Coming and going!

legs208 wrote:

I’m traveling from South Carolina (USA) to Las Terrenas on the 9th -13th and Santo Domingo 13 - 17th. If someone  wants anything brought down please let me know and I’ll try to accommodate it.

Also for those who go to One Love or Campo Kitchen, do you know if Juan and Jenni are still working there? I would like to bring them somethings.

Thanks…

Just to let you know, there was a devastating fire this morning at Pueblos de los Pescadores. The entire structure is gone, all restaurants have been lost. This is a blow to the community as a whole, but especially for the owners and employees of all those restaurants.

Oh no!!!!

AGAIN!!! .  Just received videos — so so crushingly sad!!!

carolmarchena wrote:

AGAIN!!! .  Just received videos — so so crushingly sad!!!

Let's hope they rebuild in concrete so there are firewalls between each restaurant! I don't know if the ownership has changed since the last fire, but rebuilding every decade is not a sustainable model!

We have been receiving "Whats Ups" all day about this. Sounds like a total loss. I know the community will rally around this as Las Terrenas is a very close knit community.

Didn't Campo burn down?

Yes, this morning

brycebigelow wrote:

Didn't Campo burn down?

It supposedly started with Campo Kitchen and destroyed all 14 restaurants.

Gbc you trying to get your post count up?   Your comments seem to not always be appropriate!

@NelleG

Hello NelleG,

I also be in Bayahibe 2nd. week in October. do you own property there of just for a quick vacay. We are investing on a property there and just looking to make new friends with like minded people.

Thanks,

WC

Giving this  pinned post a boost.  Over the next few months many will come and go.  Lets help each other out when we can!

We'll be coming from Indianapolis 12/5 through POP, departing 12/20. I won't have a ton of room. But if anyone has letters/documents to mail or wants something small brought in, let me know. We'll be in Sosua.

    We'll be coming from Indianapolis 12/5 through POP, departing 12/20. I won't have a ton of room. But if anyone has letters/documents to mail or wants something small brought in, let me know. We'll be in Sosua.
   

    -@Brewpub56

Great offer! You might have folks wanting to send letters/small packages back with you since shipping out of DR is so expensive!

@Brewpub56

thats very nice of you to offer  , but i would keep it to letters/documents .” make sure its not money ”

remember the customs people will as whats in the suitcase and have ”you personally packed all luggage and ”  packages  “  yourself

i sure you wouldn’t have to worry about some small little package someone handed you to take out of the country for them….😯

Normally envelopes are left open so the person packing their suitcase can verify. No one should take a closed package for anyone.

    Normally envelopes are left open so the person packing their suitcase can verify. No one should take a closed package for anyone.
   

    -@planner

Exactly - and make sure you know the person too!

Short story, man goes on vacation with his to wife to her home country  ( Brazil ) while there they buy some souvenir’s , so now they don’t have enough room in their luggage .

  so the wife’s second cousin who she’s not to tight with says take my little carry on “ i don’t need it he say ” , so off they go to the airport ,  while at the airport  they get stoped by customs because there was drug residue in the the case… just enough to get arrested for .  apparently the man had kept drugs in the suitcase at one   time…….

take what you want out of this story , but if something doesn’t belong to me and i didn’t buy it myself  its not goin w/me…much to old for that nonsense

Hi, we are planning to go back to the Netherlands. We just had our 40ft container here for 4 months with all our belongings and some stuff we wanted to sell here, but things didn't work out as planned so far and we made the decision to go back to our homeland, we miss our family and friends more than we could imagine.  Its hard to find transport for personal belongings back to europe. As a 20 foot container might be too expensive we are also checking for options with just boxes and or a few large pieces. Does anyone know a reasonable option ? The link on this site didnt give me a usefull quote so far.

Regards Joep

I am sorry this did not work out for you.  I hope someone can help you.

No I didn't go as of yet, I am wondering on whether 3500.00 cdn would be sufficient to live on for extended period in the Dominican.

The main concern would be rentals, utilities and food plus health insurance.

Absolutely its  enough. YOu can live very comfortably on that.  Now I have assumed its just you and your spouse, no need for  private schools etc.

No I have my wife as well....

@Vaneijkjoep

I assume you tried the dutch movers and the one you already used to come to the DR?

Here are a few from the DR itself: https://moverdb.com/nl/verhuisbedrijven … republiek/

Too bad it didn't work out for you. I plan to spend more time in the DR but I am keeping my house in the Netherlands.

Expat Fatigue affects 80% of travellers who think they want to move to another country, only to discover that they have trouble with a new language, new culture, new climate and a loss of family and community from their old country.

You are not alone as you prepare to return to your country....

AND this is why we recommend  trying it out first before shipping everything here or buying a residence! 

I'm coming down on 4/29 to oversee my small bathroom renovation project.

I would like to say I could bring something down for you guys if you needed it. But unfortunately, I have so MUCH stuff crammed into my 1 checked bag and personal item, there is absolutely no room left!  It is,  as we say in Indiana, a "New Track Record " in my packing abilities. Never has so much gone into so little. All household stuff.

I've also accumulated quite the collection of one way suitcases. I've contacted a beach vendor friend asking where they might be of use. He's going to take them and find them good homes. Well, at least a better homes than stacked up in top of my closet. Lol....

@Brewpub56 Instead of buying new one-way suitcases each time, consider collapsible duffels on wheels! Several times, I've been able to fit one (collapsed) into my carry-on along with everything I needed for my trip to the US. Then, I filled it for my return to the DR.

@ddmcghee

Their not new. I do have a collapsible one if I know I'm bringing stuff back. But most of the time, it's just household stuff. I just use these big, old suitcases taking up space, sitting in my attic. But thank you for the tip!

And if you need more look at garage sales, flea.markets etc