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[QUOTE=Escort King]So you could go window shopping at the police station with pesos in hand?[/QUOTE]
I remember a few years back when they were having shake downs in Boca Chica a guy posted doing just that. He said when the girls got arrested he would go to the jail and search out a chica he liked. He would pay her bail and in return he ended up with a TLN for the price of bail money. It's a Win-Win...........
Going for a week on friday, Ill give you the 411 to the best of my knowledge, I know a couple of cops and politur there. See what they have to say..
[QUOTE=MiamiHeatLuver]Going for a week on friday, Ill give you the 411 to the best of my knowledge, I know a couple of cops and politur there. See what they have to say..[/QUOTE]I was there last night, on Pedro Clisante, and without any exaggeration, at 11pm, there about 4 to 1 ratio of chicas to guys. It is a buyers market.
[QUOTE=Bq Ribs]I remember a few years back when they were having shake downs in Boca Chica a guy posted doing just that. He said when the girls got arrested he would go to the jail and search out a chica he liked. He would pay her bail and in return he ended up with a TLN for the price of bail money. It's a Win-Win...........[/QUOTE]
I remember an old post by Dominican Billy with pictures of doing just this at the jail in puerto plata years ago. I don't find it in a cursory search. He liberated a bunch of chicas at once.
[QUOTE=Marc Anthony]I remember an old post by Dominican Billy with pictures of doing just this at the jail in puerto plata years ago. I don't find it in a cursory search. He liberated a bunch of chicas at once.[/QUOTE]The Sosua police station is a small concrete block building, no glass in the window openings, one old desk near the entrance with an old cabinet where they store the belts and other items of the people they detained. No computer, I don't recall seeing a typewriter, I don't recall seeing any supplies (no pens or paper).
The holding cells were upstairs, up a set of stairs that have no guardrails. The morning I was there, they released the people who were detained the night before, around 8am. No paperwork, personal property was thrown on the one desk and the people who were getting released just grabbed their stuff.
I've been to Sosua/POP 4 or 5 times and I'm coming back for a week next Thursday. I plan to rent a car and was thinking about driving East from Sosua past Cabarate and exploring out towards Samana. Has anyone ever made this road trip and explored towns like Rio San Juan, Abreu, Cabrera, Las Terranas or Samana. I've read a lot of the Forum but haven't read much about these locations.
[QUOTE=Kyle Fox]I've been to Sosua/POP 4 or 5 times and I'm coming back for a week next Thursday. I plan to rent a car and was thinking about driving East from Sosua past Cabarate and exploring out towards Samana. Has anyone ever made this road trip and explored towns like Rio San Juan, Abreu, Cabrera, Las Terranas or Samana. I've read a lot of the Forum but haven't read much about these locations.[/QUOTE]From Samana, north on the coastal route to Puerta Plata. It was very scenic with miles of shoreline and many beaches. This is a beautiful country. The farms and fields, tropical hardwoods, hills, mountains, some of the most beautiful country of the DR. I would suggest a guagua or small bus to medium sized bus. You might get lucky and get a front seat. Just ask a motorbike driver to leave you at the bus stop. Once you get on the Peninsula to Samana, there is a lot of road construction. From POP, it is a 5 hour ride.
[QUOTE=Kyle Fox]I've been to Sosua/POP 4 or 5 times and I'm coming back for a week next Thursday. I plan to rent a car and was thinking about driving East from Sosua past Cabarate and exploring out towards Samana. Has anyone ever made this road trip and explored towns like Rio San Juan, Abreu, Cabrera, Las Terranas or Samana. I've read a lot of the Forum but haven't read much about these locations.[/QUOTE]Easy ride, I drove to Laguna Gris Gris from Sosua and I stopped in Rio San Juan. When I drove a few years ago the roads were 90% good, a few places with some potholes, but overall the roads were good.
Samana is nice, there is Las Terrenas, Limon Falls, Playa Rincon.
A good pair of sunglasses with polarized lenses can cut down on the glare and improve visibility while driving, when it is very sunny.
You will drive through some towns, so drive slower when going through the towns. The road when I drove had very little traffic.
Something I always think about bringing with me, but I always forget is a package of Windex wipes (glass cleaner) for the rental car. Driving at night in Dom Rep with a dirty windshield, the oncoming traffic headlights glare is worse when a windshield has smudge on it. You can also use the windex wipes to clean the wiper blades. Lots of dust in DR, so the car and the glass will get dirty fairly quickly.
Been there done that a couple times. Easy going the whole way.
Rio San Juan is nice with Laguna Gri Gri and Playa Caleton. Good places to eat. Nice basic hotel on the water.
Gaspar Hernandez has a good car wash and a disco.
Las Terrenas has a small strip and good beaches outside of town.
Samana is a little too quiet to my mind's eye. But I had some friends who really enjoyed the limited night life.
I have been here a couple days, and I can't really say that I love it or hate it. OK, to be 100% honest, I alternate between loving it and hating it. Having the girls "Hola" me as I walk past their bars is certainly an experience that never happens back in the States, and when I am able to put my mind on island time, I can prop myself up against an outdoor bar over a Presidente while the afternoon lazily crawls by me. This is not something I can bring myself to do back in the States; there are simply too many things to be done. With that said, Sosua clearly is a small town in a developing nation, and the farther I got from the beach area, the more obvious that point is made with the vacant lots strew with garbage, the guards with shotguns, the stray dogs, and little kids pestering you for change, etc. Take it with a grain of salt because I haven't been globetrotting in the last 15 years, so if these kinds of things don't jar you, then you'll have a great time. I see plenty of expats and frequent visitors seeming quite at home here.
La Passion is really nice. The girls are all solid 7 to 9s, and some of the girls are even more amazing in person, and they are exactly what I'm into. They have features that aren't African, but they all have dark, smooth skin. The one hour all inclusive was cheap by North American standards, but I know that I overpaid by Sosua standards. I was too tire to negotiate, so for ease of use, I got what I needed, but the service was far below average of anything I have gotten in the past few years. The BJ was a short, and then the girl hopped right to FS and proceeded to bang me out in 5 minutes. After a long day, I wasn't into prolonging the session into a marathon either, so I didn't complain. I'd like to see if the quality of the sessions improve with me more rested.
Unlike the first time when I visited Montreal or Toronto, I did not say to myself in the first day that I'll definitely be back because there isn't a world-class city to go along with the action. If I do come back, I'd like to spend half of my vacation in an all inclusive resort being surrounded by beautiful if somewhat sterile scenery after I have gotten my fill of the action of course.
Thanks for the board for letting me know the lay of the land before I arrived.
Greetings:
Will be heading back to the DR soon. Would appreciate current update on the following:
What is the current market rate for ST and TLN?
What is the street rate on DRP for US$?
Have not booked trip yet, have notced on travel review sites reviews of Casa Marina with complaints about professional girls on site. Especialaly on weekneds when hotel is open to locals. Has the CM become guest friendly? What happens on weekends with locals at the hotel?
Is Sosua by the Sea guest friendly these days? If not, then:
What hotels are now recommended?
Thanks.
Hi,
I am planning to spend about 4-6 weeks, middle of January.
Because I need to work on the internet first of all, I consider an an appartment more apppropiate compared to a hotel room.
Can anybody recommend an agency ?
And how much $ for cost of living for a month, excluding fun ?
I want a gym close by, and need fast internet.
Thanx in advance.
[QUOTE=Erasmus]Greetings:
Will be heading back to the DR soon. Would appreciate current update on the following:
What is the current market rate for ST and TLN?
What is the street rate on DRP for US$?
Have not booked trip yet, have notced on travel review sites reviews of Casa Marina with complaints about professional girls on site. Especialaly on weekneds when hotel is open to locals. Has the CM become guest friendly? What happens on weekends with locals at the hotel?
Is Sosua by the Sea guest friendly these days? If not, then:
What hotels are now recommended?
Thanks.[/QUOTE]I've been here just over a month now, and I think it's fair to say that with the current lack of tourism, there's been something of a "market adjustment" regarding prices. Very strong buyer's market at present - it's been easy to pull girls out of Classicos for 1000 pesos short time with very little negotiation required. 1500-2000 is common for TLN, though I've gotten as low as 1000 from a few haitian girls.
Exchange rate is still good - just got 36.9 from the bank today. The D.R. remains very economical compared to Colombia or Brazil, where the dollar is getting killed.
To the best of my knowledge, Casa Marina is still not a "monger-friendly" hotel. No knowledge of Sosua By the Sea. But there's a host of other options, including the popular "ground zero" New Garden, Terra Linda just up the street, Sea Breeze, Europa, Don Antonio, etc., all of which are chica friendly.
Erasmus I can help answer a couple of your questions, but not all. My group's rule of thumb for ST and TLN is DOP1500 ST and DOP2500 TLN standard aka MAX. Anything else, and I feel like you're fuxing the game up. For those I GOT TO have, I go up to those prices, and else wise, if the vibe/energy is really good (vibe/energy is always requisite. Learned that the hard way after my 1st trip) but she's more like a 7 than a 9 appearance-wise, I'll low ball and see if she accepts. Street exchange rate, while I do not know it at this moment, I've never found to be more than a peso or two different from the rate you might find on google "X USD to DOP" searches and such. Airport exchange and other thieving spots are different, though.
Regarding lodging, I used to stay at Residencial Hispaniola (sorta upscale villas, but affordable) as 1st choice, but in recently speaking to the manager there, I learned they've become far-less chica friendly than in previous trips. "I don't want to see them! " was one of her quotes from our conversation in August. I've heard many good things about Terra Linda, so I'm giving that a shot here soon. Will report back in a few weeks.
[QUOTE=Erasmus]Greetings:
Will be heading back to the DR soon. Would appreciate current update on the following:
What is the current market rate for ST and TLN?
What is the street rate on DRP for US$?
Have not booked trip yet, have notced on travel review sites reviews of Casa Marina with complaints about professional girls on site. Especialaly on weekneds when hotel is open to locals. Has the CM become guest friendly? What happens on weekends with locals at the hotel?
Is Sosua by the Sea guest friendly these days? If not, then:
What hotels are now recommended?
Thanks.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Reiner Otto]Hi,
I am planning to spend about 4-6 weeks, middle of January.
Because I need to work on the internet first of all, I consider an an appartment more apppropiate compared to a hotel room.
Can anybody recommend an agency?
And how much $ for cost of living for a month, excluding fun?
I want a gym close by, and need fast internet.
Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]If you need a reliable as opposed to just fast Internet connection, then the hotel wireless probably isn't going to do it for you. I was testing some program I was writing that required Internet access, and for a good two hours, I couldn't get on. I'm not sure if it was the wireless or the fact that I typed in the wrong password, but for work, I wouldn't count on the hotel wireless.