lifestyle

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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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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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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