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Hi guys,
Need some help. Plannig a trip somtime before the end of the year. Where can one find intercity & intracity driving directions for the DR. I am thinking about somthing like santiago to Puerto Puerto Plata and also somthing like Puerto Plata to say Sosua.
Any help will be appreciated.
d life,
first, get a map from the rental agency. avis car rental has the best maps. buy several different maps. most maps seemed out dated. for intercity driving have a local person show you around. the inercity street signs sometimes leads to no way.
the highways are very easy to navigate and the speed limit is unheard of. just becareful when you are driving because most motorist in dr do not follow the rules of the road and locals dart aross the highway. it's very easy to drive from santiago to puerto plata. there are short cuts also, but drive the long way first.
remember, when you are driving and you come to a fork in the road with no directional sign; stop and ask for directions it will save you a lot of time and there are a lot of forks in the inercities.
It is a short drive from Santiago to Puerto Plata or Sosua. The bus ride from SD to Santiago is only a little more than two hours. The Metro or Caribe bus are well worth the $5.00 is costs to get there. Its finding the right taxi without getting ripped off that is the "trick." If you ask a local to call "his" cab company, you will save at least half the fare. A normal ride of $100 RD is usually charged 200-300 pesos, especially at any of the hotels. NEVER use any hotel taxi.
Once you get the name of a "reliable and fair guy, get his card and call him all the time - he will take care of you since you give him repeat business. Its especially cool when you are taking home a chica to your hotel - the taxi guys are "blind" to everything. All they want is your money, just like everyone else.
Hope the girls don't raise prices here!!##@
Saw some amazing Dominicans in NYC & CT areas who performed just as well, but cost two to three times as much!
When is there a Slow season in DR?! (Less Tourists)
Outworlder
In santo domingo I always call one of the "radio" taxi companies if possible. They have standard rates and will call in on the radio to get the rate. No gringo rate etc.
The hotel taxis and guys that wait outside of discos etc, will try and charge triple etc. If they quote 300 pesos for a 100 peso fare I laugh, pull out my cell phone and say I am calling taxi Lino. . . . .many times they agree to my price or at least get in the ballpark..
They get mad about it and spend the entire trip telling me why they need to charge more than the radio cabs:
1-radio cabs are natural gas and don't need expensive gasoline
2-radio cabs are running around all day and get a bunch of fares while the hotel guys have to wait in line till it is their turn etc
I say. . . . .so what! I could care less if the car is powered on [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord140][CodeWord140][/url] if it is a 3rd the price. I ask them what cab would they take if they needed one. . . . .they all say the radio cabs!
So Taxi lino 687 3333 or 621 3000
aero taxi 688 0000 or 788 0000
I can't find the number for apollo taxi but these two should do it.
You just call and say "necessito un taxi" then give the address, the taxi is usually there in under 5 minutes
Just to add a few taxi companies numbers. I have used all of the following in the Capital(Santo Domingo).
Apolo Taxi 537-0000, 537-1245
Taxi Anacaona 537-2222, 530-4800
Santo Domingo Taxi 544-4444, 565-5555
Tropical Taxi 334-6868, 540-4446
Happy Hunting,
JD
Outworlder, Slow season is right now.
Aero Taxi and Apolo taxi were the two that I used most often. But since I stayed at the Jaragua (and in previous posts, ONLY girl-friendly if you give them a name WHEN you check-in) I was able to WALK to three or four Casas, and two or three clubs. The 52 Casa was the best value and had decent 6's and 7's. The Elegant Center had a nice selection but they quoted 3000 pesos and I said, I may look asian, but I'm NO GRINGO! I have been in DR many times and am Norte Americano, etc. They dropped their price to 2000 pesos but I opted to look further. I went to Michelle Spa and there were 7-8 to choose from, but only one that I would do. Once again, the high pitch sale of 3000 pesos and so I opted to go back to Casa 52.
I walked the entire loop from one casa to another and got some great exercise - and was ready for for a fine chica. Entered Casa 52, a bit dim in lighting, but it was like that in the entire place.
I selected "Karina" - 8 in face, 7 in body (wide hips and a tight ass) 6 in ability. She was a bit mechanical, but everything was on the menu. She gave a cbj, we hit multiple positions and finished doggie. She took the pounding well - we both showered in a small shower area, however, the A/C was blasting. I guess because the room on the 1st floor was HUGE, with the bed in one corner and the massage table on another wall. High ceilings, and had an airy feel to the place. Clean, acceptable, and the choice of chicas was very good.
Thanks guys for the good advice. I will try them all. I really appreciate it.
Paradise Lost. Guys look at exchange rates, anyone want to go to Costa Rica with me? My Nov trip to the DR, may be canceled and changed to Costa Rica.
Come on DR is still great no matter what the exchange rate is !!!
The only place in the world where a middle aged chubby guy like me is still an adonis and can pick up girls almost wherever I go with the little spanish that I know.
Bx Loco
The exchange is 32.7 :1 in the DR . What were you expecting?50?
Norm, you might want to check the Costa Rica prices before heading there. Just a tip.And no, we don't want to go with you. ;)
Rear Window,
I did check out the prices, only 150 USD more on airfair, about 449 to 1USD, 25000 to 30000 CRD= 67USD. The Peso at current rates is unacceptable, and yes I want it above 40.
Current exchange rate
FXConverter - 164 Currency Converter Results
Thursday, October 14, 2004
1 US Dollar = 31.57700 Dominican R. Peso
1 Dominican R. Peso (DOP) = 0.03167 US Dollar (USD)
Median price = 30.40500 / 31.57700 (bid/ask)
Minimum price = 30.37400 / 31.54400
Maximum price = 30.40500 / 31.57700