Sosua Reports

[QUOTE=MrGogo;1616960]First, it is a shame that no one has given Tomjackin the respect he deserves for taking his time to support us with a great report and pictures, that's what this forum should be about. Few guys do what he does.

As far as Wrx2005, I think he does take too much time over-evaluating situations, and he should have more fun while while on vacation. With that said I also think he is good about calling out some of the BS on this forum. He does give detailed and interesting daily reports on his activities while in the DR. They are honest (maybe he does have problems with girls standing him up) and factual (Sure he doesn't like being hustled). But how many guys give you the good and bad nowadays?

What I like about Wrx2005 is that he can match wits with guys who think they are the most intelligent guys on the board who never give trip reports or pictures. We have guys who have never given reports or pictures who have been on this board for ten years but claim to be experts. My life of travel and fun has been an open book, and so has WRX. Oldkool, Oakie and Tomjackin and others have room to vent because they give back.

Look, WRX is right, we have gotten soft and maybe its good that he stirs the pot because we have guys running to the WU every month, guys falling for the first chica that says "hola popi", and guys swear they have a girlfriend because they give her money. Sosua has become hardcore from the chicas to the street hustlers, we need a guy every now and then who can be hardcore from our side. Many Sosua vets have left Sosua because Sosua is a new man's game and the old heads have moved on to better spots. Everyones opinion is accepted here even if its something some don't want to hear.[/QUOTE]For some of us Sosua is still a mongers paradise. There may be other destinations, but for a lot of us, it is cheap, safe, easy and well supplied with talent.

Maybe is is going hardcore on PC (maybe it always was) but there is plenty of opportunity to expand your horizons a little further out of town.

But from what I read here, guys who are spending more than a quick week down there are getting bored with the hardcore sportfucking.

There are many enjoyable alternatives for a good time down there.

Often mentioned are BB, FOD, DC and other dating sites, which I have no interest in, because I have my own satifying alternative, a long term relationship with a semi pro.

Even my biggest critic, your pal Wrxy posted this just a couple days ago.

"Now from a guy that stays down there for several weeks at a time, potentially for months at a time, my interest is leaning more to getting with non pro chicas, that can offer more in terms of character and personality, GFE. ".

And he's the guy that claims I can't have a semi pro GF? Gimme a break!

So I, for one, will continue to extoll the advantages of Sosua to all who will listen, especially newbies like I once was, who didn't know it existed.

(Until I found it here, thanks to you guys).

[QUOTE=Oakie;1617688]So I, for one, will continue to extoll the advantages of Sosua to all who will listen, especially newbies like I once was, who didn't know it existed.[/QUOTE]There are a lot of people who have been singing its requiem ever since I came to this board first time in 2011. As Tomjackin said in his recent report, Sosua is still good. It may not be what it was 10 years back but who cares. If one has some intelligence (reading the buyer bewares on this board for example) and a little money, you can have a great time. Without worrying about the street vendors and the chicas "out to get you". Of course, if one can get beyond "how much" in Spanish, one can even have a great time, this from a guy to goes there now for the food. Haha!

[QUOTE=Tomjackin;1617382]Yeah I know, I got lazy with my last DR TR. But only because I put a lot of effort in my recent Lima, Peru TR. Here are some of the good thoughts I had in my long stay in Lima:

"The Women:

Because the trip was to focus on Spanish, I contacted several women on Latin American Cupid. The ones I contacted had no English speaking skills. This does take time and a lot of effort. Three of the four women I met online, we had conversations on Skype prior to my arrival. The women were all in their mid-thirty's. Out of the four women I met, three of them ended up in my apartment for rack operations. The woman with the two surprises for me turned out to be way too timid, but she did prove to be a great tour guide

There was a line of people on my right and they were waiting to take their turn in this funny looking black box. My first thought, "Glory Hole? Hell yeah!" I was about to jump in line until I found out people were confessing their sins in this box. Fuck that! Hell, it would take at least a month for me to confess my sins, and I had a date, so I did not have the time anyhow. My date spotted me and waved. I wanted to yell, "Get the fuck over here before something horrifying happens!" But I didn't. We got the fuck out of there in a hurry![/QUOTE]Now that's what I talking about!

Just wanted to share a cool route for other things to do during the day while staying in Sosua or Cabarete and explore other towns instead of hanging out lazily in your hotel during the day. This was not a mongering activity and was more to try something different and check the transportation systme. This was last month in August 2014 while I was staying in both Cabarete and Sosua. I recommend this for the day only and not at night time because the transportation at night changes completely and the night is a completely different animal in the DR. I took a carrito (shared taxi) or guagua from the avenida principal in Cabarete accross from the big supermarket Janet's at about 9 am. The carrito or guagua can also be taken accross the Texaco gas station locate in Sosua. The carrito goes to the town of Gaspar Hernandez (about 25 Kilometers) and from there another carrito to Rio San Juan (another 27 km). This is super cheap, don't remember, but less than 2 dollars to Gaspar Hernandez and less than 2 to Rio San Juan. If you take a carrito and not a guagua (there is a guagua that goes all the way to Rio San Juan but I did not see any so I took a Carrito), you have to tell the driver to drop you off in Gaspar Hernandez at a stop where you could catch another carrito or Guagua to Rio San Juan. Those guaguas and carritos drive super fast and are filled with people to more than capacity. If you don't like being in a car packed like a sardine, this is not for you. From Gaspar Hernandez, you take another carrito or Guagua towards Rio San Juan. You ask the driver to drop you off at the Laguna Gri Gri stop. I found out that from there you can continue taking more Guaguas or Carritos to go to the big town of Nagua and from Nagua to the town of Samana / las terrenas. But to go directly to Samana / Terrenas is best to go express since there is big express guagua that leaves from sosua and Cabarete at about 630 am and 7 am. I decided to stop at the Laguna Gri gri stop in Rio San Juan and from there, I had to walk five minutes to the gri gri lake. At the laguna gri gri, I noticed some boats that were touring inside the lake for 1-2 hours tours. I saw a boat that was about ready to leave and was full of Asian tourists (I found that some of those Asian people spoke English and the majority were residing in USA, California). In any case, I asked the boat driver how much it was for the boat ride and where was the boat heading to. He said the boat was going around the lake, a bit inside the ocean, for an hour or 2 and making a stops inside la Cueva de golondrinas (a cave with some black birds), la piscina de Bermudez, and Playa Caleton. He said there was great food at Playa Caleton and that was enough to convince me. He tried to give me the gringo treatment and said it was 1000 pesos or 25 dollars. I said thanks but it was too expensive and then I began to walk away then he lowered the price to 500 pesos. I agreed and jumped inside the boat. I found out later that I could have given him 400 pesos instead of the 500 and that should have been fine because I heard his boss asking him how much I paid and he told the boss that I only paid only 400 so that he could get the 100 or $2.5 dollar difference for himself. In any case, it was great boat trip with the bunch of Asian tourist. The stop was made at the Cueva de Golondrinas and then at the Piscina de Bermudez which is just a nice beach that looks like a pool and where the tourists got off to swim. After that the boat made a final stop at the Playa Caleton. Playa Caleton is aa pretty good beach and secluded beach with a bunch of local people swimming and great food. The boat driver told me that I could either return to Rio San Juan / Laguna Grigri in the boat or stay at the beach and return on my own by public transportation. He said I could take a motoconcho back to the guagua station in Caleton and return to Rio San Juan, or go straight to Gaspar Hernandez, Cabarete, Sosua or Puerto Plata. I decided to stay in the beach for 2-3 hours while and enjoyed a terrific massage at the beach and after that a cotorra (parrot) fish with tostones and salad. At about 4 pm, I decided to return because I did not want to be in the middle of nowhere at night time. I took a 5 minutes motoconcho to the guagua station near playa Caleton. From there, the guagua was going straight to Cabarete, Sosua, and Puerto Plata. I was back in Cabarete at about 5 pm, after enjoying the fun trip, great food, and massage, just ready for the evening Chica activities in Cabarete and Sosua.

[QUOTE=Questner;1617310]Unless you have got a second person for your AI room and a heavy discounted rate by your travel agent staying at AI never pays off.
.[/QUOTE]I agree with this totally.

[QUOTE=Cerebro;1618056] Playa Caleton is aa pretty good beach and secluded beach with a bunch of local people swimming and great food.. I was back in Cabarete at about 5 pm, after enjoying the fun trip, great food, and massage, just ready for the evening Chica activities in Cabarete and Sosua.[/QUOTE]I am glad you got the chance to see this place. Most people never will.

[QUOTE=Cerebro;1618056]Just wanted to share a cool route for other things to do during the day while staying in Sosua or Cabarete and explore other towns instead of hanging out lazily in your hotel during the day. This was not a mongering activity and was more to try something different and check the transportation systme. This was last month in August 2014 while I was staying in both Cabarete and Sosua. I recommend this for the day only and not at night time because the transportation at night changes completely and the night is a completely different animal in the DR. I took a carrito (shared taxi) or guagua from the avenida principal in Cabarete accross from the big supermarket Janet's at about 9 am. The carrito or guagua can also be taken accross the Texaco gas station locate in Sosua. The carrito goes to the town of Gaspar Hernandez (about 25 Kilometers) and from there another carrito to Rio San Juan (another 27 km). This is super cheap, don't remember, but less than 2 dollars to Gaspar Hernandez and less than 2 to Rio San Juan. If you take a carrito and not a guagua (there is a guagua that goes all the way to Rio San Juan but I did not see any so I took a Carrito), you have to tell the driver to drop you off in Gaspar Hernandez at a stop where you could catch another carrito or Guagua to Rio San Juan. Those guaguas and carritos drive super fast and are filled with people to more than capacity. If you don't like being in a car packed like a sardine, this is not for you. From Gaspar Hernandez, you take another carrito or Guagua towards Rio San Juan. You ask the driver to drop you off at the Laguna Gri Gri stop. I found out that from there you can continue taking more Guaguas or Carritos to go to the big town of Nagua and from Nagua to the town of Samana / las terrenas. But to go directly to Samana / Terrenas is best to go express since there is big express guagua that leaves from sosua and Cabarete at about 630 am and 7 am. I decided to stop at the Laguna Gri gri stop in Rio San Juan and from there, I had to walk five minutes to the gri gri lake. At the laguna gri gri, I noticed some boats that were touring inside the lake for 1-2 hours tours. I saw a boat that was about ready to leave and was full of Asian tourists (I found that some of those Asian people spoke English and the majority were residing in USA, California). In any case, I asked the boat driver how much it was for the boat ride and where was the boat heading to. He said the boat was going around the lake, a bit inside the ocean, for an hour or 2 and making a stops inside la Cueva de golondrinas (a cave with some black birds), la piscina de Bermudez, and Playa Caleton. He said there was great food at Playa Caleton and that was enough to convince me. He tried to give me the gringo treatment and said it was 1000 pesos or 25 dollars. I said thanks but it was too expensive and then I began to walk away then he lowered the price to 500 pesos. I agreed and jumped inside the boat. I found out later that I could have given him 400 pesos instead of the 500 and that should have been fine because I heard his boss asking him how much I paid and he told the boss that I only paid only 400 so that he could get the 100 or $2.5 dollar difference for himself. In any case, it was great boat trip with the bunch of Asian tourist. The stop was made at the Cueva de Golondrinas and then at the Piscina de Bermudez which is just a nice beach that looks like a pool and where the tourists got off to swim. After that the boat made a final stop at the Playa Caleton. Playa Caleton is aa pretty good beach and secluded beach with a bunch of local people swimming and great food. The boat driver told me that I could either return to Rio San Juan / Laguna Grigri in the boat or stay at the beach and return on my own by public transportation. He said I could take a motoconcho back to the guagua station in Caleton and return to Rio San Juan, or go straight to Gaspar Hernandez, Cabarete, Sosua or Puerto Plata. I decided to stay in the beach for 2-3 hours while and enjoyed a terrific massage at the beach and after that a cotorra (parrot) fish with tostones and salad. At about 4 pm, I decided to return because I did not want to be in the middle of nowhere at night time. I took a 5 minutes motoconcho to the guagua station near playa Caleton. From there, the guagua was going straight to Cabarete, Sosua, and Puerto Plata. I was back in Cabarete at about 5 pm, after enjoying the fun trip, great food, and massage, just ready for the evening Chica activities in Cabarete and Sosua.[/QUOTE]The lagoon in Rio San Juan is beautiful and the small beaches on the other side of it about 500 meters away are literally deserted and void of tourists. Its a nice break from the hustle of Sosua beach as you mention, nice report.

You are right Surfer500. That short trip was a nice break from the Sosua hasle and beautiful lagoon and beaches nearby. But also, you are not yet away from being husled if you are not alert and if you smell or look like a gringo. The guy driving the boat (Captain Marabilla was his name) in Laguna Gri Grid tried to hustle me with the price for the boat ride as he asked for the gringo price of 1000 pesos. I only paid 500 because he saw I was walking away. Still he over charge me 100 pesos (2.5 dollars) as the locals get charged 400 pesos for the boat ride. But that trip was not that bad after all and I highly recommend that boat ride it for a day trip.

[QUOTE=Surfer500;1618073]The lagoon in Rio San Juan is beautiful and the small beaches on the other side of it about 500 meters away are literally deserted and void of tourists. Its a nice break from the hustle of Sosua beach as you mention, nice report.[/QUOTE]

According to this article, some politicians are trying to get rid of prostitution in Sosua and Cabarete or to move it to some other location. Good luck with that! I grew up in the DR and lived there till I was 20, then I moved to the USA. That was 25 years ago. Back 25 years ago, and when I was living in Santiago, Sosua was known as the place to go for prostitution. This has grown almost every year (except for this year that they closed a lot of sex massage places and some bars that were also brothels). But still, I don't think they will be able to get rid of prostitution because that sex tourism is already the backbone of that city's economy and prostitution is part of the culture make up of that town. As for ending it in Cabarete, that is also going to be difficult if not impossible:

[URL]http://www.sosuanews.com/mobi.php?id=3815&article=1[/URL]

[QUOTE=Cerebro;1618056]Just wanted to share a cool route for other things to do during the day while staying in Sosua or Cabarete and explore other towns instead of hanging out lazily in your hotel during the day. This was not a mongering activity and was more to try something different and check the transportation systme. This was last month in August 2014 while I was staying in both Cabarete and Sosua. I recommend this for the day only and not at night time because the transportation at night changes completely and the night is a completely different animal in the DR. I took a carrito (shared taxi) or guagua from the avenida principal in Cabarete accross from the big supermarket Janet's at about 9 am. The carrito or guagua can also be taken accross the Texaco gas station locate in Sosua. The carrito goes to the town of Gaspar Hernandez (about 25 Kilometers) and from there another carrito to Rio San Juan (another 27 km). This is super cheap, don't remember, but less than 2 dollars to Gaspar Hernandez and less than 2 to Rio San Juan. If you take a carrito and not a guagua (there is a guagua that goes all the way to Rio San Juan but I did not see any so I took a Carrito), you have to tell the driver to drop you off in Gaspar Hernandez at a stop where you could catch another carrito or Guagua to Rio San Juan. Those guaguas and carritos drive super fast and are filled with people to more than capacity. If you don't like being in a car packed like a sardine, this is not for you. From Gaspar Hernandez, you take another carrito or Guagua towards Rio San Juan. You ask the driver to drop you off at the Laguna Gri Gri stop. I found out that from there you can continue taking more Guaguas or Carritos to go to the big town of Nagua and from Nagua to the town of Samana / las terrenas. But to go directly to Samana / Terrenas is best to go express since there is big express guagua that leaves from sosua and Cabarete at about 630 am and 7 am. I decided to stop at the Laguna Gri gri stop in Rio San Juan and from there, I had to walk five minutes to the gri gri lake. At the laguna gri gri, I noticed some boats that were touring inside the lake for 1-2 hours tours. I saw a boat that was about ready to leave and was full of Asian tourists (I found that some of those Asian people spoke English and the majority were residing in USA, California). In any case, I asked the boat driver how much it was for the boat ride and where was the boat heading to. He said the boat was going around the lake, a bit inside the ocean, for an hour or 2 and making a stops inside la Cueva de golondrinas (a cave with some black birds), la piscina de Bermudez, and Playa Caleton. He said there was great food at Playa Caleton and that was enough to convince me. He tried to give me the gringo treatment and said it was 1000 pesos or 25 dollars. I said thanks but it was too expensive and then I began to walk away then he lowered the price to 500 pesos. I agreed and jumped inside the boat. I found out later that I could have given him 400 pesos instead of the 500 and that should have been fine because I heard his boss asking him how much I paid and he told the boss that I only paid only 400 so that he could get the 100 or $2.5 dollar difference for himself. In any case, it was great boat trip with the bunch of Asian tourist. The stop was made at the Cueva de Golondrinas and then at the Piscina de Bermudez which is just a nice beach that looks like a pool and where the tourists got off to swim. After that the boat made a final stop at the Playa Caleton. Playa Caleton is aa pretty good beach and secluded beach with a bunch of local people swimming and great food. The boat driver told me that I could either return to Rio San Juan / Laguna Grigri in the boat or stay at the beach and return on my own by public transportation. He said I could take a motoconcho back to the guagua station in Caleton and return to Rio San Juan, or go straight to Gaspar Hernandez, Cabarete, Sosua or Puerto Plata. I decided to stay in the beach for 2-3 hours while and enjoyed a terrific massage at the beach and after that a cotorra (parrot) fish with tostones and salad. At about 4 pm, I decided to return because I did not want to be in the middle of nowhere at night time. I took a 5 minutes motoconcho to the guagua station near playa Caleton. From there, the guagua was going straight to Cabarete, Sosua, and Puerto Plata. I was back in Cabarete at about 5 pm, after enjoying the fun trip, great food, and massage, just ready for the evening Chica activities in Cabarete and Sosua.[/QUOTE]After reading your post, I went to Cabarete Reports to read more.

Good info!

Thanks.

[QUOTE=Cerebro;1618140]You are right Surfer500. That short trip was a nice break from the Sosua hasle and beautiful lagoon and beaches nearby. But also, you are not yet away from being husled if you are not alert and if you smell or look like a gringo. The guy driving the boat (Captain Marabilla was his name) in Laguna Gri Grid tried to hustle me with the price for the boat ride as he asked for the gringo price of 1000 pesos. I only paid 500 because he saw I was walking away. Still he over charge me 100 pesos (2.5 dollars) as the locals get charged 400 pesos for the boat ride. But that trip was not that bad after all and I highly recommend that boat ride it for a day trip.[/QUOTE]They gave me a quote of 1,000 pesos as well and I laughed at them and told them good luck.

[QUOTE=Cerebro;1618159]According to this article, some politicians are trying to get rid of prostitution in Sosua and Cabarete or to move it to some other location. Good luck with that! I grew up in the DR and livedthere till I was 20, then I moved to the USA. That was 25 years ago. Back 25 years ago, and when I was living in Santiago, Sosua was known as the place to go for prostitution. This has grown almost every year (except for this year that they closed a lot of sex massage places and some bars that were also brothels). But still, I don't think they will be able to get rid of prostitution because that sex tourism is already the backbone of that city's economy and prostitution is part of the culture make up of that town. As for ending it in Cabarete, that is also going to be difficult if not impossible:

[URL]http://www.sosuanews.com/mobi.php?id=3815&article=1[/URL][/QUOTE]The reality here is that the real estate broker who spoke seems to have the majority of the listings in Sosua and wants the place "cleaned up" so he can sell more property. The real working girl here is him from my perspective.

[quote=surfer500;1618420]they gave me a quote of 1,000 pesos as well and i laughed at them and told them good luck.[/quote]that's the right attitude surfer. don't be intimidated on their turf.

a couple years ago i was at cayo levantado, an island off samana, at an all inclusive hotel for a family re-union. after a few days with no action i asked our breakfast server (married) about the town, bars etc. she said she lives there and would be happy to show me around, presumably with her husband / boyfriend. she gave me her number. so now i had an half assed plan.

but later that day i saw the hotel service boat leaving the hotel dock, on a whim, i asked if i could catch a ride with the changing shift workers. the guy asked the skipper and after a brief conversation, he waved me on. shorts tshirt and sandals and my bank card was all i had, and the phone number.

when we got to the town dock, the taxi drivers were in my face. i waved them off, i said no, i want to walk and a smoke. i took off as though i knew where i was going, and i could see the main area of town would be about 15 minutes away. when i got to the main avenue, i saw two older taxi drivers chatting and they barely looked my way. one looked ok, so i approached him. "bar, musica?" or something like that, my spanish is very limited. he smiled a big smile and i got in. we drove passed the 3 main bars and he stopped. now for the next part of my plan. "cajero automatic, scotiabank?" he points across the street. bingo.

so i go in to this big bar with an open dance floor, some chicas and no gringos. i ask my driver if he wants to come in for a beer. he's all over it and order the super size. he knows the folks there and we are chatting to "his cousin" the barrista chica like it's old home week. chicas are coming up and smiling curious, and i'm in heaven. they get me on the dance floor until i'm pooped, and i ask louis the taxi if there are rooms nearby. i give him $40 dollars and he comes back with change and a key. we leave the bar and go around the corner to see the room. over a store, one flight up. no air, but a fan. looks good so back to the party.

by that time our enterprising taxi has called his real cousin and her daughter, and of course i buy the beer. i ask about his taxi, but he say's he's finished for the day. more beer. this young chica has been eying me since i got in, and had me dancing a couple of times, and i felt comfortable with her, so eventually i asked her to come back to the room. she said si, but indicated she was hungry, so we went next door to the chicken shop and she ordered her plate. adios luis, but he insisted he'd take me back to the dock in the morning. good luck with that one!

well she gave me a good time, and left, then came back to the room around 4 am (wtf?) for more, but she wanted more money, so i said no, and told her i'd see her later.

well, i left the room about 7 am and with a hangover and headed to the dock, 15 minutes away looking for coffee which i couldn't find. a car pulls up, it's luis! there is a god!. he takes me for coffee then takes me to the hotel service boat, and i give him a propina. jump on the boat, and except for a little smiling hassle with security at the hotel dock, i'm sitting with the family for breakfast at 9 am.

so, what did you do last night? my niece asks me.

nothing much, i answer.

my waitress gives me the look. she'd heard about my little trip.

i checked my atm receipts, not much over a hundred bucks for the night.

[QUOTE=Oakie;1618783]That's the right attitude Surfer. Don't be intimidated on their turf.[/QUOTE]Unless it is by a two-bit hooker who wants to up the price on you or call the police after the deed is done.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;1618802]Unless it is by a two-bit hooker who wants to up the price on you or call the police after the deed is done.[/QUOTE] Not the first time that's happened to a guy sport fucking two-bit putas in Sosua.

But we live and learn, and move on.