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F R E ENEW!
ONE day on October 2009 we started this
experiment in internet: useful information, humor,
short stories, feature articles and pretty good
pictures. Our first article was: Don’t Drink and Drive!
Obviously, as well as all civilizied countries, you
cannot drink and drive in the Dominican Republic! It
is not for the laws or to please local policemen…it’s
for you! Your love ones or friends.
Common alcohol beverages in the DR are Beer,
Rum, Mama Juana (a mixture of bark and herbs left
to soak in rum, red wine and honey) and local
blended whiskies commonly served in bars, discos
or social clubs. Also in ‘colmadones’, a highly
popular, and rather curious mix of small
supermarkets and bars, where natives gather to
socialized.
All night life is limited up to 12 o’clock Mondays to
Thursdays, and to 2 o’clock Fridays and Saturdays.
December and some tourist areas are rule-free
though. Although we do not have police control
points over drinking drivers, nor sober-designated
driver either, alcohol-related traffic accidents
account for 70% of all serious injuries or death over
DR roads.
Please, do not drive under the influence of
alcohol!
Do not drink tap water either! Locals, even in the
most rural areas, will either boil their water or
purchase bottled water. Eating salads or other food
that may be washed in tap water is not advisable.
Ice is a bad idea as well, except in luxury hotels and
restaurants (which produce ice from bottled water).
If you plan on cooking or washing dishes for longer
stays, it is a good idea to rinse everything with
bottled or boiled water before use.
A modern network of supermarkets are available
in major cities [and Punta Cana...] where you can
buy mostly all ingredients for your meals.
Two Yearsin Internet already. Now on Paper
Some 50 K north lies Uvero Alto, with half a dozen resorts in front
of the rather agitated Atlantic waves. One day, some mountain
bikers decided to do some trail riding there and, by their
surprise... the ocean was so calm that for maybe once in a
lifetime, they rode for kilometers over the sand! One hour later:
the waves were back.
DominicanGateway.com 2011
DominicanGateway.com 2011
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The Myster y ofCapeEngano
Was it real? No?...
Robert J. Mena
PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
SAN RAFAELDEL YUMA
HICACOPOND
HOYOCLARO LAGOON
BONILLA
NISIBON
PaloAmargo
EL BONAO
PEÑONDEL REY
LA OTRABANDA
EL CUEI
BAYAHIBE
Saona Island
PARQUENACIONALDEL ESTE
VERON
Caves
Casa de Ponce
de León
LAGUNAREDONDA
LA CEIBAEL SALAO
MACAO
LA CRUZDEL ISLEÑO
HIGUEY
CORDILLERAORIENTAL
LA ROMANA
HOYO AZULPOND
Las Brujitas
“LA CAÑA”
Asphalt
Truck
Dirt Road
Motorbike/ATV
Mountain Bike
BRING with you, or buy it in a local store, a portable plastic fridge. A knife (for peeling tropical fruits...) and flash light. Remember some plastic bags to keep them inside the car. Also, pocket money (one dollar bills are always welcome!) and, a non-expensive mobile phone, with your chip, in case of an emergency. Take note of local telephone numbers.
ShoppingWHEN visiting natural spots in Punta Cana District, you will notice that... natives are not that friendlier with mother nature. Soon you will discover horrible plastic garbage even in the most isolated areas. It is the unfair price we are paying for unplanned, let’s say... ignorance, mass tourism. Please, do not littering. Thank you! Enjoy!
Help Nature
Tenis/PaddleFOR practicing or playing -sadly- we need to buy court time in some of the resorts in Punta Cana District. Maybe in some court in a villa. However, MELIÁ Caribe sometimes allows local residents to play for free. Maybe in some of the tennis courts in RIU Hotel Complex in Arena Gorda...
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