti or in the DR, I think there are a number of factors that come into play. Here are a couple. There are few, if any, suitable places to stay in Haiti and there are not really any tourist towns. Single male visitors are much more likely to have a degree of competence in speaking Spanish than in Haitian Creole. Haitian chicas in Haiti are less likely to speak Spanish competently, but most whom you will find in the DR speak it quite well. The expatriate Haitians probably represent a slightly different population from the stay-at-homes.

Mwen te kapab di pi plis sou sijè sa a, men pwen sa yo ap ase pou kounye a.

I am flattered to have my writings compared to a great poet like Byron, which is appropriate for a sex site, as Byron's Don Juan caused quite a shock at the time and was eventually banned, and, of course, one can reasonably assume that Byron's single male overseas travels were not entirely for the purposes of studying Renaissance art. When Byron was a college student he kept a tame bear in his room. College rules forbade dogs, but he discovered there was no rule against bears in the college statutes. Byron was the prototype for the later rock star, and his wife coined the word "Byromania" to describe the adulation that he received from his fans.

[Manizales911]

I just wanted to ask the more veteran guys this what is with the DR and Johnnie Walker? A lot of girls I have met and some I have just talked with like Johnnie Walker for some reason and I have no idea what is the deal.

They think if they are seen drinking anything that the average local can't afford it ups their status / street cred. That's why they LOVE to drink Hennessey, it has nothing to do with taste or anything like that.

[Grandnash84]

Johnnie Walker blue label costs about $155US at the santo domingo airport (you can buy at the duty free shop when waiting for luggage). Baileys was $36 for 2 bottles any flavor, liter sized (1000ml) , $18 per bottle. At the new york duty free baileys was $38 for two bottles. From what I have seen, cheaper to buy baileys at the duty free, than at a supermarket here in santo domingo.

Some DR chicas like whiskey on the rocks.

Wiki Wiki song is popular here now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42TQF...eature=related

LOL that teki teki song is my ringtone! Jajaja

[Jaosousa]

I just wanted to ask the more veteran guys this what is with the DR and Johnnie Walker? A lot of girls I have met and some I have just talked with like Johnnie Walker for some reason and I have no idea what is the deal.

Johnnie Walker blue label costs about $155US at the santo domingo airport (you can buy at the duty free shop when waiting for luggage). Baileys was $36 for 2 bottles any flavor, liter sized (1000ml) , $18 per bottle. At the new york duty free baileys was $38 for two bottles. From what I have seen, cheaper to buy baileys at the duty free, than at a supermarket here in santo domingo.

Some DR chicas like whiskey on the rocks.

Wiki Wiki song is popular here now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42TQF...eature=related

[Mardonius]

I just wanted to ask the more veteran guys this what is with the DR and Johnnie Walker? A lot of girls I have met and some I have just talked with like Johnnie Walker for some reason and I have no idea what is the deal.

[Member #4480]

That must have been during one of the pogroms. We have had another one very recently which seems to have waned a bit this week. But for the year or so in between haitianas have made up around one quarter of available girls in Sosua. They have never been in the majority except perhaps in certain locations such as Bar Central before Clasico really gets going at night whereupon dominicanas swarm into the area and outnumber haitianas even there.

Doesn't sound like things have changed much since I was there:

There were plenty of freelancers that satisfied my needs. I do not see many Haitians freelancers, I believe 9 out of 10 at least were Dominicans.

[Score77]

See attached pics. On the south-side (closer to the sea) east bound direction of traffic on Avenida 27 de Febrero, between Avenida Lincoln and Avenida Tiradentes. On the south side of avenida 27 de febrero at its intersection with avenida lincoln, there is a large supermercado nacional. GBP is on the same side of the street as the supermercado nacional, about 1000 feet east of the supermercado nacional. Plaza Gudiry is the name of the building where GBP is located. Plaza Gudiry is a somewhat atypical looking building that has circular cut outs in the exterior walls and a few spherical type windows.

Arysmendy Motors is the building before plaza gudiry. Arysmendy Motors sells new Mercedes Benz vehicles. On the other side of the street from GBP there is a Magna Mini car dealer that sells BMW Mini vehicles.

There is a new gate on the ground floor near the stairs, that has a button to ring for GBP. That gate has been open the last few times I visited. GBP is on the second floor near the corner of the building and has a neon sign that says "GBP" above the door, ring the bell and a chica will come and open the glass door.

Thanks for these excellant directions to GBP.

[Coolie High]

A fellow monger took me to the airport, he was flying almost at the same time. Thanks to him for saving me 1, 000 pesos. Next trip, I will invite him to a ham and cheese sandwich.

This fellow monger must be none other then BQ Ribs."Ham and cheese sandwich" LMAO

[Knowledge]

I like the way you write. You always funny and honest.

I spent my last night in Santo Domingo, hotel La Morada again, $40 per night. This time they gave me a bigger room on level one. Strong wi fi in the room. There is a Pizza hut delivery place a couple of minutes walk to the left of the hotel so I went there to order a pizza for carryout. Then I walked to la Cadena Supermaket to buy some groceries. The pizza was ready when I came back. It is a safe walk inside Gazcue streets. There is a colmadon a few steps to the right on the corner of Danae and Santiago so cheap cold beer is easily available. I commited the mistake of calling my former favorite chica. She was pissed off because she wanted me to spend my entire trip with me. It is because she liked me a lot. Nah. She was pissed because for sure she wanted the exclusive rights of the money I spend, she went really mad at me when she saw the messages I have in my DR cell phone. We spend a couple of hours in Jaragua casino which looks nicer now and it is cheaper. I remember paying 260 pesos for a 10 oz. Draft beer in old Jaragua Merengue Bar. Now they served bottled beer for 120 pesos more than a 50% discount from old prices. I spent time chatting and listening to live music and then we went to Gabia or some similar name new park almost in front of malecon cinemas. It is a nice seafront park, family oriented. There were pretty chicas there. Later we moved to the hotel, my girl was watching tv while I was using the computer like a normal marriage. We slept together and do not have sex. Like a normal marriage. We ate a good breakfast at Villar and told her she has to leave because I was also leaving. She asked me to stay an additional day. I told her I have to leave and that I had a great time in Sosua. She was really mad. I gave her $20 for the taxi. A fellow monger took me to the airport, he was flying almost at the same time. Thanks to him for saving me 1, 000 pesos. Next trip, I will invite him to a ham and cheese sandwich.

[BoricuaOnline]

I spent my last night in Santo Domingo, hotel La Morada again, $40 per night. This time they gave me a bigger room on level one. Strong wi fi in the room. There is a Pizza hut delivery place a couple of minutes walk to the left of the hotel so I went there to order a pizza for carryout. Then I walked to la Cadena Supermaket to buy some groceries. The pizza was ready when I came back. It is a safe walk inside Gazcue streets. There is a colmadon a few steps to the right on the corner of Danae and Santiago so cheap cold beer is easily available. I commited the mistake of calling my former favorite chica. She was pissed off because she wanted me to spend my entire trip with me. It is because she liked me a lot. Nah. She was pissed because for sure she wanted the exclusive rights of the money I spend, she went really mad at me when she saw the messages I have in my DR cell phone. We spend a couple of hours in Jaragua casino which looks nicer now and it is cheaper. I remember paying 260 pesos for a 10 oz. Draft beer in old Jaragua Merengue Bar. Now they served bottled beer for 120 pesos more than a 50% discount from old prices. I spent time chatting and listening to live music and then we went to Gabia or some similar name new park almost in front of malecon cinemas. It is a nice seafront park, family oriented. There were pretty chicas there. Later we moved to the hotel, my girl was watching tv while I was using the computer like a normal marriage. We slept together and do not have sex. Like a normal marriage. We ate a good breakfast at Villar and told her she has to leave because I was also leaving. She asked me to stay an additional day. I told her I have to leave and that I had a great time in Sosua. She was really mad. I gave her $20 for the taxi. A fellow monger took me to the airport, he was flying almost at the same time. Thanks to him for saving me 1, 000 pesos. Next trip, I will invite him to a ham and cheese sandwich.