Collie High speaks truth. It is hard to find a decent prostitute in Sosua!
[QUOTE=CoolieHigh;2984831]Yeah you need to know a guy. Or girl. Since the powers that be used the policia to harass the Puerto Plata / Cabarete / Santiago chicas from coming to Sosua, to me the best way to maximize finding a good chica that you wouldn't mind taking her back to your spot is to know a guy and to daily casually walk pedro clisante down to the beach and just randomly try out a bar. Youll stumble upon many folks from all walk of life that might have just the girl for you. Even if theres no girls at the bar, the waitress might know a chica in montellano that down to make some extra money or an expat girlfriend that has a single female friend in La Union.
The weekend warriors has to take what they can get BUT if you're down there for an extended amount of time you need to be taking a daily stroll to see if any new hunnys popup, get out of your comfort zone and try random bars and talk to the expats down there. The expats can get bored with paradise so they love to help a guy out and find his way in the SU. You meet an expat that you connect with go and buy him a beer and listen to him. Itll pay off dividends most times then not.[/QUOTE]Doesn't this require that you get out and meet people in real life? Something your Tio is completely against and derides at every opportunity when posting in the Thailand and Dominican Republic Threads. Didin't he tell you that going to bars promote alcohol abuse?
Lastly, can you tell me what your Tio thinks is NORMAL about hiring a prostitute? According to him he thinks it is the same all over the world. Bring money and find the hos. [B]You Coolie High are saying in no uncertain terms that finding a decent Prostitute in Sosua is hard![/B]!
Not a resounding vote for Sosua. Have you ever been to Thailand?
Why Would Anyone Go to the DR Now?
Serious question—why would any self-respecting monger waste their time in the DR in 2025? Back in the day, sure, there were some decent options, but now? Just scroll through YouTube for five minutes and take a look at the absolute state of what's on offer. Countless videos of bottom-tier, factory-rejects who wouldn't even be considered in a second-rate bar anywhere else. The kind of women that would make you question your life choices if you woke up next to them.
And yet, somehow, this aligns perfectly with the tastes of a certain DR Twat we all know and laugh at. No surprise there. When your entire claim to fame is parroting the same tired nonsense about mongers, mamasans, and "real life" while spending every waking moment on ISG, you're not exactly setting the standard for high-class indulgence.
Even Roberto vs. The World took one look around, realized what a sad joke the place had become, and bolted like his life depended on it. And if a guy who has seen it all couldn't stomach sticking around, what does that say?
So, again, I ask—why would anyone willingly subject themselves to the downgrade that is the DR today? The answer? They wouldn't. Unless, of course, they're the kind of person who's already accepted mediocrity as a lifestyle.
The TerribleTwoThaiTwats show up at the desk of the complaints deppartment!
Rant, rave and complain all you want, but try to keep it real.
The millions of folks that support the economy here, every year, and do the actual fucking in Sosua every year, may not post here, but it is off putting to newbies who don't need the hassle of being flamed and shamed, for admitting to enjoying it.
Try to have a little respect for ALL mongers who share our hobby!
Or you can try to fuck up the DR Forums, with you hate lists, like you have done to the Thai Forums.
Even Prince Everything himself complained of the shit going on there, but [B]but the dumb ass missed the correct answer that was already in his question[/B].
[QUOTE]EverythingThai, Post#3439 Thai Rants
"What the hell is going on in the Pattaya section? [B]Other than Sub's most recent posts after mine,[/B] there are no good trip reports".[/QUOTE]LOL.
Sosua has seen better days!
[QUOTE=EverythingThai;2984858]Serious question why would any self-respecting monger waste their time in the DR in 2025?[/QUOTE][B]Deserves a serious answer![/B]
[QUOTE=TravelingMan3;2974716]Coolie High analogy between Sosua being the Detroit Pistons is spot on a once good thing that now sucks.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=SubCmdr;2984487]I left the Dominican Republic of my own accord. [U]Colombia[/U] and [U]Thailand[/U] are much better places for me to reside. I'll only return to the Dominican Republic to attend to business / personal issues. [b]Otherwise if I didn't have deep roots there I would not step foot in the country ever again[/b]. Let alone Sosua.[/QUOTE]In my book, it is ok to have an opinion. But after I moved to the Dominican Republic, [B]Twat-from the-DR[/B] challenged me saying my information about Sosua was second hand. I had a great deal going in Santo Domingo este and felt no need to travel 5 hours to the north coast. Once I finally did I discovered that it was inferior to the situation I had set up for myself in Santo Domingo este. That put me on the [B]Twat-from the-DR[/B] hit list. His flame war with me was on!
[B]Twat-from the-DR[/B] has never been to Pattaya. But has nothing but tired old stereo types to say about a place he has never set foot in. His claims that the girls are all the same must be from watching YouTube videos. These girls are diverse. But if you like a certain body type, it is rare that you find a Asian girl with a Latina Body. But for me when you do it is a perfect combination because the Software (what is in their heads and their attitudes) is far superior than the Software of Latina's.
Latina's take work! Let's just put it out there. You have to be 100% man 100% of the time or they WILL run over you. At this point in my life I don't need that. I need a girl who will do what I say to do when I say to do it. I have that here in Thailand. Thai girls are industrious, they want you to lead and they treat you like a king. They are not trying your manhood 024/007/365.
[QUOTE=EverythingThai;2984858]Back in the day, sure, there were some decent options, but now?[/QUOTE]You can pretty much say that about everyplace. People tell me that Pattaya was better back in the day. I can tell you Sosua was better back in the day. But I can still goto Sosua an have a great time because I have connections.
[QUOTE=EverythingThai;2984858]When your entire claim to fame is parroting the same tired nonsense about mongers, mamasans, and "real life" while spending every waking moment on ISG, you're not exactly setting the standard for high-class indulgence.[/QUOTE]I don't know what is up with that. Why a individual thinks they somehow have the corner of the meaning of life, when obviously many others are getting through life just fine without their sage advice is beyond my knowledge and understanding. Then they are saying that you don't need information if you are [B]International Trickin[/B]. That is true in Sosua. If your hotel is positioned in the right place you can literally walk out the front of your hotel and find where the ho's be at.
But in a place like Pattaya it is a just a bit more complected because there are so many options there. I have written extensively on them.
[QUOTE=EverythingThai;2984858]So, again, I ask why would anyone willingly subject themselves to the downgrade that is the DR today? The answer? They wouldn't. Unless, of course, they're the kind of person who's already accepted mediocrity as a lifestyle.[/QUOTE]The people that I know IRL that like Sousa are based in the United States of America, they speak Spanish and they have a network. Not sure if I would like to be starting from scratch in Sousa right now. But I have the advantage of speaking Spanish.
No matter what the dumb ass [B]Twat-from the-DR[/B] says, I and many others posting here think it is important and that it dramatically improves your experience if you speak Spanish. I will add that every Haitian girl I have ever been with spoke Spanish. So, there you have it.
[B]When you see me bow![/B]
Tourism is down overall world wide
Man I think it's slowing down overall in Latin America and in Africa as far as tourism goes. Inflation is making it difficult for the average joe to save and travel during these tough economic times! And I will to add too many scammers are ruining it for the hard working folks in this world.
[QUOTE=Explorer8939;2984589]I meant that the number of customers is slowing down (compared to the peak of High Season around New Year's Day). When the ladies don't see a constant inflow of customers walking in the door, they get on the Internet to scout for customers.
I went to Blue ICE bar in Sosua last night. There were a handful of ladies, zero customers. A drink cost 400 pesos, more expensive than Pattaya.
Not too exciting. There was a Buddhist motif, for some reason.[/QUOTE]
No problems in Pattaya for me nor in Sosua or the Greater Dominican Republic
[QUOTE=MwenByen;2984971]And I will to add too many scammers are ruining it for the hard working folks in this world.[/QUOTE][B]I am having no problem with scammers in Pattaya![/B]
Of course, if you are speaking of other places I defer to your experiences. Been posted up in Thailand for more than a minute. During my visits to Sosua and while living in the Dominican Republic for 10 plus years I was only scammed once. By a business that sold me batteries and inverter that had been made to look new but was actually old. I learned a 10000 DOP lesson back when the exchange rate was 34 DOP to 1 USD. Lesson I learned is to source important equipment from large business that had a reputation to maintain. The Engineer for my building taught me that. There were many high quality workers in my building that were Haitian.
Of course my experiences do not invalidate yours. But they most certainly have been very different as I am respected member of my pueblo as a business owner and employer. I have a trusted team of Dominican Professionals and hard working Haitians that I employ.
[B]When you see me bow![/B]
I agree with Explorer8939!
I like Latina bodies. But I am not going to tell another man what to like or not to like.
[QUOTE=IronQuinn;2985043]Hate to say it, bud, but you're in the wrong place.[/QUOTE]The girls in Sosua are not as attractive as they were before the hotties from Santiago were chased away by the Police. I used to see stunning girls in Sosua. Now they are just good enough to be my cum depositories.
[QUOTE=IronQuinn;2985043]The Su really isn't about tits,[/QUOTE]Sosua isn't really about shit anymore. Of course this is my opinion and I think everyone should be allowed to present their opinion without criticism or evaluation. What you need to say is Sosua is that it's about ass for you. For me Sosua is about being able to walk to everything I need to walk to when I want to walk to it. Good restaurants. Enjoying time with my friends. [B]The girls are not my attraction to Sosua[/B].
[QUOTE=IronQuinn;2985043]A lot of your posts are from Thailand, so I assume that's your thing. I've been there once, it was fun, but the girls aren't my type, so I don't go there.[/QUOTE]Isn't that the bottom line? Everyone's opinion of Sosua is formed through their own eyes. There is no absolute when it comes to the place. You and I look at Thailand completely different. I think it is great. There are plenty of girls with ass in Thailand. But when I show them to some of my friends they say [I]she doesn't have any ass[/I]. These are the same friends who I wouldn't fuck the girls they hire to be their prostitutes if they agreed to pay and let me borrow their dick. [B]ROTFLMAO![/B]!
[QUOTE=IronQuinn;2985043]Talked to a guy once in the Su, a friend of a friend, and he liked tall, light-skin, busty girls, even had a Ukrainian wife. I asked him what the hell he was doing here after he complained there was no good-looking girls. [/QUOTE]I don't know when you talked to him. But as of two years ago (my last trip) the overall quality of the girls have declined. They have gotten fatter. In fact I spoke with a manager of my favorite club here in Thailand and he used to manage a strip club in Miami back in the day. He said Dominicanas used to be the hottest girls up in his club. But over all the girls across the entire country are not ready for prime time anymore. I agreed.
[QUOTE=IronQuinn;2985043]Sosua has plenty of fine ladies, you just need to start shopping at the right store.[/QUOTE]Isn't this your opinion? Because of your personal preferences?
I don't really like the attitudes of most of the girls in Sosua. I find them to be a ALOT better all over the Dominican Republic. I find the attitudes of the girls in Thailand to be a lot better than the attitudes of the girls in the Dominican Republic. That makes Thailand a better placer to hire a prostitute for me. When it comes to infrastructure it is no contest. Of course, I did not realize this until I got out of the Dominican Republic and started [B]International Trickin[/B] in different places. But to each their own.
The Internet never forgets and it always Informs
The Dominican Republic has a higher rate of violent crime than Thailand in every category. This includes: Homicide, Serious Assault and Sexual Assault.
[URL]https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/violent-crime-rates-by-country[/URL]
Twat-from-the-DR is still at it!
You started this two front flame war. Now finish it or [B]bow down![/B].
[QUOTE=Oakie;2984875]Rant, rave and complain all you want, but try to keep it real.[/QUOTE]This is the problem with the [B]Twat-from-the-DR[/B]. Two faced and talking out the side of his neck.
[QUOTE=Oakie;2984875]The millions of folks that support the economy here, every year, and do the actual fucking in Sosua every year, may not post here, but it is off putting to newbies who don't need the hassle of being flamed and shamed, for admitting to enjoying it.[/QUOTE]Posts about fucking is in the [U]Sosua Reports[/U] threads. There are many people lamenting about the quality of the prostitutes in Sosua now. No one is being flamed or shamed except by you.
[U]Example of [B]Twat-from-the-DR[/B] being two faced and talking out side of his neck[/U]!
[QUOTE=Oakie;2976129]Been here 15 years, never heard of most of this shit![/QUOTE]The internet never forgets. So I invite everyone to review the original post in full to see how [B]Twat-from-the-DR[/B] is being two faced yet again and talking out the side of this neck. Doing the very thing he is complaining about:
[QUOTE=Oakie;2984875] but it is off putting to newbies who don't need the hassle of being flamed and shamed[/QUOTE][B]Twat-from-the-DR[/B] said there is no PIMPin in Sousa. A grown man who calls him Tio contradicts him. [B]Coolie High even says you need a PIMP to find a good prostitute in Sosua now.[/B].
[QUOTE=Oakie;2984875]Try to have a little respect for ALL mongers who share our hobby![/QUOTE]I have plenty of respect for all who post on ISG. You are the one that does not want anyone to express anything negative about Sosua.
I can go down a long list of those who you started Flame Wars with because they do not want to hold hands with you and dance around a fire on Sosua beach while chanting how great Sosua is. Remember the internet never forgets.
[QUOTE=Oakie;2984875]Or you can try to fuck up the DR Forums, with you hate lists, like you have done to the Thai Forums.[/QUOTE]Have you presented your grievances to THE ADMINISTRATOR because [B]I dont give a fuck![/B]! I am going to keep going hard in the paint until you shut the fuck up about Thailand and Pattaya or you visit there and write an opinion from experience like [U]Explorer8939[/U] did with Sosua!
[U]Explorer8939[/U] gets no love from me, but I believe he is accurately describing the difference between Sosua and Pattaya. There is not hate in the Thailand Forums. In fact, I get nothing but love. Even from your fan boys. [U]AllBitch[/U] loves me. I told him to fuck off. Early and often. [B]He loves you too, but not in a good way[/B]. It's a man / man love and it's all about his homosexual fantasies. You keep leading him on. You are very cruel in that way. [B]ROTFLMAO[/B]!
Thailand get 35 million visitors a year; The Dominican Republic get 10 million. There are 44432 reports in the [U]Pattaya Reports[/U] thread There are 35570 reports in the Sosua Reports threads. Enough said!
Hey, what happened to the names you used for me? What happened? Did you have a sudden loss of imagination so you just decided to copy another poster who never ever mentions your name?
[B]When you see me bow![/B]
FWIW...my 2-cents solution, to the DR base load and beyond conversation...
[QUOTE=SubCmdr;2955565] But quality of the infrastructure is low. They cannot even keep the lights on 024/007/365. That is a sad state of affairs in my book in this day and age in a country that gets over 300 days of sunshine a year and an endless coast line for water and wind power. Electricity should be free in the Dominican Republic. [b]The renewables are there.[/b] Add nuclear power plants to provide the 40 base of constant power the grid needs and the problem is solved.[/QUOTE]
FWIW…I agree, the DR has an endless supply of renewable energy at its disposal and only need take advantage of it. And IMHO, don’t need nuclear as their base load power source and could do base load power with renewables.
[QUOTE=SubCmdr;2983927]You brought up many good points and laid out an excellent critical analysis to the problems with nuclear energy. I have no plans to dispute what it is you have to say about it. [b]But, what is your solution for base input into the grid? [/b][/QUOTE]
[u]South Australia as a Case Study: [/u]
To show how DR could transition their base Load, intermittent and peaker power plants, with renewables, I used South Australia, as a case study example, to compare what they’ve done, successfully.
[u]Background Info on South Australia (SA): [/u]
The population in the state of South Australia, in 2024, is estimated to be approximately 1.8 million people. The Dominican Republic has 11.1 million people, and has approx. 6 times more people than South Australia.
South Australia, has around 984,321 sq.km (380,048 sq.mi) of land area. The Dominican Republic has around 48,671 sq.km (18,792 sq.mi) of land area. SA is approx. 20 times larger, in land area than the Dominican Republic.
South Australia is, at the frontline of the global energy transition, having transformed its energy system from 1% to over 69% renewable energy, in just over 20 years. Between June 2022 and June 2023, South Australia’s energy generation via renewables has been 72.3% compared to 36.3% nationally.
South Australia phased out coal in 2016, becoming the first mainland state to do so and hopes to have their grid as 100% renewables by 2027.
[u]South Australia’s Energy Demand Loads: [/u]
[b]SA’s Consumption & Demand[/b]
• Annual Electricity Consumption: 11,506 GWh (or 11.5 TWh)
• Typical Peak Demand: Is between Peak Demand: 3,084 MW (heat waves periods and 2,000 to 2,500 MW during cooler periods. The high was reached on Thursday 23 February 2023 @ 7:30pm).
• Base Load: Unknown, but with 73.4% renewables, it’s safe to say they have flipped the scales and now renewables run base loads and nat. gas is being as the intermittent/peak load energy source.
[b]Note #1:[/b] SA’s Annual consumption is only half that of the DR, for a population that is 6x smaller.
[b]Note #2 :[/b] SA’ Peak Demand is only about 580 MW more than the DR, for a population that is 6x smaller.
[u]South Australia’s Energy Mix: [/u]
[b]Renewables (2023) (73.4%, up from 69.0%)[/b]
• Solar: 26.5% (rooftop solar provided 17.7%, up from 16.5%, large-scale solar PV farms, providing another 8.8%. Note: over 40% of households have rooftop solar, stabilize the grid.)
• Wind: 46.9% (up from 44.6 in 2022, wind farms accounted for the largest portion to the grid, with major installations at Hornsdale, Lake Bonney, and Snowtown)
• BESS: 30% of Australia’s home batteries are in SA. Large-scale batteries like the Hornsdale Power Reserve (150 MW) and residential batteries (30,000+ installed) stabilize the grid and store excess renewable energy.
[b]Non-Renewables Sources and Imports (30%) [/b]
• Natural Gas: 25.4% (down from 29.5%, gas-fired plants are a diminishing but still critical backup)
• Interstate Imports: 2-5% (South Australia connects to the National Electricity Market (NEM) via interconnectors with Victoria (Heywood and Murraylink).
[u]Recap of the Dominican Republic’s Energy Mix: [/u]
• Annual Cost of Fossil Fuel, for generation of electricity: Between $2.55 - $3.47 billion
• Annual electricity consumption (2023)*: 22,193 GWh
• Peak demand: 3,662 MW (megawatts)
• DR’s Energy Mix: Heavy fossil fuels at 83.1% (oil: 12.3%, natural gas: 40.6%, coal: 30.2%) and some renewables at 16.9% (solar: 5.7%, wind: 4.3%, hydro: 6.1% and bio-fuels: 0.8%)
• Base Load (or Baseload or Base Input) for DR: 2,197 MW (or 0.60 x 3,662 MW Peak Load. Just a best effort guessimate)
[u]A Solution for the Dominican Republic (DR) Base Load and Beyond: [/u]
Okay, so here’s the deal, with how the DR, should be able to reach 100% renewables, for their base load electricity grid needs. My recommendation, is for DR to have like a renewables clean energy plan for the next 15-20 years.
A plan, which outlines their intentions, commitments and schedule, showing steady continual growth and build-outs of smaller manageable projects, of like [b]5% - 7% SWB worth of renewables, added annually to the grid. [/b]
Yeah, I know, not exactly the explosive, home run solution, you were perhaps looking for, but [i][b]the DR, need only take an additional 6-8 years, if they followed a constant regiment of 5-7% SWB yearly implementations[/b][/i] to reach your estimated 40% base load (or a few years later to reach 60%). Considering the DR, is already at 17% renewables.
Here is my summation of levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) in ranges, using approx. estimates from several sources for the years 2023 (or 2024), in $/MWh, for those energy technologies, I could find:
LCOE Ranges for Energy Technologies in 2023 (or 2024):
• Nuclear Reactor: $90–140+ (high upfront costs, delays)
• SMR: $60–90+ (early projects at upper end, targets lower with scale)
• Solar (utility-scale): $30–50 (lower with sun-rich regions, higher with storage)
• Onshore Wind: $35–55 (site-dependent, rises with transmission costs)
• Offshore Wind: $70–150+ (higher upfront/transmission costs, but improving with scale and tech)
• BESS (4-hour storage):$ 120–170 (lithium-ion, varies with duration/cycles)
• Pumped Hydro: $60–200 (site-specific, high upfront but low operating costs)
• LNG (gas peaker): $50–100 (import costs, volatile fuel prices, carbon costs add ~20–30/MWh)
• Coal: $60–100+ (import costs, older plants higher; carbon costs push to 80–150+)
Cost Ranges for Energy Hybrid Systems using 2023 (or 2024):
• Solar + BESS: $50–100/MWh (sun-rich regions with 4–8h storage).
• Wind + BESS: $60–120/MWh (onshore wind with 4–12h storage).
LCOE Sources for 2023 or 2024:
• International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA): [url] https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2024/Sep/IRENA_Renewable_power_generation_costs_in_2023.pdf [/url]
• Lazard's Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis: [url] https://www.lazard.com/media/xemfey0k/lazards-lcoeplus-june-2024-_vf.pdf [/url]
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): [url] https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/electricity_generation/pdf/AEO2023_LCOE_report.pdf [/url]
• The International Energy Agency (IEA): [url] https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/lcoe-and-value-adjusted-lcoe-for-solar-pv-plus-battery-storage-coal-and-natural-gas-in-selected-regions-in-the-stated-policies-scenario-2022-2030 [/url]
[u]Closing Arguments:[/u]
As I look around the world’s at those that are making the transition to a greener electrical grid, [i][b]I looked to see what is working,[/b][/i] what is cheap and less expensive, what is reliable and sustainable, and what is simple in design and complexity, requiring low maintenance and technical expertise to build, service and maintain. More often than not, it’s SOLAR, WIND and BESS (SWB), with some natural gas to round out the energy mix.
Remember it took the state of South Australia 20 years to go from 1% to 72.3% today. In a few more years, their grid, will be 100% renewables, with excess electricity, to either export it via interconnects or used to make green hydrogen.
And like SA, who have “flipped the switch” and “turn the tables” on their fossils fuels plants, being the ones that provide intermittent energy when needed (and soon to be phased out), is the right approach the DR should follow, to save millions of dollars (IMHO) and wean themselves off of fossil fuels.
So YES, I think DR, can absolutely establish and transition to 40% (or 60%) base load (and beyond), with 100% renewables. It will just take a small, but reasonable amount of time. But doable, considering DR has 6x the population of SA, but ONLY consumes twice (2x) as much annual electricity.
Note, I didn’t get into specifics, in terms of a cost/benefit analysis, but with the LCOEs provided, one can easily figure out, a half-dozen different cost scenarios. I suspect it’s going to be a mixture of SWB [i](with more WIND than SOLAR and even pumped hydro),[/i] given DR’s small land size and available space (that being 20x smaller than SA), lots of [u][i][b]offshore wind[/b][/i][/u] will need serious consideration.
Finally, I think this approach works best for DR, while the rest of the world (mostly the very rich nations), use their time and money to figure out, how viable and cost efficient, SMRs really are, as the industry becomes more mature.
[QUOTE=Oakie; 2956419] If you can draft some of your multinational business associates to put up a few $trillion for nuclear power plants, I would definitely ask you to serve! Imagine FREE electricity in Sosua! LOL.
([b]Just don't litter the island and the beaches with windmills though,[/b] might affect tourism. And what's this "water power" business? [/QUOTE]
Yeah, I hear ya...however, you’re gonna have NIMBY with nuclear, as well as with windmills. But, if “shit” happens, I’d rather have windmills blow up.
Sorry about the view, of the [b]offshore windmills[/b], but to make an omelet, you’ve gotta crack open, a few eggs! However, the view of [b]offshore solar[/b], doesn't look to bad or is that still NIMBY?
[i][b]China powers up the world’s largest open-sea offshore solar farm, [/b][/i] Nov 24th, 2024 [url] https://electrek.co/2024/11/14/china-worlds-largest-open-sea-offshore-solar-farm/[/url]
