Santo Domingo

[Jaosousa]

I usually agree with all that you post Jaosousa, but I have to dissagree with you. See the super special pics.

Your Santiago chica (lisbeth) looks hot in the photo you posted. When I saw her in Casa Azul she was wearing something like a schmock. A one piece dress that chicas wear around the house when they are cleaning the house. It was a very loose fitting dress, that she had pulled over her breasts. She had no bra on, appeared to me she had mosquito bite sized breasts. All of her hair was trapped inside the hair net on the top of head, she had no make up on. She basically didn't move from her spot when abr mainline and I walked into the place and she didn't talk either. The braces on her teeth didn't add anything. I am almost sure her asking price would be over 2,500 pesos for 1 hour.

There are some hot chicas in Santo Domingo, they look even hotter after their hair has been done at the salon, and they are wearing either a victoria secret push up bra or a heavily padded bra, wearing some nice sexy clothes. You will see chicas like this sitting in bars at tables with $150 per bottles of vodka. Sometimes they will pull up to the bar in a 70 thousand dollar Porsche cayenne SUV. Their asking price? Who knows, but it will be well beyond what I am willing to pay.

More than likely you will see women like in the photo I have attached.

[Jaosousa]

No, they are not that intellectual or community minded. They just want money for themselves so they can drive around and get laid by hot chicas. Inglorious basterds!

That was a good movie by Torentino, lol. I found where the V Centenario Hipodromo is off las americas highway coming from the airport. The Dreams Massage place is located close to that horse racing track. Is it on the same street?

[Jaosousa]

That is one of the reasons of why I never drive in the DR, that can spoil a nice moment, also they drive like animals.

I have been in some beat up taxis in Santo Domingo. Taxis where the windows didn't open, no air conditioning, missing the inside door panels, ripped up seats, rattling rust buckets.

If you use taxis in the Dominican Republic, you will probably have to have a Dominican cell phone, so that you can call for the taxi to come and pick you up if you are at a particular place. There will be a waiting time, for the taxi to arrive.

This past trip I paid 209 dollars for the rental car, with third party liability insurance and glass/tire insurance included in that price. I was given a brand new Nissan Tiida. I played my music from my compact discs, smoked in the car, the air conditioning worked perfect. I drove to San Pedro de Marcoris several times to visit my gf.

For exploring different parts of the island a rental car is good to have.

[Jaosousa]

A few times I handed over a few pesos and I was on my way. Lately I have decided to sit in my car and wait until the officer gets so frustrated with my non-Spanish speaking self he just tells me to drive off. If we continue to feed these suckers pesos they will never stop this BS.

You can easily get stopped 4-5 times per night by the police, giving 200 pesos at each police stops adds up to an extra 1000 pesos per night for police expenses. Add this expense to the over 100 hundred dollars in fees and taxes the Dominican Republic government adds to every airline ticket, then the 26% in taxes added to most hotel and restaurant bills, then the stealing of items from luggage at las americas airport, then some bars and restaurants will try to overcharge you on the bill, and the credit card fraud, drinks are not cheap in the nicer bars, asking prices by some chicas are over 100 dollars, enough is enough.

Add in that many DR chicas do not have a concept of time nor honesty.

I will return to the DR, but I have to be honest and give honest information for any newbies going to Santo Domingo.

[Jaosousa]

You promote the DR more than anyone here. You learn the language, respect the people and obey the laws. For this you are made to feel unwelcome. But Haiti, one of the most corrupt countries ever before the quake, welcomes visitors like yourself and fully appreciates the interest. Big bear is loved by all there.

Go figure.

This stuff doesn't happen on the North Coast, mongers are not harassed on the North Coast. I never got stopped one time driving in Puerto Plata, Sosua or Cabarete.

[Member #3435]

I usually agree with all that you post Jaosousa, but I have to dissagree with you. See the super special pics.

So true. I've known since I first started going to LA 30 years ago that renting a car, IN MOST CASES, is more trouble than it is worth.

Sure there are advantages but, most of the time it's not necessary.

Why bother? Too much potential for trouble and complications.

I am very good at avoiding complications. No need to open the door for unnecessary, self induced stress.

BTW, great pics! All hot.

Thanks for sharing, Schwmm

[Jaosousa]

If you use turn signals, both headlights work, car is not over crowded, no dents in the vehicle, these are all valid reasons to be pulled over.

A few times I handed over a few pesos and I was on my way. Lately I have decided to sit in my car and wait until the officer gets so frustrated with my non-Spanish speaking self he just tells me to drive off. If we continue to feed these suckers pesos they will never stop this BS.

100% correct and excellent advice.

The last time I was stopped, they pulled me over outside the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel on Maximo Gomez. I know the guy was trying to provoke me. It was an older police officer with a younger police officer, I am sure the older guy was teaching the younger officer how to shake down drivers. The younger police officer was the one talking to me. I gave him the registration paperwork for the car, which shows that the car is owned by alamo. I don't believe the younger officer can read because he asked me at last three times if it was a rental car. They were trying to [CodeWord140] me off and waste my time, asking me the same questions over and over.

I told them I have a friend in the policia nacional and they called me a liar. At that point I called my friend and put him on the phone with the older officer. The older officer knew my friend and after that the two policia nacional walked away.

[Jaosousa]

It sounds like you need a break from DR. Maybe you should spend some time in Argentina or Brazil.

-Helpmann

I agree, I believe it is time for me to explore some other country.

Thanks

[Jaosousa]

The three worst things for me when renting are the PN, crazy drivers, and the final shake down when you return the rental.

If you use turn signals, both headlights work, car is not over crowded, no dents in the vehicle, these are all valid reasons to be pulled over.

A few times I handed over a few pesos and I was on my way. Lately I have decided to sit in my car and wait until the officer gets so frustrated with my non-Spanish speaking self he just tells me to drive off. If we continue to feed these suckers pesos they will never stop this BS. Maybe we should start posting on Trip Advisor or any other well read travel site of our experiences.

I will drive during the day but switch over to taxis at night for two reason. First, for the most part the streets are not well lit and second I prefer my brugal and presidente instead of driving.

Sure, if you only intend to stay in SD taxis will be fine. To get out and about you really need a car.

The PN can not write you a ticket so their reason for the pull over is bribe money, plain and simple.

Don't let this get you down bro, go bang a couple of chicas and things will be back as normal.

It is a good idea to post on trip advisor these types of experiences. I have a friend who is high up in the Policia Nacional, so all I have to do is call him. But it really should not be necessary. If a newbie goes to Santo Domingo and rents a car and doesn't know Spanish well, it will not be an enjoyable experience for him, being stopped by the policia nacional. And I don't want to have to call my friend at 3am because of some bogus traffic stop. And I don't want to give my money to some rude policia nacional.

I stopped driving in zona oriental at night because of the police stops. Now the Policia Nacional on motorcycles are going up and down the malecon and avenida independencia all night long, as well as in zona colonial. Now I can't avoid them at night.

On the North Coast and in Santiago, these stops by the policia nacional do not occur.

For a hassle free vacation don't go to Santo Domingo.

[Jaosousa]

I usually agree with all that you post Jaosousa, but I have to dissagree with you. See the super special pics.

These chicas will have super special prices (i.e. high prices). And if you want to club hop with a hot chica in your own car, you have to know that more than likely your special moment with these special chicas will be interrupted by some Policia Nacional.

Thanks for the photos.

[Helpmann]

...There is nothing super special about Santo Domingo that outweighs the miserable conduct of the Policia Nacional...

It sounds like you need a break from DR. Maybe you should spend some time in Argentina or Brazil.

-Helpmann

[Manizales911]

i have only seen the policia nacional pull over new, expensive vehicles. taxi drivers have no money, the policia nacional will not waste their time on taxis.

they will not pull over cars with broken headlights, or motorcycles with no lights, or guys driving old cars in the wrong direction on certain roads, or old cars that go through red lights. the policia nacional are not looking for criminals, they are looking for rich people to shake down. the gua gua drivers drive dented and scratched up vehicles because those drivers don't care about the rules of the road, the policia nacional never pull those drivers over.

the policia nacional will pull over guys like me, 50 year old white professionals who have money and are spending money in the dominican republic. somehow in their pea brains they believe that pissing off guys like me will somehow benefit their country.

i have been driving here in the states for over 25 years, i have been stopped twice by police in 25 years of driving here (one time for a broken brake light lamp, which was dismissed when i showed a receipt for a new lamp and one time 22 years ago for a speeding ticket).

compare that to the dominican republic, on my most recent trips in dom rep, i have spent about 20 days in santo domingo. in those 20 days in santo domingo i have been stopped by the policia nacional at least 10 times. i was breaking no laws. every single stop was an attempt by the policia nacional to extract money from me.

my time is valuable and i don't go on vacation to be stopped on some busy dark street and be treated like a piece of shit, by some illiterate 20 year old policia nacional officer who is breaking my balls looking for a donation.

i can tolerate the grime, the filth, the dirt of santo domingo. i can tolerate the chicas who say they will be at some location at a specified time and show up two hours late. i can tolerate the fact that santo domingo is not teeming with beautiful chicas (there are cute chicas there but there are also a lot of dogs). i can tolerate paying 26% in taxes for restaurants and hotels (prices that sometimes compare to new york city). i can tolerate the air pollution, the horrible traffic, the bad roads and the bad drivers.

i cannot tolerate an arm of the dominican government (policia nacional) being given free reign to hunt down tourists like me for the sole purpose of trying to extract money from me.

i have encouraged other mongers to go to santo domingo. i have tried to be helpful. i will no longer recommend santo domingo. if a guy cannot rent a car and drive around santo domingo without being constantly harassed by rude, disrespectful, ignorant, threatening policia nacional, there is no point in going to santo domingo. there is nothing super special about santo domingo that outweighs the miserable conduct of the policia nacional. as i told some of the policia nacional who pulled me over, maybe they will be happy when no tourists visit santo domingo and therefore less money for the dominican government and the dominican people.

jaosousa, you should accompany me on a trip to colombia,you'll probably never return to the dr.

i go to the dr for one reason and one reason only,the close proximity to where i live,new england.

i do not and will not rent a car in the dr because my spanish isn't fluent yet and if i were to get in an accident i would have a difficult time dealing with the police and other driver and the way they drive down there it is only a matter of time before it happens. you just gave me another reason not to rent a car. i also do not hit the ground running around non stop like you do. i do understand why you need to have a car from reading your reports and understand your frustration and disgust with the police,i only have one suggestion and it is not the best but i'll throw it out there and that is to take the money you spend on the rental and put it towards a driver,maybe hooking up with other mongers to split the cost.

the only other solution i would have would be to seriously take a look at someplace like medellin where you don't need a car to monger in the style you have. with your good command of spanish you would have a blast running around mayorista and el centro on foot all day and taking taxis at night(taxis are cheap in colombia) and cover more casas than you ever could in a car in the dr,besides,the girls are way hotter there than in the dr,you can find girls similar to boricuaonline's pics all day long,you'll spend your whole life trying to find them in the dr.

[Manizales911]

I usually agree with all that you post Jaosousa, but I have to dissagree with you. See the super special pics.

BoricuaOnline,

You know as well as I do those pics are not representative of DR's talent pool by any stretch of the imagination. Jausousa is referring to the girls that the average monger gets to sample during a mongering trip.

Shame on you. Nice pics though, haha.

[Pana Nyc]

I wish there was talent that looked like this in Sosua, I need to return to DR but this time I am going to Santo Domingo. The capital always has the best talent for mongering!!!

I usually agree with all that you post Jaosousa, but I have to dissagree with you. See the super special pics.

[BoricuaOnline]

. There is nothing super special about Santo Domingo that outweighs the miserable conduct of the Policia Nacional. .

I usually agree with all that you post Jaosousa, but I have to dissagree with you. See the super special pics.