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03-03-13 02:35 #3307
Posts: 295Originally Posted by OldKool [View Original Post]
On another note. My novia has a small car rental business on the North Coast and she carries the highest level of insurance she can get on her cars. I asked her insurance guy if she should add casa de conducteur insurance and he said it is not worth paying for it as the police will only recognise it if you are Dominican, not sure if that is true but he should know and he had no reason to bullshit me.
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03-03-13 01:42 #3306
Posts: 3103Another view point
Jao is a pros pro. I have about 10 trips to the DR in in 3 years but only rented once in SD. My girl friend provided directions and I was able go where I needed. However driving in SD is a sport, There are some rules to the road that you need to learn very fast. Depending on where you are gong streets can be terrible. Huge pots holes. I was charged for minor pot hole damage. 300 dollars. I think it was a scam but could not prove anything. After that one time I decided I could get where I needed to go with taxi and pub trans. Unless you are on a high level of mongering a car can be a liability. IMHO I stay close to the venues where the fun is. If you are going to out of the way places for your girls then a car can be an asset but for basic puta hunting you will not need it. For me traveling like a local is fun and you can meet regular girls.
Originally Posted by SavePros321 [View Original Post]
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03-03-13 00:48 #3305
Posts: 4286Originally Posted by SavePros321 [View Original Post]
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03-02-13 13:57 #3304
Posts: 2927Originally Posted by jaosousa [View Original Post]
-how many trips to sd did you take before you were comfortable enough to start driving there?
-do you get your rental cars from the airport? if so, what company would you recommend?
-what is the name of the insurance you should buy ("casa del conductor?")
-also, is gps of any use in the dr?
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03-02-13 13:18 #3303
Posts: 4286Driving in the Dominican Republic
i have rented a car during more than 25 trips in the dominican republic, over more than 10 years. for more than 15 trips while driving in the dom rep, i was never stopped by police or anyone else. during about 3-4 trips i was stopped at least 4 times. i was never forced or coerced to pay any money as a result of driving in the dr. i was driving with revere one morning and got a flat, two policia nacional drove by on a motorcycle, stopped to make sure all was ok and they changed the car's tire. my past trip, february 2013, i was stopped one time by an amet officer (motor vehicle law enforcement in the dr). he asked to see my driver's license, i had my new york state driver's license in my shirt pocket, i gave it to him, he looked at it and i was on my way in less than a minute from when he asked me to stop. he was stationed at the same intersection, the days i drove by and he was stopping dominicans as well. policia nacional also stop dominicans. many municipal workers in the dr do not make much money, i have on occasion given a tip to some friendly and nice policia nacional. my last three trips in the dr, i was stopped at most once per trip. there is a push to confirep001e illegal firearms, during stops in the dr some policia nacional are looking for illegal firearms, which i have no problem with.
i have driven to various neighborhoods in the dr at all hours of the day and night and never had a problem, never felt threatened. i drive with the driver's window open, most of the time, with my left arm leaning out slightly. during one trip, while i was staying in santo domingo, i decided to visit isg member charles pooter in puerto plata. i started the trip around 11am, had a dominicana i met online meet me at carrefour on autopista duarte for 10 minutes, then drove to moca during a heavy rain, not a problem. the dominicana in moca brought along a friend for the trip to puerto plata. i drove to puerto plata, met pooter on the malecon. he showed me where blackbeards was, visited blackbeards for less than 10 minutes and then had dinner in a restaurant outside the gates to costambar, in the dark (power was out and there were no lights). after dinner, drove pooter to where he lived. then drove to passions in santiago with the two dominicanas from moca. passions was quiet because it was early, so the three of us drove to a cabana in santiago. after the cabana, drove to moca, dropped off the two mocanas and drove back to santo domingo. entered santo domingo around 6am. highway between santiago and santo domingo is four lanes (two each direction), in good shape. the main roads in santo domingo have street lights and the times i have driven in santo domingo the street lights have always been on. most of the streets are in good shape, some are brand new.
being in the dominican republic, if i want the mountains i can easily drive to constanza, where some homes have fireplaces, because it can get chilly at night. freshwater streams in constanza, with water that is a little cold. east, west and north out of santo domingo are 4 lane roads in good shape. other factors, the dr has no ongoing 49 year old civil war (colombia). the dr has no history of kidnappings (colombia). the dr has no production of cocaine (colombia). when i am on vacation i like to see the beach and occasionally go for swim at the beach, i generally don't want to be in the industrial heartland of a country (medellin). this is the dominican republic forum so i'll try not to post much about colombia. the author who wrote black hawk down, also wrote a book entitled: "killing pablo: the hunt for the world's greatest outlaw" the first chapter is available online and gives a brief history of colombia: http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/b...n-01pablo.html
when i drive in the dr, i like to listen to music from cds i made or buy before the trip (dj tatana, tribute to trance). this past trip i brought along a diffuser that plugs into the car's cigarette lighter outlet. frankincense and myrrh appear in the bible and are sometimes the scents that are in catholic churches. frankincense oil (now) and myrrh oil can be purchased online at amazon, to be used in the diffuser, to give the interior of the car a nice scent (a larger diffuser, scent ball plugin, is available for the hotel room). when i drive in the dr i use sunglasses from the company native eyewear, polarized lens with a grey tint, vents on the frame keep the lens from fogging (can be purchased online at the outlet section of rei.com).
i have gotten blowjobs in the car about three times while in sosua and gotten head while driving, and when parked at the beach with no people around in dom rep.
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03-01-13 05:43 #3302
Posts: 4286Originally Posted by Manizales911 [View Original Post]
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03-01-13 03:46 #3301
Posts: 2467Originally Posted by Jaosousa [View Original Post]
Look at the DR through rose colored glasses all you want but when you finally take them off it is the same broke ass third world country we all have grown to love and hate sometimes.
In order to not disrespect the forum I will refrain from further comment.
The people that get beaten and killed for being thieves in the DR stole from other Dominicans Einstein, not Americans.
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03-01-13 02:44 #3300
Posts: 4286Originally Posted by Manizales911 [View Original Post]
How many workers in foreign airports got blamed for stealing, for thefts that actually occurred in US airports?
Some thieves are beaten, shot and killed in the streets in the DR. Being beaten, shot and possibly killed, might be a bit of a deterrent to some would be thieves. (you can search in youtube, there are videos showing what happens to some thieves in the DR).
You seem to mostly visit Sosua and Puerto Plata (Costambar) and probably most, if not all Dominicans you deal with are in the p4p trade.
I wonder what some people in foreign countries think of the state of connecticut, after seeing the recent news out of Newtown. I have never seen a Dominican enter a school and murder 20 children, or murder people in a movie theater (aurora) or blow up a truck loaded with fertilizer (Oklahoma City) or murder fellow students in another school (Columbine) or murder over 60 young people as occurred in Norway.
If it makes you feel good to feel superior to Dominicans, that is your choice. (Dom Rep is predominantly populated by non-white, non-rich people)
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03-01-13 01:41 #3299
Posts: 2467Originally Posted by Jaosousa [View Original Post]
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03-01-13 00:51 #3298
Posts: 4286Originally Posted by Mattco [View Original Post]
Airbnb has various listings for Santiago.
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02-28-13 21:43 #3297
Posts: 4286Originally Posted by Mr Gogo [View Original Post]
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02-28-13 19:04 #3296
Posts: 87Thanks
Originally Posted by Hillbilly69 [View Original Post]
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02-28-13 18:55 #3295
Posts: 874Originally Posted by Sidney [View Original Post]Originally Posted by Stebo419 [View Original Post]
That generic V in Sosua is 25 percent of the cost in Colombia, so I stock up while I am there.
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02-28-13 18:44 #3294
Posts: 410That is the place
Originally Posted by Hillbilly69 [View Original Post]
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02-28-13 16:28 #3293
Posts: 117Originally Posted by Hillbilly69 [View Original Post]