Victorian House Boutique Hotel
Travel Blogs from Sosua
Things I will miss
... one of the most beautiful beaches in the world
In the Time of the Butterflies
This one comes with a brief history lesson! Wahoo!
Four sisters, the Mirabal sisters, were born into a wealthy family during the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic (born from 1924-1935). Minerva, one of the sisters, became very involved in the anti-Trujillo revolution. She was even personally sought out by Trujillo and he made several sexual advances towards her. While women were not allowed to ...
Rice, beans, nachos, fruits, and liver
... had chicken liver for lunch and as it turns out that is not my favorite. Did you know liver crumbles? It's really gross. I tried it the first time and the second time I said, very politely, "there's no way I'm eating that". Generally I like whatever is prepared although it does get quite repetitive. For dinner, I usually get back late from class and the housekeeper has something waiting for ...
Bumpy ride
... nothing was damaged, but he didn't want his laptop that was inside to be tested again if it came down to it...). Just a little lesson in island living. Not a hitch the rest of the ride, and we made it back to dusty Luperon safely.
The dock master lent Pete his little boat to row out to Hejira to fetch our dinghy, and we got our groceries and luggage back and settled in. Caleb caught us up on his week, which was relatively low key due ...
République Dominicaine
... Dû à mes maudits principes, je m’en suis retourné bredouille. De plus, à cause de moi, Sébastien n’a pas acheté le t-shirt qu’il désirait après l’avoir convaincu que ça ne faisait pas de sens de payer 7 ou 8 dollars canadiens. Je me suis tout de même senti un peu en voyage d'aventure lorsque j’ai dû payer pour aller aux toilettes.
En 2009, nous avons prix un taxi pour se rendre à Cabarete, un village situé à 15 km de Sosua ...
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