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Jarabacoa Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
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Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Let me start with an extremely important spider update: The spiny orb weaver spider IS REAL! And he is living on a bush near our room. Photos tomorrow...promise. (And if I was going to see one of the previously mentioned arachnids, spiny orb dude is a ...
Week 3: Best One Yet
... earlier, these 3 days were absolutely perfect and just what I needed. I'm not anything close to a city girl and continue to find myself overwhelmed by Santiago. Jarabacoa gave me a chance to relax and appreciate my farm lifestyle back home a lot more. ...
Adventure Tour - Week 1
... I honestly thought it was going to twist and ankle and throw me to the ground. Yesterday evening we arrived in Jarabacoa, which is a small mountain town. The scenery here is absolutely beautiful. Today we went whitewater rafting ...
Nice Jarabacoa Hotel
... in Dominican Republic many times over the past ten years. I found a really nice place up in the moutains in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic called Brisas de los Alpes. They have about 75 acres with beautiful moutaon scenery and a huge beautiful swimming ...
Inland
... up streams in the "Rio Biaguate"? The water was cool and clear, I love walking in riverbeds. Then we spoke to some Dominican tourists, they were very friendly it seems to be an entirely different atmosphere here in the "countryside" even the staff has ...
Pico Duarte
... went down quickly to base camp while the temperature was quickly rising. Finally down at base camp it was time for a real breakfast? Dominican style, pork chops and potatoes. It wasn't really what I had wished for but I needed nutrition and the dogs too. ...
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic. We stayed at Casa De Campo in La Romana. Lovely hotel with nice beach. Enjoyed the Spa very much. My hubby loved the golf course at Casa de Campo's four Pete Dye designed golf courses play among the finest courses found anywhere. The ...
a chin of this and a chin of that
... That's all I know for now but will update everyone in 2 weeks when I find out more. I have been living in Constanza, Dominican Republic for the last 3 weeks and have an additional 2 more weeks here of training. I live with a family who takes ...
Gold panning Adventure in the Dominican Republic
Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic is in the Central mountain range of the country about an hour from Santiago by car. I have traveled all over the country here and I have to say, this is probably the nicest spot. If you like the outdoors and adventure this is ...
La lluvia, sol, gente, lengua
In the D.R. at an internet cafe with a 15 and 17 year old who I just met 5 minutes ago and they proceeded to drag me here...this seems to be the lifestyle I´m diving into. A super friendly, open, community that takes life and embraces it and embraces ...
Many Friends...
... chiq and is a really great person to hang around. Another is, Brother Misa, he actually is serving in Manaboa but he comes to Jarabacoa a lot. He served here as well awhile ago and is now back for some time. So we have had some really good going away ...
In Case You Forgot, I´m On A Carribbean Island
AS I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP: I have a rush of thoughts pour through my mind. I think of what I´ve left behind and where I am headed. I think of the daily routines that I´m missing and the ambiguity of my new lifestyle. I think of the new ...
Gustov and Friends
... to La Zona Colonial (The Colonial Zone) last weekend to take a tour of the part of the capital that is the most famous in Dominican history. I am able to find my way around the capital much easier than before now and I can even tell my Spanish is ...
Dilly throws a sickie
Poor old Dilly - wanted to get off the boat, but only to be sick it seems! Weather didn't improve things - chucking it down all ...
Mi primera semana en Jarabacoa...the first week!
... easier and easier to understand that "Como tu estas?" sounds like "Como tuta?" So...what seems the same about Jarabacoa and the Dominican people? 1. The same music blares from the front porches and the back of trucks at all hours of the ...
Friends, Facilitation, and Foam
THE REAL DEAL: I don´t want to give the impression that things are all rainbows and mariposas (butterflies) here, because that is not the case. Realizing that a there are children without shoes, homes with tin roofs and rats, and trash in ...
Challenge
Up at 06.00, breakfast and then jump on the truck. It was a fast and bumpy ride through the beautiful country side with Yake river on the right side. Once at the starting point the mule drivers started to load the mules and we started to walk in a quick ...
What happen in La Vega, Tay in La Vega
... to the world famous La Vega ‘Carnaval’. This carnaval celebration is held every week in February all over the Dominican Republic, leading up to the weekend of the 27th of February, which is not only the culmination of Carnaval, but also the ...
Carnival!
Today was a pretty relaxed day and much needed after a week in the campos and a full day at the beach yesterday! After a late mooring wake up, I read more of Life of Pi (I am not that successful reading on the beach. It's hard for me to concentrate when ...
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