Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Travel Blogs

A right turn in the wrong direction
May 23, 2005 (3 photos)

Hello all, this update is kind of special since we are now in the Dominican Republic and have surprised everyone at my sister's wedding! We've been plotting the surprise for two months. Much to my family's dismay and my sister's utter disappointment, we ...

Rum Drinks... Yum!
Feb 10, 2006

Yummy, Rummy

Saona Island
Feb 23, 2007 (5 photos)

Danielle booked us on an excursion today it was a difficult decision since we were torn between snorkling or this particular one. We got up at 7:00AM headed out to a transit station to board another bus which then carted a group of us an hour and a ...

Beach Day!
Feb 24, 2007

Yet another beach day!  Played some psuedeo slapball volleyball, Danielle and I went sailing on a Hobie Cat and after a couple of tacking snafu's we were able to get everything figured out and off and running.

a lazy week in Punta Cana
Feb 26, 2009 (21 photos)

... the clueless government to fix things up...all that... our little "paradise of choice" this year happened to be Punta Cana, Dominican Republic ...we spent six days there, in one of their highly rated all-inclusive resorts - Majestic Colonial...I heard ...

Catalonia Bravaro
Feb 21, 2007 (3 photos)

After a four hour flight, we arrived in Punta Cana only to be greeted by a sudden rainstorm, how funny was that. Despite that small bit of fun, Danielle and I arrived in good order at the resort where we were staying.

Dodging the police and a horrible Valentine's Day
Feb 14, 2007

... to the capital.  That was ok, because I had planned on visiting Leah, my friend from the states who would be in Punta Cana, a resort in the East side of the country and i would have to pass through the capital anyway.  Monday morning: No phone ...

A paradise by the name of Punta Cana
Oct 25, 2005 (3 photos)

BEAUTIFUL WHITE SAND BEACHES - CAN ONE ASK FOR MORE? We stayed at the Melia Caribe Tropical, a heaven on earth all-inclusive resort. The beach was within steps of our room and the 7 days in paradise ended way too soon!

Day Two!
Feb 22, 2007 (5 photos)

Today...today Danielle and I did a great deal of...of...of nothing. Well we laid out by the pool then laid out on the beach then laid out on the beach a bit more then back to the pool. You get the idea. The weather turned out much better ...

Last Day!
Feb 25, 2007 (5 photos)

Last day at the Catalonia Bavaro! The resort was laid out pretty well, it was a fun time, the food was mediocre at best and the whole beach towel thing was a pisser but on the whole Danielle and I had a good time.  We took one of the Hobie Cat out ...

Slowing down in Punta Cana
Apr 10, 2009 (8 photos)

 We landed safe and sound in the DR and are enjoying a relaxing 4 days together at a resort in Punta Cana.  We are weaving in a block of schooling time in the morning and in the afternoon...otherwis e it feels like we are on springbreak and that we will be ...

Extreme Snorkeling
Jul 11, 2008 (1 photos)

... underside of the reef and fought the torrential currents that could have smashed us into the reef.  Despite the extreme nature of the sport, Marc and I still found time to share a smile on the boat ride back to the Punta Cana Hotel and Resort.

Brave Marc
Jul 15, 2008 (1 photos)

As part of our couse we learned about the honeybees of the Punta Cana Ecological Foundation.  The beekeeper only had 5 veils; Marc volunteered to be one of the brave students to venture into the bee hive area with the protective gear.  However, ...

WHAT A WONDERFULL ISLAND
Apr 7, 2007 (6 photos)

     WHEN YOU FIRST LAND YOU WALK DOWN THIS TIME. THAT'S RIGHT DOWN SOME METAL STAIRS. THE FIRST THING THAT HITS YOU IS THE HEAT. WHILE I AM USE TO SOME VERY STRONG HEAT IT IS DEFFINATLY DIFFRENT HERE. DON'T EXPECT ANY AIR IN THE AIR ...

Grand Palladium Bavaro Resort and Spa - Punta Cana
Jun 18, 2007

Grand Palladium Bavaro Resort and Spa - Punta Cana 2006

Jellyfish
Sep 17, 2008 (1 photos)

I slept poorly last night and finally gave up on sleeping shortly after the sun came up. Good thing I did, because early morning is a beautiful time at the beach! I threw on my tennis shoes, grabbed my iPod, and headed for the ecological park. The ...

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Feb 10, 2005

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Jul 1, 2008

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SKIP IT - Especially in May
May 9, 2005

As I mentioned before, I didn't do my homework.  And the too good to be true price we paid for the week turned out that obviously there was a reason.  May is the rainy season in DR.  The day started out well - we hit up the beach and did ...

Punta Cana DR
Apr 21, 2007

Paradisus Palma Real in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Bavaro/Punta Cana
Jul 27, 2007 (10 photos)

This was our first vacation spot and one of Simon's favorite spots. Here we spent six days and all six of them we just kicked back on the beach at an all-inclusive resort. This is where Simon and I went parasailing for the first time. We also went sailing ...

Punta Cana
May 21, 2008 (4 photos)

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Hispañola única
Jul 13, 2007 (5 photos)

Die Dominikanische Republik liegt in der Karibik. Sie bildet den östlichen Teil der Insel Hispaniola.

Dom. rep.
Oct 8, 2006 (2 photos)

... with my lovely wife on our honeymoon. It was really beautiful there and not to mention warm and muggy. We stayed at the paridusis punta cana it was alright but would 've been better if we could 've spoke spanish because they treated those that could speak ...

Living the Life of Leisure
Feb 26, 2009 (7 photos)

There is something about a week on the tropical island of the Dominican Republic that melts away all your inhibitions about life.  Why in the United States do we allow so much stress and pressure infiltrate our daily lives?  The people of the DR ...

Beautiful beaches...and Montezuma's Revenge
May 31, 2007 (6 photos)

Just a few weeks after we got back from Europe, we took another drip down to the Dominican Republic.  We stayed in Punta Cana for a few days and, in a complete departure from our Europe trip, did essentially nothing.  We went scuba diving, ...

Saona Island: Another great Vacation
Sep 11, 2009 (8 photos)

... and people much more! ahhh...they are amazing. I stayed just for one week but it is enough time for be part of the Dominican spirit. I went to Saona Island and I met a lot of friends, local and internation...we enjoyed so much that I will definately return ...

Punta Cana
Sep 13, 2007

Great scuba diving

Punta Cana
Sep 13, 2007

Great scuba diving

Grand Palladium Palace, Punta Cana, DR
Mar 15, 2009 (32 photos)

We just returned March 29th from 2 fantastic weeks at the Grand Palladium Palace in Punta Cana, DR.  This is our 6th all inclusive and we have to say it is the best so far. The service and the food and the resort were all top notch. We have nothing ...