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Anybody out there have any recent pics of the lineup at BB's? I'm planning a trip at the end of this month and wondered who's still there? Haven't been in about a year and just wanted to know what to look forward to.

Also, please advise of any changes in prices (Cost of girls and cab fare to BB from POP), services, etc. That might be handy?

Last question, whats the lowdown on LaPassions in Sousa, girls look okay on website, is it worth the visit there while in the DR just for something different, or would FOD be a better choice for a day trip? Thanks in advance for any responses and info. I'll watch the pic board for the lineup if anybody has anything.comon guys, lets see those pics I know ya got them!

[QUOTE=CaptainBill]Last question, whats the lowdown on LaPassions in Sousa, girls look okay on website, is it worth the visit there while in the DR just for something different, or would FOD be a better choice for a day trip? [/QUOTE]
It's not either/or. FoD is on your direct route to Sosúa from Barba Negra and is best visited in the afternoon and early evening, winding down around 10.00pm. Passions is open all afternoon and until midnight but at its liveliest from around 9.00pm (as is the rest of the strip). So you can conveniently visit both in one outing.

Buscemi and John from NJ,

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I was able to look at the links provided and research them.

I appreciate the help, and anyone else who wants to put in their 2 cents on this is more than welcome to do so.

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[QUOTE=Charles Pooter]It's not either/or. FoD is on your direct route to Sosúa from Barba Negra and is best visited in the afternoon and early evening, winding down around 10.00pm. Passions is open all afternoon and until midnight but at its liveliest from around 9.00pm (as is the rest of the strip). So you can conveniently visit both in one outing.[/QUOTE]For me personally I always liked to visit Passions in the late afternoon or early evenings, when not much else is going on, you always know something will be cooking there. The times I am talking about is between 4:00pm and 6:00pm, often guys are returning from a day at the beach and want to relax for a bit at Passion before getting ready for the nights festivities.

Also in my book, Passions is at it's best when there are a lot of guys in house, because the chicas tend to get more excited the more guys that are there, of course this is understandable, since the more guys the more potential to make money.

As far as in the evenings I personally have found it hit or miss after 9:00 pm, sometimes it is great, when a large group that know each other decide to visit together. Often times I have found it dead as guys are at their places relaxing, and/or gearing up for the festivities in the disco later that night.

Either way enjoy.

On reflection I must agree you are probably right about this.

But Captain Bill could still fit FoD and Passions into a single day's outing.

How's this for a program?
1) 2.00pm to 4.00pm on Sosúa Beach at Siempre Sol.
2) 4.15pm to 6.15pm at La Passion
3) 7.00pm to 10.00pm (or whenever it gets too quiet) ar Field of Dreams
4) By 10.30pm tucked up in bed at Barba Negra with a mug of warm milk and the latest John Grisham paperback (or whatever).

[QUOTE=Babelicious]For me personally I always liked to visit Passions in the late afternoon or early evenings, when not much else is going on, you always know something will be cooking there. The times I am talking about is between 4:00pm and 6:00pm, often guys are returning from a day at the beach and want to relax for a bit at Passion before getting ready for the nights festivities.

Also in my book, Passions is at it's best when there are a lot of guys in house, because the chicas tend to get more excited the more guys that are there, of course this is understandable, since the more guys the more potential to make money.

As far as in the evenings I personally have found it hit or miss after 9:00 pm, sometimes it is great, when a large group that know each other decide to visit together. Often times I have found it dead as guys are at their places relaxing, and/or gearing up for the festivities in the disco later that night.

Either way enjoy.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Charles Pooter]On reflection I must agree you are probably right about this.

But Captain Bill could still fit FoD and Passions into a single day's outing.

How's this for a program?
1) 2.00pm to 4.00pm on Sosúa Beach at Siempre Sol.
2) 4.15pm to 6.15pm at La Passion
3) 7.00pm to 10.00pm (or whenever it gets too quiet) ar Field of Dreams
4) By 10.30pm tucked up in bed at Barba Negra with a mug of warm milk and the latest John Grisham paperback (or whatever).[/QUOTE]Sounds like a helluva plan, but along with Grisham he is tucked in with something that has a few more curves than a Grisham book. LOL

If you do a search in google, airport parking JFK, you might be able to find some coupons for a few places for long term parking, that can save you a few bucks. I used the Port Authority long term parking at JFK one time, I believe it was 15 dollars per day. From that long term parking lot to the terminal at jetblue was about a ten minute ride on the airtrain, plus another ten minutes waiting for the train. The airtrain is free within the airport, it also goes to the where the rental cars are located and also goes to Jamaica Station, where you can get the Long Island Railroad into New York City. I recently did that.

If you take the airtrain from a terminal in JFK, to Jamaica station (LIRR) the cost is 5 dollars and you pay when you are off the train in Jamaica station (they have vending machines that accept credit cards, atm cards and cash, you buy a metrocard for 5 dollars and you put it into a machine with two small gates, that open and allow you to exit). If you will be using the Long Island Railroad to go into the city, I paid 5.75 for the 20 minute trip at 4:00am (a combination LIRR and metrocard ticket to pay for the airtrain and LIRR, can be purchased from some vending machines there). Appears to me the trains on the LIRR run all night from Jamaica station to Penn Station (34th street and 8th Avenue).

I saw a few hotels located very near to the airport.

[QUOTE=Ponderosa]The one thing I hate about going on a trip to the DR is coming back and immediately starting to plan my next trip to the DR. I think it gets to be an addiction.

Anyway, I have a question for you New Yorkers or others familiar with the JFK airport. I am looking at pricing on flights, and leaving out of JFK to STI looks like a pretty good deal right now. I have the ability to drive to the NY area on business, park my car for transfer to JFK and retrieve it when I return.

My question is two fold.

First, is there a reasonably priced "park and fly" location near JFK?

Second, is there a nearby hotel that provides a shuttle to JFK and has free extended parking if you stay there on at least one leg of the trip?

There may be other options and I am more than open to them. I looked at flying to JFK and that remains an option, but in my case driving and working business in with my pleasure would be something very do-able.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations. By the way I have time, my next trip is anywhere from Oct to early Dec. timeframe. Like I said, I start planning my next trip almost immediately after my last.[/QUOTE]

Does anyone know how long the drive is from Santiago to Puerto Plata or Cabarete? How are the roads? Is that even a good idea?

[QUOTE=MexMale]Does anyone know how long the drive is from Santiago to Puerto Plata or Cabarete? How are the roads? Is that even a good idea?[/QUOTE]Santiago to Puerto plata is about 1 hour. Puerto plata to Cabererte is about 45 mins.

[QUOTE=MexMale]Does anyone know how long the drive is from Santiago to Puerto Plata or Cabarete? How are the roads? Is that even a good idea?[/QUOTE]
The bus takes an hour to 90 minutes or so to PP and another half hour or 40 minutes to Caberete. Traffic conditions vary.

The road is not bad by DR standards on this stretch but gets much worse after Caberete. If you drive in the DR at all this is not a bad trip, but driving in the DR in general is often difficult/stressful (but some posters arenot bothered at all).

[QUOTE=MexMale]Does anyone know how long the drive is from Santiago to Puerto Plata or Cabarete? How are the roads? Is that even a good idea?[/QUOTE]The main road from Santiago to Puerto Plata is in good condition (one spot that has some potholes). Generally one lane each direction. Good number of twists and turns and some up and down spots. I believe the distance from Santiago to Puerto Plata is about 36 miles. Late at night with no traffic, you can do it in a little more thirty minutes. Not recommended to travel super fast at night, as some dogs and cats will sometimes venture onto the road. Also at night some motoconchos without lights. Also at night many drivers in Dom Rep drive with their high beams always on, so occassionally the high beams from other drivers will blind you. During the daytime the road has slowing moving trucks, so during the daytime the ride will take longer.

There is also a mountain road from Santiago to Puerto Plata, make the right off of Avenida Sadhalla Estrella where the edificio Hache (building with the words Hache near the roof) and that road will lead you to the mountain road. The mountain road is dicey, lots of turns, sometimes one lane is washed out, some places with no guardrails and a 500 foot drop to the side of the road. Pedestrians walk on that road, so you have to be careful.

From Puerto Plata to Cabarete the road is good, depending on traffic 45 minutes to an hour. After Cabarete the road is not terrible, I drove to Rio San Juan and Laguna gri gri, some potholes but nothing too terrible.

Passing slow moving trucks is the part of driving there that be can challenging. If you take it slow you will be fine.

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Jaososua, great assessment of the trip form STI to POP. I have done the trip many times by car and the time can vary a lot depending on the traffic and the number and size of the trucks. One lane each direction makes passing an interesting experience. If you have never done the trip during the day the night experience can be a bit hard on the nerves. Motoconches without lights, locals walking on the side of the road, some cars etc. may not have very good lights....

As has been stated by many....take the extra insurance and remember that if you hit a car /truck / motoconch, or a person or if they hit you....you pay....if you speak no spanish but have someone with you that can translate....you pay...if you speak no spanish you pay more! Wear a seat belt. When I go out at night I take a cab if I will be drinking. It is just safer.

[QUOTE=Jaosousa]There is also a mountain road from Santiago to Puerto Plata, make the right off of Avenida Sadhalla Estrella where the edificio Hache (building with the words Hache near the roof) and that road will lead you to the mountain road. The mountain road is dicey, lots of turns, sometimes one lane is washed out, some places with no guardrails and a 500 foot drop to the side of the road. Pedestrians walk on that road, so you have to be careful. [/QUOTE]

Just to add, if MexMale decides to drive either route, the street where you make that right off of Av. Sadhalla Estrella is Av. Bartomole Colon and when you cut thru the mountain it will put you right on the road to Puerto Plata a little past the town of Montellano about 10-15 minutes from Puerto Plata. I strongly advise not to take this route at night. When heading the long way to Puerto Plata keep heading north/west on Av. Sadhalla until the roundabout and head towards Navarette and make that right before the other large roundabout intersection and that will put you directly to Puerto Plata.

Now, if you are heading directly to Cabarette from Santiago, you should take the "Moca Route" thru the mountains, which will drop you in the next town after Cabarette called Sabaneta de Yasica, make that left and you will be about 15 or 20 minutes from downtown Cabarette. This route is a little tricky if you haven't done it before, so buy a map. Either you hit Moca from the autopista duarte past the airport or you'll enter Moca from Licey al Medio via calle duarte driving past the indoor mall and continuing past the large Ochoa.

Good Luck.

I usually rent with Alamo. Third Party Liability insurance is an extra 5 dollars per day. I also get the tire and windshield protection for an extra 3.75 per day.

I have attached some photos of some roads from my recent trip. Saw two accidents on the highway that connects Santo Domingo with Santiago. One involving 4 trucks. The second accident was on the way from Santiago, heading towards Santo Domingo. I think I saw in the news afterwards, that 4-5 people were killed. I saw two of the dead bodies hanging out of one vehicle. About twenty minutes after passing the accident with fatalities, the front right tire on my rental car went bad. The outer part of the tire separated completely along the sidewalls. Some guys on the side of the highway changed it for me and I gave them ten dollars.

[QUOTE=Traveler04]Jaososua, great assessment of the trip form STI to POP. I have done the trip many times by car and the time can vary a lot depending on the traffic and the number and size of the trucks. One lane each direction makes passing an interesting experience. If you have never done the trip during the day the night experience can be a bit hard on the nerves. Motoconches without lights, locals walking on the side of the road, some cars etc. may not have very good lights....

As has been stated by many....take the extra insurance and remember that if you hit a car /truck / motoconch, or a person or if they hit you....you pay....if you speak no spanish but have someone with you that can translate....you pay...if you speak no spanish you pay more! Wear a seat belt. When I go out at night I take a cab if I will be drinking. It is just safer.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Terry U]Just to add, if MexMale decides to drive... [/quote]Thanks for your help, guys, all of you.