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New Fast Track Residency Program Benefits Expats – Big Change

The Dominican Republic has been making reforms in order to attract foreign nationals looking to retire and invest in the country. Today we will chat with one of our immigration consultants about one of those changes that may be a game changer benefiting new expats. This is the first in our “Interviews With Immigration Consultants” series of […]

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Will 2016 Be a Year of Change?

Now that the holiday season has now come to a close I hope that everyone is still sticking to their resolutions. Whether its making the necessary changes leading to better health or taking the time to understand what real contentment is the question still remains. Is it going to happen in 2016? Is 2016 going […]

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The Importance of Having a Plan “B” For Everything!!

Hi Guys Just thought I’d create a quick post on what happened to us Christmas Day. My Brother in Law Dennis is spending a couple of weeks here and we’re having a great time. After spending Christmas Eve with a group of friends an evening that lasted well into the morning hours we decided to […]

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Road Trip To Constanza – Part Two

Continuing along on our road trip to Constanza Dominican Republic, I suspect you have to admit that this is a little different than almost any other Caribbean island you may have visited.  In the first place, there are very few other islands where you can drive 5 hours anywhere.  The Dominican Republic is relatively huge […]

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Road Trip To Constanza – Lush Mountain Farms For As Far As You Can See

Johnny and I had an unexpected weekend off.  What to do?  Road Trip was the first thing to cross our minds, so road trip it is.  You know me.  I never miss an opportunity to get out on the lesser traveled roads in my 4 wheel drive truck to explore another part of this diverse […]

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FREAK STORM HITS CABRERA!!!

Hi Guys, While on my way out to pick up some people the strangest thing occurred. A few of my neighbors were waving their hands in efforts to grab my attention. As I came to a stop and rolled down my window I asked Que Paso? Hoy no se está cruzando el río (today you are […]

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START BECOMMING YOUR OWN AVATAR!!

Another wet day as we’re well into the rainy season. I was driving around town paying some bills and taking care of some other tasks when I passed a rather unique holiday decoration. I viewed it as more than just simple holiday ornamentation. This simple ornament served to rejuvenate several reasons why we decided to […]

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Continuing On Our New Highway Discovery Tour – Rio San Juan To San Francisco de Macoris

It seemed like it would be simple enough to hop in the truck and check out the new highway they are carving across the hilltops between Rio San Juan on the North Coast and San Francisco de Macoris in the central region.  After all, how difficult can it be.  Well believe it or not, it […]

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Come Explore The Latest Major Highway Opening Up The North Coast

If you have followed this blog any time at all, you know that we will never pass up an opportunity to go exploring new territory, especially if it means we can throw it in 4-wheel drive.  One of the other things that makes living on the north coast so interesting for us is watching progress […]

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It’s Natural Law and We Don’t Matter

Since the events of Paris took place a lot of emails have been coming in asking various questions. Most of these questions revolve around two subjects. One obviously deals with safety. The second subject kind of surprised me. Several people have brought up the previously mentioned hockey stick uptick in violence. Several pointed out how […]

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