Casa Marina Reef Sosua

... friends at the University of Ottawa (Caen and Justin Suni, Chris and Graham Hilton, Chris Smith, Raphael Rodriguez, Adam Brown, Apoorve Chokshi, Natalie Seniuk, Ashley, Annie Lacroix, and Gen Brown. We stayed at a resort called Casa Marina Reef in ...

I love the DR with its wonderful beaches, there is lots to do: is it sun bathing on 1 of the 3 beaches right in Sosua, shopping in the small stores, not to forget:  bargain the prices... squad tours, horse back riding and more. And there is the ...

A very quick glance at the Lonely Planet Guide for Domincan at the Toronto Airport yeilded info that Sosua was a seedy little sea-side town.  The great location of our resort let us walk out the front door and right into town. No problems. Just ...

... My dad wanted to take me and Leanna out today to the "real" world, that is, outside of our resort and into the city of Sosu''.  And I can say it was quite an experience that I'll never forget.  From nearly the moment we stepped out of the resort ...

... need another shower.  I wanted to see more of the resort though (the 'beach' side of our 2 part resort - we're on the 'reef' side - but they are practically one and the same since it's all in the same general area).   We passed by a guy near ...

... " trip (gratefully all paid for by my parents as a Christmas present), flying there by Air Transat and staying at the Casa Marina Beach & Reef Resort in the city (or town?) of Sosu''.  "All inclusive" means that you pay one price for: your room, ...

[note: this was actually written on Jan. 6th] Saturday, January 5th was fairly unmomentous and so I didn't bother writing yesterday - plus I was feeling too sick (head cold) to bring myself to the computer at the end of the day.  Leanna and I, ...

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 ...

This morning I woke up with a bit more of a sore throat and the "sniffles" than I had on the second day we were here.  It's from the air conditioning in the room, which I'm trying to keep to a minimum but it's still getting to me.  Leanna, who ...