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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The Slow Making of a Demoralized Mentality

After more than 360 visitors somethings have become quite obvious. Not only to myself but to all of us who’ve lived in similar peaceful surroundings for any length of time. One of which we’ve noticed the most is people living in stress free ambiances tend to have a different outlook on life. A more positive […]

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Bavaro Dominican Republic – A Tourist Shopping Meca Right On The Beach

Bavaro is one of those iconic little beach towns on the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic.  Just a few miles north of the famous Punta Cana resort town.  As you would expect, Bavaro is jam packed with every imaginable tourist gift store and beach supply store.  I think of this little town as a […]

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Continuing Our Southeast DR Road Trip – Another State Of Art Highway Project

We see evidence in the news everyday that many countries are struggling and facing financial turmoil, yet we continue to see ample evidence that the Dominican Republic continues on its upswing.  As we were traversing the mid-south to southeast regions of the Island, we stumbled on yet another one of the many new road construction […]

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Your Health May Depend on Where You Live

After the final couple departed on what might be our longest consecutive stretch of visitors I now have a couple of days to catch up on things. That’s why I’ve been behind on both my posts and my chores around the house. One things for certain no matter how busy I’ll never let it interfere […]

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Caño Hondo Eco Lodge and Taino Caves – Southeast DR Road Trip 2015

The Caño Hondo Eco Lodge and nearby Taino Caves were a real treat along our road trip through the Southeast region of the DR.  As you probably know if you have followed our blog post for very long, we tend to fly from the seat of our pants when we set out on our vacation road […]

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Let’s Explore The Southeast Region Of The DR – Road Trip 2015

Finally, Liane and I were able to block out a week between the free Discovery Tours to take a little vacation of our own.  This year we decided to explore the Southeast region of the Dominican Republic.  As you will see in this series of videos we start our little adventure traversing that beautiful stretch […]

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