road trip

Road Trip To The Cocao Region – Gaspar Hernandez to Tenares

Another opportunity to explore yet another backroad on the North Coast of the Dominican republic.  This time we will take a lazy Sunday afternoon road trip from Gaspar Hernandez to Tenares, just to check out the scenery.  As you will see in the videos, the roads are in pretty good shape and once we get […]

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Exploring Pirate Beach Near Cabrera

Some days you just need a little time off-the-beaten-path to clear the cobwebs out of your brain and to just relax.  Thankfully there is no shortage of out of the way spots up here on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.  Whether you prefer the sounds of waves lapping on the beach or the […]

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Road Trip To Constanza – Part Two

Continuing along on our road trip to Constanza Dominican Republic, I suspect you have to admit that this is a little different than almost any other Caribbean island you may have visited.  In the first place, there are very few other islands where you can drive 5 hours anywhere.  The Dominican Republic is relatively huge […]

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Road Trip To Constanza – Lush Mountain Farms For As Far As You Can See

Johnny and I had an unexpected weekend off.  What to do?  Road Trip was the first thing to cross our minds, so road trip it is.  You know me.  I never miss an opportunity to get out on the lesser traveled roads in my 4 wheel drive truck to explore another part of this diverse […]

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Continuing On Our New Highway Discovery Tour – Rio San Juan To San Francisco de Macoris

It seemed like it would be simple enough to hop in the truck and check out the new highway they are carving across the hilltops between Rio San Juan on the North Coast and San Francisco de Macoris in the central region.  After all, how difficult can it be.  Well believe it or not, it […]

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Come Explore The Latest Major Highway Opening Up The North Coast

If you have followed this blog any time at all, you know that we will never pass up an opportunity to go exploring new territory, especially if it means we can throw it in 4-wheel drive.  One of the other things that makes living on the north coast so interesting for us is watching progress […]

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Altos de Chavón – 16th Century Mediterranean Village Re-creation

We visited Altos de Chavón, a re-creation of a sixteenth century style Mediterranen village in the town of La Romana, on our Southeast road trip through the Dominican Republic. This place was awesome. Every brick, rock or timber was shaped by hand, right down to the hand crafted hinges on the doors. Altos de Chavón […]

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Rum, Sand And Surf On Saona Island Dominican Republic – Road Trip 2015

I guess every vacation eventually comes to an end, and our 2015 road trip through the Southeast region of the Dominican Republic is no exception.  We wrap up our little week long road trip with a visit to the largest out island of the DR.  We head out on a two hour cruise to Saona […]

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Bayahibe 2015 – Quaint Little Marina Village On The Extreme Southeast Coast

Next stop on our 2015 road trip is the little marina village on the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic.   Bayahibe gets its fair share of tourists from nearby Punta Cana and also Dominican families from the capital, Santo Domingo.  Bayahibe keeps is small town atmosphere while also being well equipped to handle visiting […]

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Punta Cana 2015 – Home Of The Dominican Republic All-Inclusive

Continuing along on our 2015 road trip through the Southeast region of the Dominican Republic, we decided to give you a little taste of what Punta Cana is all about.  To sum it up, Punta Cana is all about catering to the millions of  vacationers and tourists that make the Dominican Republic the number one […]

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