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DR S.W. Regional Tour Cabrera to Barahona Part1

Liane and I recently returned from a 7 day tour of the SW region of the country. It’s been over three years since we’ve taken time for ourselves. Getting well off the beaten path and discovering the lesser known back country away from the hustle bustle of the cities and towns is what inspires us […]

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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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Products and Services In The DR. A Visit To Che’s Garage

I’m often asked questions related to the availability of products and services in the DR. The inquiring minds constantly want to know is it difficult obtaining products and services in the DR. I can understand the concern about being able to find the products and services we all need in our everyday lives.  The short […]

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New Roads Complete Loma Alta ENJOY!!!

Now that I’m back up and running and the new computer is working well I decided to take another tip to Loma Alta. I would like to bring this to your attention and to also prove a good point. The point is western nations are literately drowning in endless red tape and permitting. That’s causing […]

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TOUR TIME: Rio San Juan to Abreu (The Back Roads)

  Hi Guys its Barry in DR. Welcome to the second edition of Tour Time. In efforts to answer our readers’ requests of wanting to see more of the back country and farm regions I decided this might make for a good second article of Tour Time. While everyone’s eyes were glued to the soon […]

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I have a great question to start off the New Year

Hi guys its Barry in DR. Hope everyone’s New Year’s Eve was outstanding. Whether last night was spent enjoying family and friends at the big event or just relaxing and actually unwinding a little bit for a change we hope it was time well invested. It’s healthy to escape your worries for a while… sit […]

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Basking in the Blue or Rotting in the Red “You Choose”

Hi Guys its Barry in DR. Hope everyone’s Christmas was blissful… spent with family, friends and all that is near and dear to you. Here in Cabrera we seem to start the holidays rather early and end them fashionably late. We commence the start of the festivities around December 20th and run clean through to […]

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Holiday Message From All of Us at DR Escapes

Hi guys its Barry in DR. All of us on the DREscapes team would like to take a few moments to wish everyone the best for the holiday season. Wishing everyone a most joyous season spent with family and friends. Whatever holds true value in your life we wish nothing short of abundance. We all […]

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DR Escapes Email and Chat Groups are Here. GET CONNECTED!!

Hi Guys its Barry in DR. I was out of the country for the last few days spending some much overdue time with a family member. It’s always great to return to Cabrera where regardless of material wealth almost every supports a huge smile. You can just feel it when you’re out with the people […]

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How To Relinquish US Citizenship

Hi guys its Barry in DR. I have received several emails asking about “How To Relinquish US Citizenship”.  I definitely understand the question and it makes a lot of sense given that the slope just got a bit more precarious.  While the video below is meant to be humorous, there is no denying that there are many Americans […]

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