Santo Domingo

[Cagep1967]

I've got an Amiga con derechos and she's real cool and doesn't mind that I have a steady Novia, but has warned me not to have other girls. 1 girlfriend is fine with her, but she doesn't want me running around.

The new girlfriend lives with her sister and brother-in-law and they are very religous, plus she works a day job in a salon. So she can't spend the night, which is good. I have sex with her after work, go to dinner, movies etc. more sex than bring her home. On the way back to my hotel, I pick up my friend spend the night with her and the next morning/afternoon and start the whole process over again.

I slipped up one night. The girlfriend was in the bathroom getting ready when she went through my toiletry kit and counted my condoms and found several missing from the night before and questioned me on it. What a fight, LOL.

Next time I need to keep my condoms in the room safe and get 2 different brands one for the novia and one for all the rest.

[BoricuaOnline]

I miss Remington Palace, especially before they adjusted their prices when the Peso went nuts during the Hipo days!

I miss that place too, lot of chicas and the best value of the touristic zone.

[Jaosousa]

Is that new? I haven't been to SD in 6 years, but whenever i went, there was VERY little action on the Malecon. In fact, taxi drivers told me that there was a ban on pros on the Malecon. They had to stay on Ave. Independencia.

Have the laws changed? Can you pick up pros on the Malecon now?

I have seen pros on the malecon for the last four years. Many around the large Isla Gas Station which stretches to Avenida Independencia in front of the San Geronimo casino (some chicas stand on Ave. Independencia at that location) I have seen the National Police drive by and stop to talk with them at night. Two cute chicas offered me a happy hour for 1200 a piece in front of the Isla Gas station. There are chicas there till 4-5am.

Many street walkers on Ave Saint Vincent de Paul, many appear to be transvestites. The National Police have guys on many streets in Zona Oriental at night and they will tell you to pull over if you are driving, I saw them Ave. Charles de Gaul, st vincent de paul, mendoza, carretera mella.

Also pros on Avenida Sarasota in front of the hotel el embajador, a few blocks west of Avenida Churhill (which changes it name to Jimenez Moya in that area).

[Bq Ribs]

Just got in from a nice slow walk and yes you will find a few chicas on the Malecon. I will try to get back to the Isla gas station on the Malecon again before I leave but I kid you not there was a very nice selection out there on a Tuesday night.

Independencia is pretty much the same. Chicas on just about every corner from the Jaragua Hotel/Casino to parque independencia. From the chit chat I get from the chicas most of them are out every night and only get two or three clients a week. 1000 pesos is the starting price and you should max out at 1500 pesos.

For you guys who will be in SD between now and the end of January Iguana Park is open on avenida luperon. Iguana Park is a temporary amusement park and a nice place to take a chica for a few hours. Admission is 600RD. Add the cost of a pizza and a bottle of Pepsi you can really have a nice time.

Is that new? I haven't been to SD in 6 years, but whenever i went, there was VERY little action on the Malecon. In fact, taxi drivers told me that there was a ban on pros on the Malecon. They had to stay on Ave. Independencia.

Have the laws changed? Can you pick up pros on the Malecon now?

[Buscemi]

I have seen the girls for a few years but the amount increased after the closing of Elegant Center, Cisne, Remington Palace and increased more after the impact of the world economic crisis. There are girls on malecon and independecia and other areas.

I miss Remington Palace, especially before they adjusted their prices when the Peso went nuts during the Hipo days!

[BoricuaOnline]

Is that new? I haven't been to SD in 6 years, but whenever i went, there was VERY little action on the Malecon. In fact, taxi drivers told me that there was a ban on pros on the Malecon. They had to stay on Ave. Independencia.

Have the laws changed? Can you pick up pros on the Malecon now?

I have seen the girls for a few years but the amount increased after the closing of Elegant Center, Cisne, Remington Palace and increased more after the impact of the world economic crisis. There are girls on malecon and independecia and other areas.

[George90]

I drove by the Isla Gas Station on the Malecon just past the Malecon Center last night. There were about a dozen chicas hanging on the corner. Quite a nice variety. Jaososua has mentioned this spot before and that is why I went to check it out. If in SD you can add this spot to your list. I believe Jaososua mentioned the chicas are un mil and up.

Is that new? I haven't been to SD in 6 years, but whenever i went, there was VERY little action on the Malecon. In fact, taxi drivers told me that there was a ban on pros on the Malecon. They had to stay on Ave. Independencia.

Have the laws changed? Can you pick up pros on the Malecon now?

[Bq Ribs]

I drove by the Isla Gas Station on the Malecon just past the Malecon Center last night. There were about a dozen chicas hanging on the corner. Quite a nice variety. Jaososua has mentioned this spot before and that is why I went to check it out. If in SD you can add this spot to your list. I believe Jaososua mentioned the chicas are un mil and up.

[Bq Ribs]

,,,,,,,,,,,However, when I was staying in the apartment hotel one block behind there on Calle Canela, I paid some bum to sleep next to my car overnight and nothing ever happened to the car while there.

Now that is funny. I should have thought of that two years ago when I parked on the street overnight and woke up the next morning and all four hubcaps were missing.

[Ponderosa]

It is good to start seeing reports making their way into the forum.

Thanks and keep it up

P

[Bq Ribs]

A little over a year ago I got sideswiped on the autopista coming from the airport. I went to the tiny police station on the autopista a few days later to get a police report. The report was type written on a very old manual typewritter. I know I paid too much but I think I gave the officer 300 pesos for the report as I did not want to have a problem with the rental company. The car had major damage and had to be towed back to the car rental. I presented the police report to the car rental company and paid nothing as I used the credit card CDW.

Quite awhile back I contacted MasterCard, not the issuing bank, and they emailed me a copy of the coverage they provide free of charge. I keep a copy with me when I travel and I also have the email saved in my document folder on my laptop.

Driving in the DR is not that bad but not the best. I try my best to avoid driving at night except in SD. The highways without street lamps are quite challenging at night. Santo Domingo rush hour traffic is terrible, terrible, terrible.

I paid nothing to get the report, they only asked for driver's license and rental contract. At the end an officer stamped the paperwork and it was done. The whole process in Casa del Conductor will take about 1 hour.

I later found out my insurance only covered damage above 12000 DP. I was relieved nothing else had happened while I was there.

I gave the car back the same day I arrived in SD, thus I spent my last night riding taxis. However, when I was staying in the apartment hotel one block behind there on Calle Canela, I paid some bum to sleep next to my car overnight and nothing ever happened to the car while there.

[Jaosousa]

driving is fairly easy in rep dom. santo domingo rush hour traffic is terrible, especially when you don't know all the roads.

playa rincon in samana, beautiful, practically deserted beach. there is a new highway to samana from santo domingo.

any hotel that rips off a fellow monger, i will boycott. boricua online's relative got ripped off in the hotel discovery, i'll never use that place. heard stories about cars getting broken into while parked in zona colonial, seems they like to steal the battery from the car.

san pedro de marcoris on saturday and sunday nights, the malecon has lots of people hanging out. lots of chicas. guavaberry song by juan luis guerra is about dancing and drinking guavaberry on the malecon in san pedro de marcoris. hotel marcorix (howard johnson hotel) on the malecon in san pedro de marcoris is really run down.

after exploring sosua, pop, santiago, san pedro, and constanza i finally returned to sd for my last day in this country before my flight departure. stayed at hotel discovery, next to independence park, girl friendly, got quoted 2000 dp. i enjoyed the huge ceiling fan in my room which kept me sweat free during my bunda pounding session.

i was in no mood to go out as i was becoming depressed thinking about 30 degree weather back home. called some girl i met in sosua last weekend, she lives in villa mella and was quick to take the moto ride and wait for me at pacos. drank some beers and went straight to the bedroom for some gfe action, busted one last nut and let her go with $1500.

i had a small car accident in santiago, hit the corner of my front bumper into the back of an old publico, a mid 80's corolla without functioning break lights. i didn't want any problems so kept driving. back in santo domingo, asked my taxi driver friend to take me to a body shop, they quoted me 1200 dp to scrape and repaint the corner. couldn't find any cheaper places, so then decided to get a report at casa del conductor and told them someone hit me while i was parked and i didn't see it happen. took the report to dollar rental and they decided not to charge me anything.

last night here while removing money from the atm machine i forgot to remove my card from the machine. my mind was somewhere else, i really hate atm machines that keep your card untill the transaction is complete. called the 1800 number to block the card and had my second bank card ready just in case. always have a back-up plan.

went to the supermarket and bought a bottle of siglo de oro for 1700 dp. very good rum made by brugal, limited edition as they don't make them anymore. comes in a nice navy blue box with gold letters, highly recommended for those who enjoy their rum.

after the ride back to the airport, the taxi driver had the balls to ask me for 1500 dp. this was a different driver than the one i normally used. next time i will call apollo taxi service, recommended earlier by boricua online.

don't know when i will return, but i can't see myself running out of options in this country. i felt safer here than in colombia and brazil. driving here is much easier than i imagined, only santo domingo during rush hour (3pm to 9pm) should always be avoided. i found dominican women to be less jealous than colombian women and very easy to talk to. if i could have changed something, i would have made my first trip a bit shorter than 17 days. i think i will return for one or two more trips in the near future, as there are places i want to see that i could not.

[Panman]

Glad to read you made it out alive panman. LOL

You did the right thing when you had the accident, keep going and worry about it later. What was the charge for the police report? Since you had full coverage all you needed was the police report and you pay nothing. If you have credit card CDW you can save some money by declining CDW and only take third party liability.

A trip of 17 days for your first visit is quite lenghty but you seemed to have traveled the island to cut down on the boredom.

When you stayed at Discovery where did you park your rental?

I paid nothing to get the report, they only asked for driver's license and rental contract. At the end an officer stamped the paperwork and it was done. The whole process in Casa del Conductor will take about 1 hour.

I later found out my insurance only covered damage above 12000 DP. I was relieved nothing else had happened while I was there.

I gave the car back the same day I arrived in SD, thus I spent my last night riding taxis. However, when I was staying in the apartment hotel one block behind there on Calle Canela, I paid some bum to sleep next to my car overnight and nothing ever happened to the car while there.

[Bq Ribs]

glad to read you made it out alive panman. lol

you did the right thing when you had the accident, keep going and worry about it later. what was the charge for the police report? since you had full coverage all you needed was the police report and you pay nothing. if you have credit card cdw you can save some money by declining cdw and only take third party liability.

a trip of 17 days for your first visit is quite lenghty but you seemed to have traveled the island to cut down on the boredom.

when you stayed at discovery where did you park your rental?

after exploring sosua, pop, santiago, san pedro, and constanza i finally returned to sd for my last day in this country before my flight departure. stayed at hotel discovery, next to independence park, girl friendly, got quoted 2000 dp. i enjoyed the huge ceiling fan in my room which kept me sweat free during my bunda pounding session.

i was in no mood to go out as i was becoming depressed thinking about 30 degree weather back home. called some girl i met in sosua last weekend, she lives in villa mella and was quick to take the moto ride and wait for me at pacos. drank some beers and went straight to the bedroom for some gfe action, busted one last nut and let her go with $1500.

i had a small car accident in santiago, hit the corner of my front bumper into the back of an old publico, a mid 80's corolla without functioning break lights. i didn't want any problems so kept driving. back in santo domingo, asked my taxi driver friend to take me to a body shop, they quoted me 1200 dp to scrape and repaint the corner. couldn't find any cheaper places, so then decided to get a report at casa del conductor and told them someone hit me while i was parked and i didn't see it happen. took the report to dollar rental and they decided not to charge me anything.

last night here while removing money from the atm machine i forgot to remove my card from the machine. my mind was somewhere else, i really hate atm machines that keep your card untill the transaction is complete. called the 1800 number to block the card and had my second bank card ready just in case. always have a back-up plan.

went to the supermarket and bought a bottle of siglo de oro for 1700 dp. very good rum made by brugal, limited edition as they don't make them anymore. comes in a nice navy blue box with gold letters, highly recommended for those who enjoy their rum.

after the ride back to the airport, the taxi driver had the balls to ask me for 1500 dp. this was a different driver than the one i normally used. next time i will call apollo taxi service, recommended earlier by boricua online.

don't know when i will return, but i can't see myself running out of options in this country. i felt safer here than in colombia and brazil. driving here is much easier than i imagined, only santo domingo during rush hour (3pm to 9pm) should always be avoided. i found dominican women to be less jealous than colombian women and very easy to talk to. if i could have changed something, i would have made my first trip a bit shorter than 17 days. i think i will return for one or two more trips in the near future, as there are places i want to see that i could not.

[Panman]

after exploring sosua, pop, santiago, san pedro, and constanza i finally returned to sd for my last day in this country before my flight departure. stayed at hotel discovery, next to independence park, girl friendly, got quoted 2000 dp. i enjoyed the huge ceiling fan in my room which kept me sweat free during my bunda pounding session.

i was in no mood to go out as i was becoming depressed thinking about 30 degree weather back home. called some girl i met in sosua last weekend, she lives in villa mella and was quick to take the moto ride and wait for me at pacos. drank some beers and went straight to the bedroom for some gfe action, busted one last nut and let her go with $1500.

i had a small car accident in santiago, hit the corner of my front bumper into the back of an old publico, a mid 80's corolla without functioning break lights. i didn't want any problems so kept driving. back in santo domingo, asked my taxi driver friend to take me to a body shop, they quoted me 1200 dp to scrape and repaint the corner. couldn't find any cheaper places, so then decided to get a report at casa del conductor and told them someone hit me while i was parked and i didn't see it happen. took the report to dollar rental and they decided not to charge me anything.

last night here while removing money from the atm machine i forgot to remove my card from the machine. my mind was somewhere else, i really hate atm machines that keep your card untill the transaction is complete. called the 1800 number to block the card and had my second bank card ready just in case. always have a back-up plan.

went to the supermarket and bought a bottle of siglo de oro for 1700 dp. very good rum made by brugal, limited edition as they don't make them anymore. comes in a nice navy blue box with gold letters, highly recommended for those who enjoy their rum.

after the ride back to the airport, the taxi driver had the balls to ask me for 1500 dp. this was a different driver than the one i normally used. next time i will call apollo taxi service, recommended earlier by boricua online.

don't know when i will return, but i can't see myself running out of options in this country. i felt safer here than in colombia and brazil. driving here is much easier than i imagined, only santo domingo during rush hour (3pm to 9pm) should always be avoided. i found dominican women to be less jealous than colombian women and very easy to talk to. if i could have changed something, i would have made my first trip a bit shorter than 17 days. i think i will return for one or two more trips in the near future, as there are places i want to see that i could not.