Blackbeards Resort

[QUOTE=CharlesPooter;1574702]I have no plans to visit Blackbeards but if you are in Puerto Plata during the day I would be happy to meet for a drink on the Malecon (sea-front).[/QUOTE]Would be happy to, I will send you a PM.

[QUOTE=CharlesPooter;1574702]I see you only have two weeks before travelling. I urge you to learn just the basic greetings, please / thank you, excuse me, etc and numerals. Even that little helps. The girls will enjoy teaching you names of body parts in Spanish. [/QUOTE]OK, I will try to learn some. When I retire I want to travel a lot, with hopefully a few weeks or months a year in Spanish speaking countries, so no harm in starting now.

[QUOTE=CharlesPooter;1574702]And start thinking in pesos now, not in your currency.[/QUOTE]I can think in Filipino Peso by now, and since Dominican Peso's seem to worth about the same, hopefully it should not be too difficult.

[QUOTE=CharlesPooter;1574702]I wouldn't rely on having "longer and detailed conversations" in French with Haitians. Only the top 10% socially speak it with any fluency and they don't come to the DR to sell their pussies. Others speak it at various levels, from a few words to quote a lot. But French will help you communicate in Kreyol, which is what they do speak. [/QUOTE]OK, this I did not realise. I was hoping it would be easy for me in Haiti, but it would appear not to be the case.

[QUOTE=CharlesPooter;1574702]My gf is Haitian. If any of her cousins are in town we could introduce you.[/QUOTE]Sounds interesting.

[QUOTE=Qw123;1574740]OK, this I did not realise. I was hoping it would be easy for me in Haiti, but it would appear not to be the case.[/QUOTE]I was writing of the DR. Haiti would be somewhat different. You would have a bigger range of people to talk to, so more French speakers among them. You would be dealing with officials, shop owners, taxi drivers, police, bank staff, and those in the hospitality business who would all have to know good French. Haitians in DR are mainly from the underclass with little or no education.

Even so, Haitian putas in the DR have more education on the whole than Dominican putas. Because in the DR anyone who wants to work can get at least some sort of job, however shitty, whereas in Haiti there are millions without work who are glad to work for a pittance, which is why they risk a lot (and pay a lot by their standards) to come to the DR.

[QUOTE=Lou32;1574420]BB itself can get boring but I agree, if you can work around the taxi mafia there are things to do outside of the area.[/QUOTE]In addition to a great, secluded (during the week) Costambar beach, at the west end of the Puerto Plata malecon is a reconstructed Spanish fort from the 16th Century. They have a few weapons, items, from the period in a couple of displays. A local guy gives a history of the place for a buck or so. You can buy a cold beer from a vendor outside on the malecon.

Additionally, for the more bored / ambitious, (its a drive that takes a few hours) but on the western end of the north coast is a place called La Isabela; (check on the internet).

It was a settlement founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus. The foundation to his home is available for viewing. A small museum has items from the period. Very overlooked. If it was in the states, they would have made it a theme park...

Split a car with a few guys and its a way to pass a day.

[QUOTE=Qw123;1574361]One other question. I do not speak Spanish, so I am expecting communication with most of the girls will unfortunately be somewhat limited. I do speak pretty good French, but I am guessing there are very few girls, if any, at BB from Haiti? [/QUOTE][blue][Non-English text deleted by Admin][/blue] Do I need to do the English translation to make my point. As required by the site admin?

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Okay, its pretty obvious I have time on my hands.

Attaching a few pics of BB Chicas from "back in the day".

Louisa / Mueca / Barbi. The chica with the mind-blowing tetas. Any old-timers know how she is these days?

Annie. Extremely cute, but definitely a hard-core hooker. Last I heard, she was working in a local Dominican brothel.

Yuri. A Santo Domingo native, was a sweetie, and a Halle Berry look-alike to boot.

India. A BB icon.

[QUOTE=Yanqui69;1577677]Okay, its pretty obvious I have time on my hands.

Attaching a few pics of BB Chicas from "back in the day".

Louisa / Mueca / Barbi. The chica with the mind-blowing tetas. Any old-timers know how she is these days?

Annie. Extremely cute, but definitely a hard-core hooker. Last I heard, she was working in a local Dominican brothel.

Yuri. A Santo Domingo native, was a sweetie, and a Halle Berry look-alike to boot.

India. A BB icon.[/QUOTE]India is working at FOD and has been for about a year.

[QUOTE=Manizales911;1577681]India is working at FOD and has been for about a year.[/QUOTE]A couple of shots of India in 2008. Is the chica you saw, Manizales?

[QUOTE=Yanqui69;1577865]A couple of shots of India in 2008. Is the chica you saw, Manizales?[/QUOTE]I think I have the wrong girl Yanqui69,this is the girl that I thought was India.

[QUOTE=Manizales911;1577943]I think I have the wrong girl Yanqui69,this is the girl that I thought was India.[/QUOTE]Yes it is the wrong girl. That is Billy at FOD.

[QUOTE=HuskerDude;1577968]Yes it is the wrong girl. That is Billy at FOD.[/QUOTE]Now this is what I am talking about. This girl Billy is MUCH prettier than any photo I have seen of any BB girl for years. Why are guys so high on BB and so down on FOD?

[QUOTE=Manny51;1578136]Now this is what I am talking about. This girl Billy is MUCH prettier than any photo I have seen of any BB girl for years. Why are guys so high on BB and so down on FOD?[/QUOTE]I think the problem is more related to management / customer service than the girls.

Many girls have worked at both BB and FOD. The girls change over time, but the quality of girls at FOD has improved and is on a par with BB.

I have had very good times with girls at both places.

Since it started under "Dominican Billy" back in 2004/5, FOD has had problems with effective management.

BB has evolved over the same time, and has managed to work out most of the bugs, though problems surface from time to time. Its business model is working pretty efficiently, and is well above the typical DR. Difference is, BB usually makes a good effort at fixing the problem.

Unless it has changed, the food was very good and reasonably priced.

With respect, most DR businesses will provide poor or half-assed service, and thinking all tourists are rich (by DR standards they are) they will overcharge.

Look at the taxi Mafia in Costambar. Their prices probably scare off a lot of business, but they refuse to charge a reasonable price.

They intimidate any cabbies from outside from picking up fares in Costambar.

Another example, at Playa Dorada, I felt like having a cigar. I asked a vendor selling from a table outside for a cigar for one dollar. He said he had none.

Trust me, he had cigars comparable to the shopping plaza next door, and there were cigars worth less than a dollar.

Damn, I would have bought a lousy cigarillo, a small cigar, - but not for over a dollar. He insisted he had no cigar for only one dollar, regardless of size.

Fine. So I bought none. He made no sale at all.

That is the perfect example of the Dominican business model, and why so many fail.

FOD has struggled through a series of owners / managers, and always seems to take the wrong direction just when you think they have finally gotten it right.

FOD has a lot of factors in its favor, chiefly being proximity to Playa Dorada. It has the potential to replace Cristal's as the "sneak away" place servicing Playa Dorada guests. Unfortunately, given its track record, it will find a way to screw it up.

[QUOTE=Manny51;1578136]Now this is what I am talking about. This girl Billy is MUCH prettier than any photo I have seen of any BB girl for years. Why are guys so high on BB and so down on FOD?[/QUOTE]Senor, en serio?

Did you look at the pics I posted earlier in the BB Retrospective of some of the chicas that worked at BB?

[QUOTE=Yanqui69;1578150]
With respect, most DR businesses will provide poor or half-assed service, and thinking all tourists are rich (by DR standards they are) they will overcharge ... That is the perfect example of the Dominican business model, and why so many fail ... unfortunately, given its track record, it will find a way to screw it up.[/QUOTE]Careful, you will have Manny on your case! Maybe something like this:

[QUOTE=Manny51;1577862]I am surprised that you would make such a wantonly insulting statement about Dominicans ... This is their business. Unlike you and I, their livelihood depends on it. I am sure that they know the dollars and cents of it better than you. [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=CharlesPooter;1578231]Careful, you will have Manny on your case! Maybe something like this:[/QUOTE]I know, Sir Charles, I saw the last exchange.

I'll refrain from any comments about it being some sort of genetic trait, and I usually try to back up any assertions I make with evidence.

God, I really root for these people. They are burdened with incompetent / corrupt government at every level, and the only thing cheap in the DR is the labor of its people.

As you know, prices in the DR are not cheap, and how can a person raise a family on a $200 US per month salary? (Typical sales / office worker).

I wish I could see more working for themselves versus some exploitive boss / company.

Don't know if what I have seen is only reserved for the gringos, or whether they use it on their fellow Dominicanos.

When business is bad, raise the prices. Don't offer a temporary discount to draw new customers.
Unfortunately, if revenues drop by half, doubling the prices to make up the difference won't work.


Saw a Dominican lemonade stand just outside an all-inclusive resort.

Sign said: "Lemonade, One Glass $100,000 US Dollars".

Told the owner, "You won't sell many glasses of lemonade at that price".

He replied, "No, but I only have to sell one. "

Ba-dump-bump!

[QUOTE=CharlesPooter;1578231]Careful, you will have Manny on your case! Maybe something like this:[/QUOTE]Using sarcasm to try and distract from your own nonsense is lame.

You posted what comes off as a very racist opinion. Be a man and either stand by it or retract it. I occasionally post hasty opinions, and when called on it, will pull it back. Don't try and attack me. I had nothing to do with you said.