Sosua Reports

[QUOTE=Japansh; 1449563]If anyone have information for Passions please update us. I am arriving on Thursday and haven't pre-paid my hotel yet.

If Passions is closed my whole plan for vacation is ruined as I know 10 words in Spanish.[/QUOTE]Your plan is indeed ruined because Passions won't be re-opening during your forthcoming trip, but your vacation needn't be negatively impacted. In fact there is no reason why you cannot have a better and cheaper time. Nobody I know who knows shit about Sosua and its chicas ever sets foot in Passions.

Don't worry about Spanish, but you will need to link up with helpful ex-pats and experienced regular visitors to avoid pitfalls.

I will give you an example which cropped up only this Monday. A group of us, all mature guys except one senile (me) , were having a party, loads of fun but fairly low-key, nothing boisterous or intimidating. We invited a first-time visitor to join us but he declined. I don't think he disliked us, but he was just very shy. Later that evening on the Strip one of our group spotted him about to seal the deal with a notoriously bad chica, scammer and thief. Because we had already met him and he seemed a real nice but clueless guy we warned him off. Normally none of us would interfere as no-one wants to be known for coming between a dangerously hard-core puta and a payday. Had we not bumped into him earlier by chance he was well on the path to a disappointing session and maybe a worse experience than that.

Good places to meet helpful guys are Rocky's Bar for (very) late breakfast (ask Rick to introduce you) and Ruby's Vulkan Bar (casita #144) and the adjacent Siempre Sol Bar on the beach. If still stuck, post a PM on one of the boards saying you need a mentor.

And don't worry about pre-paying your hotel. There are vacancies all over town in reasonably-priced monger hotels. You will do better walking round the town, checking out what's available and negotiating a price. Things are quiet there this month as regards visiting mongers.

[QUOTE=Frannie;1450160]Bring a phrase book![/QUOTE]Great idea. Make sure it is clearly visible to the putas at all times, and while you are at it, wear a t-shirt reading "I am a total newbie and a lamb to the slaughter". A plastic wristband like they issue at the AIs would complete the effect.

[QUOTE=Revere;1450153]I just hope he is not being put in La Victoria prison for a year. I have been there and I am telling you now you do not want to go there.[/QUOTE]La Victoria? Shit I don't want to go to ANY prison!

DR goverment is going through the motions. They do not want what is considered negative International press. They do not want to be seen as the home of Carribean sex vacationing. In truth prostitution is a normal part of DR life. They are making a few head lines so they can say they cracked down. Passions is a convenient target. Owners is a German what a better person to take a fall. Sorry to say some guys use Passions exclusively. These guys will have to come out of there comfort zone. I love the free lancers. They cost less and are more fun. IMHO

[QUOTE=ThunderStar;1450146]It seems there are few people around to stick up for him in his time of need.[/QUOTE]If you mean the gringo mongering community, there is nothing any of them can do, even if they wanted to. He must have influential contacts in the Dominican establishment. Whether any of them have enough juice to assist him remains to be seen. It is too soon to know how this one will play out.

[QUOTE=ThunderStar;1450146]I'm feeling a little sorry for Peter right now.[/QUOTE]I don't hold any ill-will towards him. He was always affable to me although I very rarely spent a peso in there, and once the horrible "improvements" were effected I actively avoided the place, apart from going there to meet one of my friends who had an inexplicable liking for the place and would insist on meeting up there.

I agree the spectacle of all the creeps now gloating is a bit tasteless, but there are about 18 million people on the island, who lead honest but miserable lives through no fault of their own, for whom I would feel sorry before I got to Peter.

He was a professional pimp, flagrantly breaking the law for a decade. He took his chances and he flaunted the wealth he earned from crime. We always advise guys not to wear their gold chains and (real or fake) Rolexes in Sosua in order not to attract attention and envy. What impression do you think a known pimp building a large flash house immediately behind his illegal brothel would have on rival "players"?

[QUOTE=ThunderStar;1450146]He has done a lot for mongers who visit Sosua.[/QUOTE]That is really bizarre. It is like saying Rupert Murdoch has done a lot for people who buy his newspapers or watch his TV channels. Most of us would say any benefaction has been totally in the other direction. We all considered Peter a smart businessman who ran a tight ship. He normally applied First World standards of customer service which are generally unknown in the DR, although as he got bigger and charged more to easier "marks" there were increasingly complaints that he short-changed the guys who were his original client base. (I was not one of the complainers. I know businessmen can have conveniently short memories).

We assumed that he knew what he was doing and was fireproof. But if he misjudged that and goes to prison for a long stretch then it would prove he was not a good businessman at all. Just a bigger and longer-running version of the monger who decides to set his puta up in a bar on the beach and loses his money and his girlfriend within three months.

But I would not rule out a Houdini escape from the situation. Nothing in this topsy-turvy country surprises me.

[QUOTE=Japansh; 1449563]If anyone have information for Passions please update us. I am arriving on Thursday and haven't pre-paid my hotel yet.

If Passions is closed my whole plan for vacation is ruined as I know 10 words in Spanish.[/QUOTE]If you were basing your entire trip around Passions then you are truly shortchanging yourself. Why not just go to Blackbeards in Puerto Plata instead?

Out of all my trips to Sosua I only visited La Passions once and that was back in '09 when the place resembled a thatched hut (and my Spanish was non-existent)! I didn't even session there. Just had a drink and left. Never have visited the place since then.

I have never been attacked or robbed in Haiti. I have had to ward off 3 attempts in the DR. Haiti is much safer than the DR. As long as you do not get involved in politics or flash big bucks around, you will only have a problem of leaving when the time comes because some Haitian babe has your heart in one hand and Mr Happy in the other. Why do guys go to Sosua? For the Haitian babes but they are the ones that have turned pro and only go through the motion to empty your pockets

[QUOTE=SavePros321;1450218]If you were basing your entire trip around Passions then you are truly shortchanging yourself. Why not just go to Blackbeards in Puerto Plata instead?[/QUOTE]This is where I usually chip in and say "or Field of Dreams" but I agree that in his case Blackbeards would be better, as he is clearly not adventurous enough to enjoy FoD's advantages over Blackbeards, whereas if he safely stays on campus he would benefit from the bigger choice of chicas at Blackbeards. Also, as he was writing about going to Oxygen, he can clearly afford to pay the inflated Costambar taxi prices. Though with only three nights he won't go stir crazy.

I think Oxygen might be more vulnerable to the new crackdown than Blackbeards. Oxygen actually include sexual services in the price of the package but Blackbeards is notionally just a hotel. What you arrange with the chicas and what you pay direct to them is not the hotel's business. That is a fine distinction which would not mean very much if the authorities target Blackbeards, but if they are sympathetic it could give them the loophole to leave the place alone.

[QUOTE=SavePros321;1450218]Out of all my trips to Sosua I only visited La Passions once and that was back in '09 when the place resembled a thatched hut.[/QUOTE]It was a fun place to hang then. Dominican music at a level where you could hold a conversation while chicas sat on your lap and played with your dick. None of this fitted Peter's later business model and I guess there was not much profit for him in them doing that. I still saw no reason to pay a premium for chicas even back then, though.

[QUOTE=BadBear2000;1450225]I have never been attacked or robbed in Haiti. I have had to ward off 3 attempts in the DR. Haiti is much safer than the DR. As long as you do not get involved in politics or flash big bucks around, you will only have a problem of leaving when the time comes because some Haitian babe has your heart in one hand and Mr Happy in the other. Why do guys go to Sosua? For the Haitian babes but they are the ones that have turned pro and only go through the motion to empty your pockets[/QUOTE]I read in the Haiti forum that most working girls have HIV?

I would like to hear more about why you love Haiti so much?

Does Haiti have a minimum wage for men workers?

Does a Haitian worker in the DR make the same as a Dominican in the DR?

What does an illegal Haitian make in the DR doing construction?

[QUOTE=BadBear2000;1450225]Why do guys go to Sosua? For the Haitian babes but they are the ones that have turned pro and only go through the motion to empty your pockets[/QUOTE]You know you are my hero, BadBear, and I agree that everyone who is able to go to Haiti should give it a try. But the above statement is wildly inaccurate. The overwhelming majority of mongers, especially from the States, don't want black girls and come for the dominicanas, usually as light-skinned as possible. One of the DR Govt's propaganda goons recently posted on DR1 the absurd statement that "most Sosua putas are Haitian", very much in line with his usual racially motivated crap.

In addition, while it is true that most haitianas in Sosua are pro or semi-pro, some of them do a lot more than "go through the motions" nor do they "empty your pockets". Of course there are some real bad ones but they usually congregate on the Strip and can be easily identified. Ex-pats like myself and regular visitors have learned that haitianas on average give a far better service at a lower price than dominicanas. Three-quarters of my local friends' "steadies" or "regulars" are Haitian because they are more trustworthy and appreciative.

Of course they cannot match the unspoilt charm of those you are recommending, but they are a very acceptable substitute for those who for many reasons cannot or will not travel to Haiti.

On a more general note, mongers will not visit Haiti in significant numbers until there is a place where newbies can stay with confidence. I am no Medellin expert but I imagine that was the case until the Mansion arrived. Sosua really became big time when the Europa and the Palace opened. Later on, more adventurous mongers will ripple out from these "base colonies" but things have to start somewhere.

We all hoped your successive hotels would do the trick for Haiti. Unfortunately your efforts coincided with the onset of my health and financial problems and involvement with a charity here, so I was unable to be a pioneer on your behalf. It really needs someone to do what you were briefly doing. Asking a lot, I know. I only wish I were a fitter and more affluent guy. I would much rather live surrounded by Haitians than Dominicans.

[QUOTE=Charles Pooter; 1450228]This is where I usually chip in and say "or Field of Dreams" but I agree that in his case Blackbeards would be better, as he is clearly not adventurous enough to enjoy FoD's advantages over Blackbeards, whereas if he safely stays on campus he would benefit from the bigger choice of chicas at Blackbeards. Also, as he was writing about going to Oxygen, he can clearly afford to pay the inflated Costambar taxi prices. Though with only three nights he won't go stir crazy.

I think Oxygen might be more vulnerable to the new crackdown than Blackbeards. Oxygen actually include sexual services in the price of the package but Blackbeards is notionally just a hotel. What you arrange with the chicas and what you pay direct to them is not the hotel's business. That is a fine distinction which would not mean very much if the authorities target Blackbeards, but if they are sympathetic it could give them the loophole to leave the place alone.

It was a fun place to hang then. Dominican music at a level where you could hold a conversation while chicas sat on your lap and played with your dick. None of this fitted Peter's later business model and I guess there was not much profit for him in them doing that. I still saw no reason to pay a premium for chicas even back then, though.[/QUOTE]Are the owners of Oxygen and Blackbeards Dominican? If not, they had better be ready for trouble. I liked Passions's but I always thought Peter was living on the edge. We all know that pimping is illegal in the DR and he was blatantly breaking the law (you paid the bar not the girls). An extranero shouldn't look for trouble in the DR. I always thought it was a matter of time before it found him. Just too easy and obvious of a target.

[QUOTE=Combo;1450248]Are the owners of Oxygen and Blackbeards Dominican? We all know that pimping is illegal in the DR.[/QUOTE]No. That is not always the determining factor, though it usually is. But a few foreigners have wormed well into the system. I understand the newly appointed North Coast minister who is making waves is not Dominican.

Blackbeards could make a case they are not pimping. If they are targeted that would not hold water, but if they have protection in high places it could save them. Oxygen have no such defence as they are blatantly pimping by including sex in the vacation package. So were Field of Dreams at one stage. Not sure if they have now dropped that option?

[QUOTE=Charles Pooter; 1450255]No. That is not always the determining factor, though it usually is. But a few foreigners have wormed well into the system. I understand the newly appointed North Coast minister who is making waves is not Dominican.

Blackbeards could make a case they are not pimping. If they are targeted that would not hold water, but if they have protection in high places it could save them. Oxygen have no such defence as they are blatantly pimping by including sex in the vacation package. So were Field of Dreams at one stage. Not sure if they have now dropped that option?[/QUOTE]Stop it Charles, every time you have an opportunity to stand up and be real you fail. We all know you don't favor Black Beards, stop throwing a well established, respected business under the bus to boost FOD. Black beards is not pimping, we pay the girls. The main charge against Peter is not pimping, but [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url]. Peter has always been my friend and a friend to many mongers. He runs a tight ship, but has always been a stand up guy for us. Peter is just a fall guy but not a bad person. He loves his Dominican daughter more than anything.

I'm not going to go into detail with what I know, but I would call Peter more of a match maker than a pimp. He never forced anyone to do anything. All it would have took was a no, but opportunity was there for all parties involved.

From what I have read haiti has almost no infrastructure. Food and hotels are not cheap or up to western standards. The haitian girls I have met in Sosua have been wonderful performers. They are competing with hot dominican girls and bring their A game. Having both Dominican and Haitian girls is a no brainer. Plus banging a sweet young non pro Haitian girl could risk you losing your heart. I have not been attacked or harmed in Sosua.

[QUOTE=BadBear2000;1450225]I have never been attacked or robbed in Haiti. I have had to ward off 3 attempts in the DR. Haiti is much safer than the DR. As long as you do not get involved in politics or flash big bucks around, you will only have a problem of leaving when the time comes because some Haitian babe has your heart in one hand and Mr Happy in the other. Why do guys go to Sosua? For the Haitian babes but they are the ones that have turned pro and only go through the motion to empty your pockets[/QUOTE]

I never found anything special about Pasions. For those that have never been, here are some videos of the girls there. [url]http://www.dailymotion.com/lapassionsosua#video=xc4xt5[/url]