Sosua Reports

[QUOTE=Oakie;1618783]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.

[/QUOTE]Thanks for the anecdote. I wish there was more written on Samana I'd love to go next year.

[QUOTE=Camaro1257;1618898]Thanks for the anecdote. I wish there was more written on Samana I'd love to go next year.[/QUOTE]I know you get around Surfer, so I was just endorsing that.

Truth is Mr. Gogo is always telling the guys to broaden their horizons beyond Sosua, and I totally agree with that. I learned a lot from him.

The only difference of opinion I may have with him is that I still believe Sosua is a mongers paradise, especially fot a newbie like I was, who doesn't yet know his way around.

(And doesn't, like Mr E, have a celebrity selfie in his wallet to get him out of a jam with the cops, I had to pay an extra 200 pesos, to make my last rare misjudgement go away).

What's that? About $6 bucks?

[QUOTE=Oakie;1618930]I know you get around Surfer, so I was just endorsing that.

Truth is Mr. Gogo is always telling the guys to broaden their horizons beyond Sosua, and I totally agree with that. I learned a lot from him.

The only difference of opinion I may have with him is that I still believe Sosua is a mongers paradise, especially fot a newbie like I was, who doesn't yet know his way around.

[/QUOTE]Soy Camaro quien es Surfer why Mr. Gogo? LOL!

[QUOTE=Camaro1257;1618937]Soy Camaro quien es Surfer why Mr. Gogo? LOL![/QUOTE]I'm Surfer. Yo soy Surfer!

[QUOTE=Surfer500;1618941]I'm Surfer. Yo soy Surfer![/QUOTE]Por supuesto que son!

Lo siento, pero me estoy haciendo viejo.

[QUOTE=Oakie;1618949]Por supuesto que son!

Lo siento, pero me estoy haciendo viejo.[/QUOTE]Tengo tablas para montar las olas. I have boards to ride the waves. Why soy viejo tambien. And I'm old as well!

Any boots on the ground? Any status updates I'm heading to Sosua in October.

This is my first ever trip report of any sort, but I felt inclined to do this report because I met a lot of fantastic people in Sosua and both wanted to share who they were and give tips to anyone looking to go. This was our first trip to the DR. Apologies for the stream-of-consciousness style of writing.

Let me begin by saying I have traveled around the world alone to many different places and the first thing you need to do is keep your expectations in check. You also need to constantly have your guard up for scams and hustlers. This is a normal thing and it doesn't matter where you are really. With all that said, my friend and I lucked out our entire trip as good people offered to help us all along the way.

A friend and I land in Santiago. We speak zero spanish. Lucky for us we met an awesome girl on our flight from Miami. Having chatted a bit on the plane, when we arrived she offered to take us to the bus station for free. Carib busses are the way to go. I cannot remember the exact cost but it was negligible for the 2 hour trip to Sosua / Cabarete. Maybe 10 dollars.

We stayed in Perla Marina, this is an expat residential community almost exactly in between Sosua and Cabarete, about a 5-10 minute drive each way. We found our condo through AirBnb, please message me for a recommendation. This is a perfect place to stay if you want privacy. The area has two security checkpoints and guests are required to leave their IDs at the gates. Countless armed guards patrol the grounds. If you want to avoid the hustle and bustle of the "city" and prefer peace and quiet. This is the place. You have your own private beach with fantastic views to take the ladies out to if you wish.

[B] Transportation [/B] I have one name for you. Elvis Diaz - 1-829-810-9999.

In the states, I work in the ghetto and have been around many many different types of people. I am always confident in my ability to judge character at face value. This was a good guy. We ended up spending the entire week with him. He took us to 27 waterfalls in Puerta Plata, Monkey Jungle, etc. We met his entire family, went to his house, he found us great cheap dominican places to eat, got us discounts everywhere we went. I highly recommend him. Find a driver you can trust! They are so useful! Chatting with a chick on whatsapp and need a driver to go pick her up and bring her to you for some TLN (all nighter)? Call Elvis, 500 pesos. Trip to Puerta Plata for 27 waterfalls? Call Elvis, 75 USD and he will even do the excursion with you.

The pic with the two guys is Elvis and I. Call Elvis. Trust me. A lot of drivers will scam you or try to get more money out of you, offering you women, deals, etc. Elvis is a stand-up guy. We randomly met some expats who work there and they actually knew him and vouched for him. We met his entire family. Great great guy, I'm really doing this review because guys like him deserve the business.

Tell him "El Chino" sent you, and he will take good care of you.

[B] Now on to Sosua. [/B] We spent an entire week in the DR. I pipelined a handful of women before I came on badoo / tagged, but ended up not messaging any of them while I was there. Why? There are too many damn women! As far as tourists, the "strip" is relatively dead on the weekdays, but pretty packed on the weekends. The women are there all days of the week. With that said, we had both good experience and bad, but definitely more good.

[B] Good experience [/B] Beautiful, beautiful women everywhere. The very first night, Wednesday night, no Spanish, we paid a random driver 1000 pesos to show us around and be a translator. We went to Rumbas and there was probably a 20 to 1 men to women ratio. He scored us two beautiful women for 2,000 pesos. I have a picture of the first one. Chick with white patterned pants on the couch. I spent 2 nights with her. The second night she didn't specify how much, said I could give whatever. I gave her 3 k because well I'm a nice guy. We did a lot of hanging out, listening to music. Total GFE experience both in bed and out.

[B] Bad experience [/B] On a taxi ride back from Sosua one day, there was a girl in the cab (lots of cab sharing there.) My friend small talked with her, she said her father was a cop in NYC but that was an obvious lie. She spoke pretty good English, and my friend negotiated 1 k for a quickie. The taxi dropped us all off. Great looking girl, I don't have a pic.

We're back in our place, I jump on my computer while he does his business. About 10 minutes later, he comes out panicked telling me to hold his money. This chica stopped in the middle of intercourse and demanded more money!! He pleads with her while she refuses to leave. I'm listening to all this while on my computer thinking, WHY the fuck are you pleading with this * After about 2 minutes of listening to my friend beg, He pleads with me to help him out, I had enough. I get up. Look at my friend. Say in a very aggressive manner, "Do you want me to choke this * " I look at her and start looking pretty mean, going off, telling her that she need to get the fuck out of my face and get the fuck out of the house before I make her get out. After about a minute of yelling, she's like ok ok, I'm leaving. She leaves, threatens police action, he gives her 1 k for her troubles. I say fuck you, go on your merry way.

[U] Moral of the story [/U] don't let these bitches run you. You run them. Man the fuck up.

[B] Good experience [/B] The most beautiful woman I saw there. The girl in the blue dress and close up face shot. 1500 for 1 hour. 4 k for TLN. She was worth it. This a girl that could fetch 500-700 in Vegas easy. I have her number, shit I have all of their numbers. Let me know if you need them. Our game-plan after the first day was hang out at Rumbas, gather their numbers, then call them after 12 AM. This is about the time stuff starts dying down, you can call them for their last trick of the night and get a really good deal on TLN. There is also a German Bar next to Classica that rents out rooms for about 400 pesos, if you want to do the quickie while there.

We only had one bad experience the entire time there. Did a lot of outdoor activities and fucked beautiful women at night. DR is a fantastic place. It might not be as packed as it used to be but that is a good thing. Less competition and you can be picky! A lot of these girls probably don't even turn a trick every night.

[B] Tips for the first time traveler [/B]

1. Bring a throwaway phone that can text, buy a Orange Sim there. I paid about 20 USD for a phone and Sim at "Orange. " You will need the phone for various things- calling drivers, meeting up women, chatting with women.

2. Google translate.

3. Elvis Diaz, the best guy in DR, English speaker, will take care of you.

4. Man the fuck up.

5. Be paranoid, hide your stuff.

6. Do not carry a lot of cash, have pants with zips. I withdrew 100 USD a day, and that was plenty for just about everything.

7. Negotiate, it's a buyers market. 1500 for 1 hr, 2 k for TLN if it's after 12.

Let me know if you need more details.

[QUOTE=Iox22;1619621]This is my first ever trip report of any sort, but I felt inclined to do this report because I met a lot of fantastic people in Sosua and both wanted to share who they were and give tips to anyone looking to go. This was our first trip to the DR. Apologies for the stream-of-consciousness style of writing.

Let me begin by saying I have traveled around the world alone to many different places and the first thing you need to do is keep your expectations in check. You also need to constantly have your guard up for scams and hustlers. This is a normal thing and it doesn't matter where you are really. With all that said, my friend and I lucked out our entire trip as good people offered to help us all along the way.

A friend and I land in Santiago. We speak zero spanish. Lucky for us we met an awesome girl on our flight from Miami. Having chatted a bit on the plane, when we arrived she offered to take us to the bus station for free. Carib busses are the way to go. I cannot remember the exact cost but it was negligible for the 2 hour trip to Sosua / Cabarete. Maybe 10 dollars.

We stayed in Perla Marina, this is an expat residential community almost exactly in between Sosua and Cabarete, about a 5-10 minute drive each way. We found our condo through AirBnb, please message me for a recommendation. This is a perfect place to stay if you want privacy. The area has two security checkpoints and guests are required to leave their IDs at the gates. Countless armed guards patrol the grounds. If you want to avoid the hustle and bustle of the "city" and prefer peace and quiet. This is the place. You have your own private beach with fantastic views to take the ladies out to if you wish.

[B] Transportation [/B] I have one name for you. Elvis Diaz - 1-829-810-9999.

In the states, I work in the ghetto and have been around many many different types of people. I am always confident in my ability to judge character at face value. This was a good guy. We ended up spending the entire week with him. He took us to 27 waterfalls in Puerta Plata, Monkey Jungle, etc. We met his entire family, went to his house, he found us great cheap dominican places to eat, got us discounts everywhere we went. I highly recommend him. Find a driver you can trust! They are so useful! Chatting with a chick on whatsapp and need a driver to go pick her up and bring her to you for some TLN (all nighter)? Call Elvis, 500 pesos. Trip to Puerta Plata for 27 waterfalls? Call Elvis, 75 USD and he will even do the excursion with you.

The pic with the two guys is Elvis and I. Call Elvis. Trust me. A lot of drivers will scam you or try to get more money out of you, offering you women, deals, etc. Elvis is a stand-up guy. We randomly met some expats who work there and they actually knew him and vouched for him. We met his entire family. Great great guy, I'm really doing this review because guys like him deserve the business.

Tell him "El Chino" sent you, and he will take good care of you.

[B] Now on to Sosua. [/B] We spent an entire week in the DR. I pipelined a handful of women before I came on badoo / tagged, but ended up not messaging any of them while I was there. Why? There are too many damn women! As far as tourists, the "strip" is relatively dead on the weekdays, but pretty packed on the weekends. The women are there all days of the week. With that said, we had both good experience and bad, but definitely more good.

[B] Good experience [/B] Beautiful, beautiful women everywhere. The very first night, Wednesday night, no Spanish, we paid a random driver 1000 pesos to show us around and be a translator. We went to Rumbas and there was probably a 20 to 1 men to women ratio. He scored us two beautiful women for 2,000 pesos. I have a picture of the first one. Chick with white patterned pants on the couch. I spent 2 nights with her. The second night she didn't specify how much, said I could give whatever. I gave her 3 k because well I'm a nice guy. We did a lot of hanging out, listening to music. Total GFE experience both in bed and out.

[B] Bad experience [/B] On a taxi ride back from Sosua one day, there was a girl in the cab (lots of cab sharing there.) My friend small talked with her, she said her father was a cop in NYC but that was an obvious lie. She spoke pretty good English, and my friend negotiated 1 k for a quickie. The taxi dropped us all off. Great looking girl, I don't have a pic.

We're back in our place, I jump on my computer while he does his business. About 10 minutes later, he comes out panicked telling me to hold his money. This chica stopped in the middle of intercourse and demanded more money!! He pleads with her while she refuses to leave. I'm listening to all this while on my computer thinking, WHY the fuck are you pleading with this * After about 2 minutes of listening to my friend beg, He pleads with me to help him out, I had enough. I get up. Look at my friend. Say in a very aggressive manner, "Do you want me to choke this * " I look at her and start looking pretty mean, going off, telling her that she need to get the fuck out of my face and get the fuck out of the house before I make her get out. After about a minute of yelling, she's like ok ok, I'm leaving. She leaves, threatens police action, he gives her 1 k for her troubles. I say fuck you, go on your merry way.

[U] Moral of the story [/U] don't let these bitches run you. You run them. Man the fuck up.

[B] Good experience [/B] The most beautiful woman I saw there. The girl in the blue dress and close up face shot. 1500 for 1 hour. 4 k for TLN. She was worth it. This a girl that could fetch 500-700 in Vegas easy. I have her number, shit I have all of their numbers. Let me know if you need them. Our game-plan after the first day was hang out at Rumbas, gather their numbers, then call them after 12 AM. This is about the time stuff starts dying down, you can call them for their last trick of the night and get a really good deal on TLN. There is also a German Bar next to Classica that rents out rooms for about 400 pesos, if you want to do the quickie while there.

We only had one bad experience the entire time there. Did a lot of outdoor activities and fucked beautiful women at night. DR is a fantastic place. It might not be as packed as it used to be but that is a good thing. Less competition and you can be picky! A lot of these girls probably don't even turn a trick every night.

[B] Tips for the first time traveler [/B]

1. Bring a throwaway phone that can text, buy a Orange Sim there. I paid about 20 USD for a phone and Sim at "Orange. " You will need the phone for various things- calling drivers, meeting up women, chatting with women.

2. Google translate.

3. Elvis Diaz, the best guy in DR, English speaker, will take care of you.

4. Man the fuck up.

5. Be paranoid, hide your stuff.

6. Do not carry a lot of cash, have pants with zips. I withdrew 100 USD a day, and that was plenty for just about everything.

7. Negotiate, it's a buyers market. 1500 for 1 hr, 2 k for TLN if it's after 12.

Let me know if you need more details.[/QUOTE]Glad you popped your cherry! The chicas look nice. You paid 5000 peso for a chica for 2 nights. That's ok. You first paid 2000 then 3000 next day. She would have been happy with 1500 on a repeat. That's why she left it open. You rewarded her well because of performance. Good for both of you.

[QUOTE=Iox22;1619621]This is my first ever trip report of any sort, but I felt inclined to do this report because I met a lot of fantastic people in Sosua and both wanted to share who they were and give tips to anyone looking to go. This was our first trip to the DR. Apologies for the stream-of-consciousness style of writing.

.[/QUOTE]Your obviously are a seasoned traveler and it's refreshing to read such a nice report about your experience in Sosua.

[QUOTE=Iox22;1619621]This is my first ever trip report of any sort, but I felt inclined to do this report because I met a lot of fantastic people in Sosua and both wanted to share who they were and give tips to anyone looking to go. This was our first trip to the DR. Apologies for the stream-of-consciousness style of writing.
[/QUOTE]It is refreshing to see a TR in the "Sousa Reports" section.

Thank you for taking the time and writing a great TR!

When in the DR and you are driving be careful for the moto's. When you see a bunch of them parked together they will always be 1 with his front tire out past the other ones so a unsuspecting tourist will hit their tire and will have to pay them. Also when getting in your car to leave always check all the way around the car before pulling off or you might just hit something or someone you did not know was there.

[QUOTE=OldKool;1616688]

[/QUOTE]I made a statement a while back about two stepping and until you replied about you and your friends doing that growing up I did not really know what it was. I did not mean any disrespect for your generation it was said out of ignorance to what two stepping really was.

[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]Thanks for your take. Mr G. Let me also add: A while back, I have tried to advise a few individuals to stop judging people strictly by message board posts alone. Because you will never know a persons true essence this way.

It is one of the reasons I have used the phrase that I can only think in one head. What that means is, whatever you perceive of anyone on this board, your contrived opinion is born from the picture you painted of that person, not reality. I have explained this so many times, and yet enough individuals fail to get it.

You were definitely on the right track when you mentioned on the positive, but I must say, will eventually fall short when it comes to assuming I take too much time analysing things, where from my perspective I consider myself a deep thinker, and a contributor who feels sharing what many others guys experience is useful and helpful. I never intended for anybody to take my style and twist it into "he has a problem with women" or "he doesn't enjoy himself, or his vacations because all he does is over analyze.

Imagine that? All of these conclusions and perceptions based on message board posts? Me, deep down I know better than to act like I really know how any of the guys here is as a person as an individual. But too many here are too absorbed in this forum, that they have taken what they see in words on a screen and developed a feeling and opinion of individuals. And cant seem to let go, or realize how ridiculous doing that is.

And recently, Surfer500 is claiming I'm making an ass of myself. Which is an example of the type of ignorance I'm talking about. Like I said before, this forum had turned into a little boys club. I mean guys oblivious to how deeply absorbed they are in judging individuals by words and posts.

But check this out. Things work out in mysterious ways. This very evening, I met OldKool in Rockys. He was sitting there talking to a friend of mine. In I walk, we introduce ourselves, and instantly have a pleasant conversation. Most of what we were talking about we were in accord, and shared similar experiences. Understood each others POV. Listening to OldKool, I heard things he said which reminded me of things he said in this forum. So I asked a few questions, and all of his answers confirmed this was Old Kool. We all talked, laughed and smiled, getting along the way many of the guys I meet do. No fucking different.

We kept talking and interacting. No issues whatsoever. Finally when he was about to leave so he could prepare for going out later, I asked him to sit down a few minutes more. I told him right there that we should stop getting on each other and see we don't have issues with each other. Old Kool knew almost instantly and said my handle "WRX?" I said yes that's me. From my perspective his reaction was, you seem like a cool guy. He didn't rattle off a bunch of insults or unsubstantiated assumptions which has been the norm here.

And now new commentary suggesting someone they have never met is making an ass of himself on a message board forum. Another example of an individual taking this forum a little to seriously, and trying to judge someone. Someone who doesn't seem to understand some people just have a different way of writing or expressing themselves. Or tend to enjoy focusing on certain things for a reason. Surely not for the purpose of being misjudged and vilified. Gentleman, I am no educator, but someone needs to draw the line on all of this stupidity, including my contribution for allowing myself to get caught up retaliating and against what? Words on a computer screen?

So all of you may think it's cool to be stuck on stupid imagining you think you know a persons character in this forum, or how they spend their vacations, that some dude is miserable and always complaining, let this be a brotherly wake up call to stop the ignorance today.

As of my usual contribution. If and when I have something interesting to report, I will offer up some input when I am inclined. If my input is appreciated by the esotoric few, then so be it. But to conclude, I thought Old Kool was a cool dude as well.

[QUOTE=Wrx2005;1620181]Imagine that? All of these conclusions and perceptions based on message board posts? Me, deep down I know better than to act like I really know how any of the guys here is as a person as an individual. But too many here are too absorbed in this forum, that they have taken what they see in words on a screen and developed a feeling and opinion of individuals. And cant seem to let go, or realize how ridiculous doing that is.[/QUOTE]I have noticed that this same type of behavior holds for women on dating sites. That is why I don't put much into a profile. I'm like get to know me instead of judging me by a profile or a couple of emails that I have written to you. I can write anything on here that I think you want to read.