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I am about to head to Sosua in a few weeks and have a serious question.

IN many Latin American nations the condoms are so thick they prevent any real feeling. (Brazil being the worse. Their condoms feel like wearing a garbage bag).

How are the condoms in the DR?

I have about 23 Crowns (the best, IMO) and about 6 Avanti Bares for a month and half trip.

Since I will not be getting bareback, of course, should I go ahead and buy some condoms? Or, can I just wait, use mine, and if need be buy some others in the DR?

I am use to bareback as I have a steady in Mexico, so when I monger I have to use the thinnest condoms possible.

Thanks,

SS

[QUOTE=Sunset Strip;1270036]Since I will not be getting bareback, of course, should I go ahead and buy some condoms? Or, can I just wait, use mine, and if need be buy some others in the DR?[/QUOTE]I buy them here and bring them along. Having said that I was flustered to find that many of these condoms sold in the US are made in India (as are many viagra type products.WTF) and so chances are, some of these are being pushed on to other countries as well perhaps under other brand names.

[QUOTE=Sunset Strip;1270036]Since I will not be getting bareback, of course, should I go ahead and buy some condoms? Or, can I just wait, use mine, and if need be buy some others in the DR?[/QUOTE]Bring a box from the US. I ran out of condoms at BB last Dec. And had to purchase some at Yenny's. The ones made in India are ok but expensive. The local DR condoms are cheap but are the pits. The girls wanted no part of them. They were used as covers for my toys.

Thanks, I will buy some more condoms before I go then. I see no reason to fly all the way to Latin America to put on a condom and feel NOTHING!

By the way, I normally buy from www.condomdepot.com. They always have specials, just sign up on their email list. 15% off and free shipping. Just choose free shipping at checkout. They email coupon codes periodically but the permanent code is SAFE. They always arrive in 2 or 3 days even with free shipping so do not pay for shipping.



SS

[QUOTE=Sunset Strip; 1270036]I am use to bareback as I have a steady in Mexico, so when I monger I have to use the thinnest condoms possible.

SS[/QUOTE]The thinness that I know of are the Sagami Original, which can be found easily on Ebay.

Have fun!

Yeah, I checked and Sagami Originals had high reviews on amazon. Will have to check them out.

And, I will be down in Sosua in a few weeks!

SS

[QUOTE=Tomjackin; 1270144]The thinness that I know of are the Sagami Original, which can be found easily on Ebay.

Have fun![/QUOTE][url]Awwww[/url] Hell Naw! Too Tight and bust before you do!

Me and a brunch of guys are heading to sosua at the end of may. I started my recon and read 80+ posts and am both excited and confused. Why? Too many decisions. My initial plan was to fly into pop head to Barba negra 2 days earlier and get a jump on things (yeah I said jump) , knock out some 3somes, relax and head back to sosua. Problem: I realized that bb doesn't have a night life and I might be bored to tears and that the in house company is basically all I get. Do I just go for the exepience or just save the cab money, go straight to sosua. Mind you I would be getting there on a Tuesday and I don't known Spanish and would be solo for 2 days. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

[QUOTE=Dandri; 1270692]Me and a brunch of guys are heading to sosua at the end of may. I started my recon and read 80+ posts and am both excited and confused. Why? Too many decisions. My initial plan was to fly into pop head to Barba negra 2 days earlier and get a jump on things (yeah I said jump) , knock out some 3somes, relax and head back to sosua. Problem: I realized that bb doesn't have a night life and I might be bored to tears and that the in house company is basically all I get. Do I just go for the exepience or just save the cab money, go straight to sosua. Mind you I would be getting there on a Tuesday and I don't known Spanish and would be solo for 2 days. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks[/QUOTE]My 2 cents!

1. There are two schools here; what do you identify yourself with? One says, try out BB for a few days and then Sosua. The other says, given that you have no Spanish, why take chance. Stick to the familiar.

3. Personally, I travel alone and did the DR first time in July last year. Never spoke Spanish before I landed there though did some training with books and decided to take a chance with Sosua direct but also had the helping hand of a member to soften the landing.

No matter what, I think you will enjoy the experience anyway but let others chip in.

[quote=dandri; 1270692]me and a brunch of guys are heading to sosua at the end of may. i started my recon and read 80+ posts and am both excited and confused. why? too many decisions. my initial plan was to fly into pop head to barba negra 2 days earlier and get a jump on things (yeah i said jump) , knock out some 3somes, relax and head back to sosua. problem: i realized that bb doesn't have a night life and i might be bored to tears and that the in house company is basically all i get. do i just go for the exepience or just save the cab money, go straight to sosua. mind you i would be getting there on a tuesday and i don't known spanish and would be solo for 2 days. any advice would be appreciated.

thanks[/quote]if you don't mind paying for cab fare there is plenty of nightlife not too far from bb's. there are also several bars and and such within walking distance in costambar. many of the working girls and a few of the employees frequent a karaoke bar in costambar on their nights off, the name escapes me. during the day you can go down to the beach and sit under a palm tree and drink beer and chill out, have lunch go for a swim. if you want to leave bb's at night just hook up with one of the girls, they all would love to get out of there for a few hours and go drinking, dancing and sing karaoke. it has been reported many times that the surrounding area of bb's is dead and this is simply not true, there are bars and restaurants rep001tered throughout costambar that are within walking distance or by moto. the girls know where all the places are. is it wall to wall clubs and bars? no, but there is stuff to do that is for sure. i wouldn't recommend going to bb's for more than 5 or 6 days but there is no reason to be bored.

[QUOTE=Dandri; 1270692]Me and a brunch of guys are heading to sosua at the end of may. I started my recon and read 80+ posts and am both excited and confused. Why? Too many decisions. My initial plan was to fly into pop head to Barba negra 2 days earlier and get a jump on things (yeah I said jump) , knock out some 3somes, relax and head back to sosua. Problem: I realized that bb doesn't have a night life and I might be bored to tears and that the in house company is basically all I get. Do I just go for the exepience or just save the cab money, go straight to sosua. Mind you I would be getting there on a Tuesday and I don't known Spanish and would be solo for 2 days. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks[/QUOTE]Either plan would be fine. Blackbeard's is a mostly quiet place to relax and walk along the beach, but Sosua has lots of restaurants, bars, a couple of casinos, discos, etc. You don't really need Spanish in either place to get food, drink, and sex. The main disadvantage of not having Spanish is that you are limited in the conversations you have with chicas, which probably doesn't matter to you. Perhaps you try both places and then report back to the board as to what advice you would give to someone else faced with the same conundrum.

[QUOTE=Dandri; 1270692]Me and a brunch of guys are heading to sosua at the end of may. I started my recon and read 80+ posts and am both excited and confused. Why? Too many decisions. My initial plan was to fly into pop head to Barba negra 2 days earlier and get a jump on things (yeah I said jump) , knock out some 3somes, relax and head back to sosua. Problem: I realized that bb doesn't have a night life and I might be bored to tears and that the in house company is basically all I get. Do I just go for the exepience or just save the cab money, go straight to sosua. Mind you I would be getting there on a Tuesday and I don't known Spanish and would be solo for 2 days. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks[/QUOTE]If you want to relax and get an introduction to DR, go to Blackbeard Resort the first two days. When you meet up with your friends in Sosua, you can party all night with them in Sosua. Blackbeard's is close to the city of Puerto Plata, which has bars and at least one p4p venue (cristals). Not too far from Blackbeard Resort is Ocean World (which has a marina, a marine park, casino and there used to be a nice bar on the top floor of the building where the casino is, called the lighthouse bar). You can easily venture out of Blackbeard Resort at night, the DR is relatively safe (crime occurs, but violent crime against tourists usually not). You can even learn some Spanish at blackbeard's, that could help you in Sosua. ISG member Charles Pooter has posted info about local bars in Puerto Plata.

As Manizales has stated, you can get a blackbeard's chica to show you around or you could try to negotiate with a taxi driver (I have read the Costambar taxis charge a high fee, info on how to minimize using costambar taxis has been posted before).

A lot of people ask about Internet access in the DR. For casual use you can use Internet cafes for about 1 peso per minute, or you can use hotel wi-fi, which may be very unreliable and also depend on how many users are trying to use it at the same time. If you need or want a better Internet connection you may want to get your own internet service in the DR.

I have experimented with various services and plans and come to the conclusion that your best bet is to buy the Claro service with a USB dongle. Here's why.

To get started you have to buy a package of data plus the dongle. The cheapest is for 15 days and you have to buy the dongle for $495 pesos plus tax. The whole package including 1.5 GB of data, dongle, and taxes costs about 1500 pesos. Now your dongle is active for three months if you don't use it, but you can recharge it for one day for just 65 pesos, which can be done from overseas, if you take a prepaid card or two with you for that purpose. In future when you want to use your dongle you can buy 100 pesos Claro ComuniCards at any pharmacy or Claro dealer and use these to recharge your dongle for 65 pesos per day (including taxes) for 200 megabytes.

At this rate 2 cards will get you through 3 days for 200 pesos, or it will cost you 455 pesos per week (that's US$11. 50) or 2000 pesos for a month, in which time you will get a total allowance of 6 gigabytes of data.

Even if you live in the DR this compares quite favorably with postpaid data plans, but if you recharge daily you have the advantage that if you don't want to use the Internet every day, or you have access through wi-fi and don't need the service, or you take a few days vacation out of the country, then you don't have to pay anything more.

If you buy a card for 250 pesos or enter data for more than one 100 peso card on the Web site, then you have a credit to your account and you can activate the next day's service when you need it, or from overseas to keep your account active.

Having looked at all the providers and alternatives, this looks like the best plan on the market in the DR at the present time. The service and reception is pretty reliable, but not fast enough for video downloads. It works with streaming radio, but you may quickly use up your data allowance. It is fine for Internet browsing, Skype phone calls, Magic Jack calls, Internet browsing, e-mail, blogging, stock market trading, and you can download e-books in a few minutes.

[QUOTE=Sunset Strip; 1266841]OldKool,

I have a hotel in Sosua for $800 with a / C wifi, etc.

But I was thinking of saving a few hundred, so I can take a few more trips to Santo Domingo, etc, in case I get tired of Sosua.

The apartment is in TradeWinds Condos and is real nice. Small, but it has a terrace.

It rents for $440 / month, but they state there is no a / C.

I have seen some apartments in The Palms that state 500-600, no a / C can be cut on at a fee. A $350 fee would make the apartment about as expensive as getting a hotel room.

I am not complaining, just trying to figure out how to save a bit more so I can travel around if need be. Can't complain, I mean where else can you get all of this for $800 / month tops!

SS[/QUOTE]I know a place a short walk to everything. They rent apts. Very secure and pretty clean. Let me know when your going my friend.

Hey fellow board members,

I was wondering do you guys know if the liquor store in Sosua carries Moet Rose Imperial Nectar and Ciroc?

Thanks in advance