Hotel Casa Valeria Sosua

Just a quick note and some pics of Rachele's house. Her house has two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. It also has a really nice little patio perfect for lazing and reading. In just her yard you can find a sour orange tree, a lime tree, and a platano (plantain) tree. Directly across the street is a mango tree, and next to it, ...

Hey everyone! We arrived in Santiago around 9:30pm Monday night. On the flight from Miami to Santiago Adam had a whole can of coke spill all over his pants. This is how he entered the country. Coca Cola all over the seat of his pants! Ha! FYI, Customs in the Dominican Republic doesn't give a damn about a return ticket. US Airlines made us purcha...

A collection weird things I saw in nature that I have not seen before (see photos). If anyone knows specific names or interesting animal/plant facts, please let me know!
Beyond the photos, we also caught glimpses of dolphins in the ocean. Also, from the shore my husband spotted whales. Before long, eveyrone was staring out at the waves and p...

A little bit of a prelude: Since we arrived, I have been awed by the terrific power of the waves. Over time they have powderized the reef on our resort. Each day I have witnessed their explosive power crashing onto the shore with a rumble loud as rolling thunder. And these aren't even stomy days when the ocean is angry. Upon arrival, we all spla...

Today was our last day here in this rainy/sunny tropical paradise. I wasn't looking forward to going back to our rainy, snowy, cold Canada and wanted to make the most of the day, with the hope of some co-operation from the weather. Today it seemed like the storm was finally over. It only rained once in the morning, and then after that started to...

This morning I actually got up kind of early - around 8am. Our dad was already up by then and was going to breakfast at 9am. I told him I'd be there at 10am (he stays there a long time to chat with everyone). I was very proud of myself to be getting up so early today! The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is go outside on the balcony...

Today I was so excited about starting our vacation that I woke up at 4:30am and then couldn't get back to sleep for a few hours. Fortunately there is air conditioning in the room, but it's already starting to make me sick (sore throat, etc.) so I need to figure out how to keep it low enough to keep it cool enough inside but not make us sick. We ...

firstly i apologise for the lame title of this entry. The past week i've been chilling out in sosua and getting some spanish lessons from my friend gralia, i've found my flight i want to get to jamaica, i couldn't find a direct route but i'll now go via the USA, which i said i wouldn't go to whilst bush is president as i don't agree with the for...

Hello, I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is this coming week. At this time last year, I was running from place to place like a chicken with it's head cut off. There was just so much going on that I do not think any of us had a single moment to breath. Our swearing-in ceremony was the day before Thanksgiving as it is once again this year, Thanks...

Saludos How is everyone? I am currently at a HIV/AIDS conference in the second biggest city in the country, Santiago. Occassionally, we have some breaks and I have to chance to jump on a computer and do some quick e-mailing or just finding out what is happening in the work or in the Dominican Republic. I figure that you will know if a hurricane ...