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And rave about it. Just a much easier life. Surfing, Horseback lessons. End the day at the beach -- less stress... I wish I could convince my wife but she can't disconnect from the capitalist ratrace yet
>I didn't stay in a tourist-y area (e.g., Punta Cana). Rather, >I stayed in the Samana province in the northeastern part of >the island. Two of those months I was in the actual town of >Samana, and one month I stayed in the town of Las Terrenas >about 30 minutes away. > >I fell wholesale in love with Las Terrenas. It's a quaint town >with nothing but beautiful beaches and a lot of Europeans, for >whatever that's worth. The French starting coming -- and then >settling -- back in the 70s such that the 2nd language is >actually French. Large Euro expat community and Canadians. I >just recently heard that June saw a huge infux of American >tourists... so.. it's about to be ruined. LOL. > >Unlike Samana which is pretty sleepy, there is a strong food >scene and lots to do, and fun to be had (e.g., DJs on the >beach on Sundays, bars, clubs, etc. if that appeals). > >My only *rub* with the town... well there are 2... 1. It's far >from 'civilization' as it were. It's 2 hours to Santo Domingo >so you're pretty far from a real airport which, for me, >undermined the idea that DR is easy to get out of and go back >and forth to from NY. There is a regional airport about 20 >minutes away that I've heard is back open now, but was closed >when I was there back in March. The other piece -- which can >be solved for relatively easily, I suppose -- is >infrastructure. The wifi situation can be wonky and >unpredictable. That caused some agita as I was working on big >presentations and deadlines, etc., while there, and power >outages are a common occurrence. I suppose this isn't much >different from most islands but was definitely an annoyance. > >That said, I had an AMAZING time and really can't wait to go >back... probably in October before I hit Mexico City in >November. > >Feel free to hit the inbox for more info... happy to share all >that I know. > >
--- "though time has passed, im still the future" (c) black thought
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