Viva W Palace Punta Cana

... much that I will definately return in my next trip in January 2010.<br>How I can describe Saona??White beach, blue and warm water, a lot of music and drinks.<br>It is like the paradise island of your dreams.<br>I woke up little bit early...7.00am on vacation it IS early, but I was expecting a great day and so it was.<br>The bus till Bayahibe, then the Catamaran and a lot of Dolphin swimming around...then Saona ...

... the way he told us first). My conclusion is that he really just wanted to check us out as we walked by...TWICE.<br><br>15 minutes later we FINALLY find the entrance to the trail. The "fun facts" at the entrance tell us among many other cool things that "The reserve has over 700 plant species, 36% of which are found nowhere else in the world but the Dominican Republic" ...awesomeness! Also important to note that there are no venomous snakes or spiders on ...

... functions), and speakers that BLAST music from about 8am to 2pm every day. The employees at Punta Cana work strange shifts; 12-13 days straight at about 13 hours a day/night without a break then they have 2-3 days off. Most of them have family at least an hour away and only see them on their days off. Therefore, the Club is a place they hang out while during their time off while they are in the middle of their 13 day schedule ...

Fui en el autobus a el Parque Nacional del Este. Fui a acampar en el parque y fui a pescar en el agua. Fui a subir en las arboles. Fue a estar fenomenal. Fui a ver los animales. Muchos iguanas en la Republica de Dominicana. La Republica de Dominicana tiene muchos animales. En el Parque Nacional del Este, fui a comer bocadillos.

... mad dash back to the room to shower quickly, finish packing, and head off to the airport. Sara apparently had weird flights on both end - we realized that her flight out is on Sunday, so she has an extra day. She was completely happy with that outcome! Once again, the car got stopped by police. These were dressed in camouflage and carrying very large guns. Because of the uniform difference, I don't think they were the same group as the other people who stopped us. This ...

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, enjoyed the beautiful beaches, and ...

... s with Italian staff, we are immediately in heaven *v** a late lunch bef*re heading back f*r a swim in *ur p**l. In the evening, G*atgirl and I wand**ed d*wn t* *ur h*tel's bar and restaurant area. We aren't t** hungry due t* the late lunch, s* a c*cktail and snack is in *rd**. It is h**e wh**e we g*t t* met Jas*n.... Jas*n is a freak. A mix *f Afr* Am**ican and G**man wh* s*meh*w ended up in the D*minican Republic, he pr*ceeds t* make us remarkably unc*mf*rtable. S*mewhat ...

... keep myself entertained with them - but my roommate didn't and the spanish speaking television wasn't working for her.<br><br>Needless to say, the remainder of the week turned out to be a bust - and it was a long week. Now I do my research ahead of time to make sure I'm going to a place in the appropriate season. I also know to check out hotel and resort information to ...

On our first full day at the resort the weather was gorgeous - our soul intentions for this trip was to sit pool side and not move...utter relaxation...we managed to do a full day of this!<br><br>The pool was nice and it was the off season so it wasn't very crowded at all. Overall it was a great day and we enjoyed it very much. <br><br>We had dinner at the restaurant and this is ...

... a car to take her the airport we were meeting at. I don't remember the airport but I know it wasn't too far, it was only supposed to be a quick flight for her!<br><br>I was getting really anxious as I waited for her - flying by myself out of the country wasn't really in my plan and I was uncomfortable with the idea as I wasn't really a savvy traveler at this point, and I didn't really want to go by myself for any length of time. The plan had ...