Festival de los Cabrerenos 2015 – Homecoming In Cabrera

I think the Festival de los Caberenos says a lot about this little coastal village of Cabrera, on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.  One weekend each year many of the people that were born and raised in Cabrera return to the little village from wherever they are working and living to reunite with […]

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Forbes Article Blasts The DR – Funny How Different Perspectives Can Be

I just saw a posting on one of our DR Escapes youtube videos that I felt was worthy of a little more analysis.  The writer obviously has done some research to form his perspectives and opinions, however I would challenge our readers to form their own opinions after thinking about it.  The point of this […]

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A Short Post That’s Long on Knowledge

I just wanted to make a quick post about a subject I’ve mentioned months prior to a couple of folks who are rather close to me. The first person is Larry the tech guy and the second is Maria head of operations over at Abreu Immigration Services. Since we’re so busy with the volumes of […]

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Tropical Octagon Home Capitalizes On The Tropical Lifestyle

So what is an ideal “Tropical Home”.  That is a reasonable question I have heard often, especially when you consider how diverse our group of tour participants is.  For many of you, your idea of an “ideal” home where you live now may be dramatically different from what I might believe is “ideal” for the […]

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A Lazy Day At Bacardi Island – Another North Coast Beach Escape

Bacardi Island, just of the coast of Samana Dominican Republic, is one of those perfect settings for a lazy day on the beach.  One of the neat things that Johnny does when a new batch of students graduate his English Language school is treat them to a little outing at one of the nearby beaches. […]

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Ocean View Real Estate On The Cheap?

I am always watching out for potential bargains for our DYD Tour Guests.  The partially completed ocean view home I highlight in today’s video tour may be just the right opportunity for someone that likes to get involved in a project.  This is a chance to grab up and complete a 5 bedroom home with […]

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CABRERA ROCKS! With Frank Reyes

On a previous post I mentioned how carwashes in the DR are many things. One of which of course is washing cars but they also range from bars to restaurants from gathering places to even live concerts! That’s correct even live outdoor concerts! Last week our friends over at Monarca Car Wash held yet another […]

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Ocean View Real Estate – How We Find The Best Deals – Insider Advantage

Finally Johnny has joined the DR Escapes team full time and I can let you in on a little secret about how we are able to find some incredible real estate deals for the participants in our free North Coast Discovery Tours.  One of the tricks to finding a good deal on Dominican Republic ocean […]

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Somethings not right here REAL FISHY

Yesterday I was scheduled to be in the Capitol. I was making a custom set of seat covers for our Honda Pilot. Late Monday I received the “we’re good to go call” stating that the template was ready. After a couple of questions regarding the logo size and color followed up by a confirmation photo […]

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Latest Ocean View Property Popular With Future Expats

Continuing our tour of ocean view properties that are popular with the families that are participating in our free North Coast Discovery Tours, we will take a look at one of the newest development on the ridgeline overlooking Cabrera Dominican Republic. Today we will drive up the newly paved mountain road up into the Loma […]

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