culturevulture
Canadian expat in Dominican Republic
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Registration: 01 February 2012
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Restricted Diet by MamaCC
Hi All, My husband, children and I will be living in Las Terrenas for about 3 or 4 months this summer. We will be staying in a villa and will be cooking our own food for the most part. I see that there is a nice grocery store near by, but wondering ...
Gluten-intolerant or celiac individuals will find that the Dominican Republic is a place that is quite friendly to such diets given that the native diet is based on rice, corn, yucca or cassabe (both of the later are gluten-free "flours"). ... Read More
Tourist Roundup on the North Coast??? Is it safe to vacation? by PARADISECAT
Greetings all, it has been a while. I have been hanging out down on the Eastern part of the Island these days, but I could not help hearing rumors of Tourist being rounded up by immigration last Thur on the North Coast, I figured it was just rumors ...
At the volunteer-run The Meeting Place (Puerto Plata's International Center) we have made inquiries and are having representatives of the tourism ministry and of the immigration dept at a Q&A session on Friday Feb 10 in Puerto Plata (see ... Read More
Elementary Schools by Patrick523
My wife and I will be coming to Dominican Republic sometime in the summer to hopefully answer a range of questions. One of the most important questions for us is on the choices of schools for our granddaughter. Aryanna is 8 years old and full of ...
The international schools is a respected school that I would certainly recommend for older students. If you are envisaging a stay of a year or less then you could look into some of the private schools in Puerto Plata who have middle and upper class ... Read More
Coral Restoration Underwater Video -- Puerto Plata
Special Event in Puerto Plata Video/photographic presentation by Bill Passmore (PADI instructor with 1500 dives and corral reef restoration expert). Bill's mission has been to capture and share with others the colorful collage that is the ... Read More