Sosua Reports

[QUOTE=Jedi Earth]I've had time to read all of your PM's and board comments regarding my trip. In addition I want to thank a member I wont name on this board who has been a wealth of information post trip.

I've got a few thoughts to share with you guys.

1. I dont think you should ever give a chica your number. I gave the girl in that I talked about in my post my number and this girl calls every other day asking for money. Western Union, Western Union. My baby needs milk, I need to pay my rent. I told her not to text me because Verizon charges for international text. She does it anyway. And all this from a girl I didnt even screw(maybe if she hadnt taken such a nasty dump in the room I may have). She is a nice girl but I am not going to support this girl. I must admit I did send her $$ the first time but after that she just has gotten greedy.[/QUOTE]

I have two cell phones: I use one as my exclusive telephone, and the other is a throw-away phone. I travel with both at all times. I give the throw-away number to people that I meet. I can always give the other (real) number later, if I choose. While in the DR, I gave the throw-away number to various people. When I saw them later, they claimed that the number did not work, or that I did not answer. I told them that they must leave a message with their number, if they desire a return call. No one did, as I expected. This reduces the "burning" of minutes from people that you meet when you may feel compelled to give a telephone number, and gives you the power to decide if you will return the call. I find the practice more polite as well.

I secured 10,000+10,000+10,000 = 30,000 pesos with Bank of America and HSBC.

Two pimps are talking: One says--''all yo ho's got cell phones?'' Yes! Second says--''all yo ho's got cell phones?'' Yes! The first pimp says--''you got a cell phone man?'' Second says--''hell no man, don't want no ho calling me!''

[QUOTE=Chily]I secured 10,000+10,000+10,000 = 30,000 pesos with Bank of America and HSBC.[/QUOTE]You made three separate withdrawls at the maximum single transaction limit, RD$10,000? Correct?

Thanks,
Helpmann :)

Hear is a list of some bars in Sosus, that I don’t know wear they are.

I have done an internet search and found nothing.

Can some one tell me wear they are please?

Classicos
Latinos
Pasions
Hotel Calypso

James

Classico's, Latino's, and Passions are on the main street Pedro Clisante. Don't know about that Hotel. Classico's and Latino's are right next to each other and Passions is on the other side of town, about a 10 minute walk from the 2 Clubs.

Joe DR

[QUOTE=Helpmann]Is that over several withdrawls in one day or RD$20,000 in one withdrawl transaction?

Thanks,

Helpmann :)[/QUOTE]Well I got the 20'000 Peso in one withdrawl from the ATM Machine by the "Banco Progreso" which worked several time for me and my friend. Other machines give only 5'000 to 10'000 out. That bank is in the same building with Store Super Super where you can get cheap Cigaretts and Alcoholic.

@James
Classico Disco, also know as 69 is in the main scene just upstairs from the Merengue Bar. You pay 100 Peso to enter, but with the ticket you get a beer or cubra libre for free. but you every time you enter you have to pay again.

Latino is near to Classico behind the Sosua Live Bar. They didn't charged for entering.

Passion Massage Place is on the same road but out of the scene. From the ATM machine i told before by the Banco Progreso you go in the direction of the Hotel Plaza Europa. You pass that Hotel and you will see Scotia Bank. You will walk a bit in that direcion and soon on the right hand side you will see Passion. There are some other big bars near by.

Hotel Calypso should be near Super Super. Not on the main road, but you just walk that road at the corner from Super Super down. The Hotel is run down as i heard from many mongers and chicas too. Not really nice and clean for having fun.
I never stayed there, as i allways had a monger friendly hotel.

I was in and around Sosua from the 17. December till 11. January.

Sorry about my bad english.

Ben el Suizo

[QUOTE=Helpmann]You made three separate withdrawls at the maximum single transaction limit, RD$10,000? Correct?

Thanks,
Helpmann :)[/QUOTE]

The amount you can draw from an ATM depends on the daily limit set by your home bank, not the ATM.

Can someone tell me where the Shark Bar is, relative to the discos?

Thanks

[QUOTE=Frannie]The amount you can draw from an ATM depends on the daily limit set by your home bank, not the ATM. [/QUOTE]Well that's true, but as on the island things going a bit different, it also depends on the ATM Machine and the day you get your money out.

I would advice getting money out during business hours. On Sundays its possible you only get 5 to 10'000 out. And it happens once to me, that the machine went down by the time the money should come out. This was on a Saturday later afternoon. So I had to wait till Monday to get my card back. And the money was charged on my account overseas. I had to contact my bank to check it, that I didn't got that money out and to book it back on my account.

I have a local bank account there so I usually get 20'000 out of the machine and deposit on my local account over there to be safe.

As I have seen several time the ATM machine gives me at the end a better money exchange rate, then bringing a lot of cash and change this there, so that's why I got usually 20'000 out by one. But not with credit card like visa or master, better are Bank debit cards with the Symbol Cyrus, Maestro or Plus.

So like I told before, I would advice to us the ATM by Banco Progreso as it worked for my mostly fine and gives me the 20'000 by one.

And for people going to RD often I would also advice to bring some Peso back home and on the next visit you have some start money and didn't have to stress to go first to the next ATM Machine. I do this mostly, cus it saves money and time to.

Ben

[QUOTE=Pedroxboy]Can someone tell me where the Shark Bar is, relative to the discos?[/QUOTE]The Shark Bar is bit after the corner with the Taxi Stand on the Pedro Clisante on the right side. Its near by the Bar and Disco called Sea Crest (hope I spell it correctly). So from Classico or Latino I would say its about 1 to 2 minutes walking distance.

[QUOTE=Pedroxboy]Can someone tell me where the Shark Bar is, relative to the discos?

Thanks[/QUOTE]

On the same main drag as Classico's/ Merengue, less than 1 block away

[QUOTE=Ben Hur]Well I got the 20'000 Peso in one withdrawl from the ATM Machine by the "Banco Progreso" which worked several time for me and my friend. Other machines give only 5'000 to 10'000 out. That bank is in the same building with Store Super Super where you can get cheap Cigaretts and Alcoholic.[/QUOTE]Thanks that will come in handy when I am there over the holidays.

Thanks,
Helpmann :)

I am still unsure which side of town Passion Massage Place is, what side streets / crossing / intersections is it near

And I don’t know about clasicos and latinos apart form it being on the other side to Passions massage, what side street dose it run off.

And are there no ‘Ladies drinks and bar fines hear’

What side street dose Sharks bar run off

Is Hotel Calypso on Calle Ayuntamiento.

And can anyone recommend me any guest friendly budget Hotels to stay in

Also, I have noticed that Pedro Clisante is not near the Beech like the main drag of BC.

What goes on, on the beech hear

Thanks

James

I concur with Ben.

I just phoned Charles Schwab and my debit has a $1000/day limit. My whole trip in Sosua I was pulling out money and never was allowed to take more than 5k-pesos per transaction.

I only tried in the large Playero supermarket on route#5 where the stoplight is, and the Progresso bank by Duerte/Martenez street corner north of Clisante.

One day I took 5k pesos from Progresso, the next day other people and I struggled with the machine learning we could only take out 2500. Then the day after that the limit was back to 5k again. The reduction was definitely on the weekend.

Next time I will try other machines because 5k at a time local max is such a pain.

Bottom line is the limit imposed by the holding bank is not the only control factor determining how much money one can extract via a single transaction.