Apartementos Karibic

Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | Hotel

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Things I will miss

A travel blog entry by stephbrand

So I'm a little behind on my posts...but as most of you know, I'm coming home in 2 days!! So in honor of this, I'm going to do two posts today: Things I will miss/Things I will not miss.

THINGS I WILL MISS!

  • Having the housekeeper bring me juice when I am home in the afternoon
  • My host family and especially watching Tangled and Pocahontas in Spanish with my 3 year old mini me
  • Being able to take a two hour bus ride and ...

Rice, beans, nachos, fruits, and liver

A travel blog entry by stephbrand

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... on my sandwich! Avocado is currently in season and served with meals frequently. The avocados here are HUGE, the pits are as big as the whole avocado in the US!

SquareOne- Our favorite place to hangout is a casual restaurant across from the University called SquareOne (Where I am currently writing this post). It's great for doing homework (or blog posts...) and has the best ...

Reponse: Dominican/Haitian Relations

A travel blog entry by stephbrand

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... straightened hair it is usually assumed that she is Dominican.

On the other hand, at bars and such, white people are typically served first and there are definitely some clubs that are racist. Some of the lightest skinned Dominicans I have seen are at the University (obviously coming from wealthier families), so I guess that is saying something. but there are also a ton of Haitian exchange students and I ...

Happy Valentine's Day <3

A travel blog entry by tiffanybowman12

... amazing, but all of them carried a heavy balloon thing, that they went around the crowd hitting people with. I got hit a few times and it honesty felt like a leather ball with bricks inside, some of the girls have some pretty bad bruises. I felt like the whole things would have been a lot more if we didn’t spend half of our time avoiding being hit. Sunday night I was in bed feeling like I had to run a marathon, and the thought of hiking the next day was scaring me to death.
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Bienvenidos a la Republica Dominicana

A travel blog entry by hejira

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... in the dark.

With the trade winds coming from the east, the conditions along the coast can be a bit much during the day. However, at night, as the land of Hispaniola cools, a land breeze comes off of the island and, essentially, offsets the trades a bit, calming the conditions. We definitely didn't see any conditions that were too treacherous, but when we were about 15 or 20 nautical miles out from land, we were suddenly able to smell dirt, the soil ...

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This hotel, located on Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, is near Altos de Chavon Village, Bayahibe, Dye Fore, and Minitas.
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