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Caño Hondo Eco Lodge and Taino Caves – Southeast DR Road Trip 2015

The Caño Hondo Eco Lodge and nearby Taino Caves were a real treat along our road trip through the Southeast region of the DR.  As you probably know if you have followed our blog post for very long, we tend to fly from the seat of our pants when we set out on our vacation road […]

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Let’s Explore The Southeast Region Of The DR – Road Trip 2015

Finally, Liane and I were able to block out a week between the free Discovery Tours to take a little vacation of our own.  This year we decided to explore the Southeast region of the Dominican Republic.  As you will see in this series of videos we start our little adventure traversing that beautiful stretch […]

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A Lazy Day At Bacardi Island – Another North Coast Beach Escape

Bacardi Island, just of the coast of Samana Dominican Republic, is one of those perfect settings for a lazy day on the beach.  One of the neat things that Johnny does when a new batch of students graduate his English Language school is treat them to a little outing at one of the nearby beaches. […]

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Headed To The Crab Shack To See Where The Road Ended

It really is amazing how much things have changed here in Cabrera over the last 15 years, or so.  When I first came to the north coast of the Dominican Republic the main highway from Cabrera to nearby Nagua was not even a continuous road.  At the site of my favorite Crab Shack, at the […]

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Videos – SW Dominican Republic Road Trip – Day Two

On day two of our road trip through the southwest region of the Dominican Republic we head for the southern-most towns and explore some of the more interesting sights.  Along the way we stumbled on a quaint little 8 room hotel and Italian restaurant.  WOW! this was a great authentic experience.  We probably had the […]

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Videos – Southwest Dominican Republic Road Trip – Day One

It is simply amazing how vast and diverse this tropical island of the Dominican Republic really is.  As I mentioned last week, we decided to take a whirlwind driving tour of the southwest corner of the island.  I think, when all was said and done, we covered about 400 miles.  Much of our trip was […]

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Road Trip From Cabrera To Las Terrenas – Part Three

We drive around one of the Las Terrenas beaches for a few minutes and then head back out of town on the winding mountain backroads up through the mountains. Unfortunately it started raining on us on the way back so I will not be able to show you many of the breathtaking views you would […]

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Road Trip From Cabrera To Las Terrenas – Part Two

On the next segment of our little roadtrip from Cabrera to Las Terrenas we see more of the roadside and scenery and enter into the little town of Las Terrenas on the Samana Peninsula.  While Cabrera is more like a laid back little rural fishing village with with few tourists, Las Terrenas is more of […]

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Sharing The Expat Lifestyle

Over the weekend an interesting thought occurred that I’d like to share with you. Over the past year and a half, since we’ve been doing our discovery tour, on several occaisions we’ve been asked the following questions…  WHY are you doing this?  Another similar question, but only after the third or fourth day of the […]

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North Coast Jazz Festival Rocked The Dominican Republic

Last Week began the 17th annual Dominican Republic Jazz Festival. For all those who love top notch Latin jazz from some of the past and present greats this is a must see. This was our third time attending. It comes to Puerto Plata, Sosua and Cabarete and runs a total of four nights. We always […]

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