Lifestyle Puerto Plata

... the great deal. As a result of the distance to town and the overpriced taxis, we never really motivated ourselves to see the real Puerto Plata. I guess that's all right, but made the week seem bizaarly artificial. The big perk of the week was a) 27 ...

... These are uneventful days for the reading and writing, but amazing for the soul. A real slip into an Argentinian lifestyle. Besides a great deal of canvassing our neighborhood we made our way to the Recoleta cemetery, where Argentinian dignitaries have ...

... after a small naval vessel just doesn't have the same comedy impact as one called Boobies... Isla de la Plata is easily visited from the fishing village of Puerto Lopez which is convenient as that's where we were staying at in a super chilled hostel. I ...

... and Spanish, can be seen all over the place - in the buildings (lots of faded colonial grandeur), food & wine (mmm!), lifestyle (siestas, fiestas), and the people (more European-looking than Europeans). In fact Porteños ('people of the port' as BA ...

... 'mé toppings.  It was muuuy rico (very rich, or delicious). So far, BsAs is pretty awesome.  I like the lifestyle and the attitude, and I'm even getting used to the accent and the vos, especially after hanging out with some porteño friends ...

... low density, given their proximity to  the historic business center.  These neighborhoods seemed to offer a pleasant, un-crowded lifestyle totally divorced from the gray city center. The city also has a free-trade zone that was described to us ...

... Also, I'm starting to realize how narrow minded I was to the lives of others. I must accept that everyone has a different lifestyle...and that I shouldn't judge others based on what I think is right....just love and leave the judging to the Lord. After ...

... a taxi back to the hostel. I'm liking this late lunch, late dinner and having a couple drinks at the bar late at night lifestyle (whether or not it includes more nightlife in the wee hours). Don't think it would work quite so well back home though. ...