Samana, Dominican Republic

Travel Blogs from Samana (28)

Shari
Shari's Birthday and Whale Watching
Feb 16, 2008

... of humpback whales that come here every winter to mate and breed.   The humpback whales that come to Samana migrate between the Dominican Republic, Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland, and the coast of New England in the US.   The Victoria II ...

A travel blog entry by sfrtw
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Weekend at the Beach, Samaná Peninsula, Dominican Republic travel blog
Weekend at the Beach
Apr 20, 2009

... and an amazing family.  4 adults, 7 kids, 2 sea kayaks, and 1 dog piled into a van and after a 4 hours on windy Dominican roads we arrived at a picture-perfect beautiful beach.  The pictures speak for themselves.   Ross will follow with some wrap up on our ...

A travel blog entry by explorerjones
On Common Ground:  Baseball, Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic travel blog
On Common Ground: Baseball
Apr 19, 2007

... 5,000 freed slaves from the US were invited to settle by Haiti in the early 19th century when Haiti controled the Domincan Republic for a few decades.  Though I didn't hear it, apparently there are still a few descendants of those freed slaves in and ...

A travel blog entry by chimichenga
Las Terrenas, Samaná Peninsula, Dominican Republic travel blog
Las Terrenas
Sep 13, 2008

I've decided to spend 3-4 days in Las Terrenas before returning to Santo Domingo. I've noticed it's a heavily developed area in Dominican Republic with many expats from France, Italy and Germany. In fact, when I held a conversation with a local Dominican ...

A travel blog entry by jeremyj

Forum Discussions on Samana (1)

safety - Samaná Peninsula travel question
Posted on Nov 20, 2009, 15:31:49
I have never heard that the Samana Peninsula is unsafe. Wherever did you hear about this? Other than some parts of the capital, Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic is considered a very safe Caribbean destination.

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