One of the things I quickly realized while visiting Santo Domingo is the prominence given to Christopher Columbus in the city, particularly in the tourist sites. I’ll admit that I was not much of a history kind of guy growing up. I was more into math and science and recess. So, there are a lot […]
Our Top Five Santo Domingo Hangouts
In addition to the historical and touristic sites in Santo Domingo, there were a number of places we found ourselves going back to more than once in our forty-five days there. These ranged from parks to restaurants to stores. Some of these places surprised even me. So here they are, some of our favorite places […]
Top Seven Things to Do in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo is full of history. It was founded in 1496 (remember the old rhyme – 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue) just a few years after the Europeans discovered “The New World”. It houses the first Catholic Church in the Americas. Tons of history and neat things to see and do. Here is our […]
Carnival in Santo Domingo – We Partied Until 8:00 PM!!
We experienced a Carnival parade in Santo Domingo! It was a lot of fun. February is Carnival month in a lot of places in Latin America and of course Mardi Gras in New Orleans is very famous as well. Carnival here in Santo Domingo has some similarities, but many differences. Both Mardi Gras and Carnival in […]
Getting Around in Santo Domingo – Transportation Options
There are a lot of different modes of transportation here in the Dominican Republic. I am going to talk about our observations of how people get around and then give you some of our own experiences. Hop in and hang on – First of all, let me start with some of the ways that we […]
Our Apartment by the Caribbean Sea in Santo Domingo
During our travels we plan to travel slowly, staying weeks, and in many cases months at a time in an area. Our thoughts behind this: Get to know the area from a more intimate perspective than an in-and-out tourist Interact more with local people in their day to day life rather than just those in […]
Will the Real Punta Cana Please Stand Up?
Our first stop on our retirement nomadic journey was Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Why there? A few reasons: It is sunny and warm in the middle of January The Dominican Republic is a relatively low cost country We could use hotel reward points for the Sheraton Four Points hotel in Punta Cana and get a […]
Stop in the Name of the Law – I Want Some of Your Money
One of the things we may have to get used to as we travel around the world is the fact that in many places law enforcement is paid very little and must supplement their income with “donations”, whether voluntary or forced. We plan on using taxis, buses or other forms of public transportation most of […]