Dominican Republic Travel Blog

There are women who walk through the streets of Sosua with portfolios of photographs of the heads of women whose hair they braided and beaded. They are looking for people with hair to braid and bead. This is how they make their living. The hairstyle that they seem to specialize in is what people call [...]

We moved into an apartment in the Hotel Romanoff in Sosua, Dominican Republic. Upon arrival we needed a room quickly — as two or three days of “shopping” for the cheapest apartment would have left us paying $75 in hotel fees. Hotels are expensive in Sosua. Read how we found the apartment Finding an Apartment [...]

There was a meeting in Evian-les-Bains in 1938 where 38 heads of state gathered to address the “Jewish issue.” Germany made it clear that they were expelling the race from their realms in Europe, and the call was offered up: “What country will take the Jews?” The British capped emigration to Palestine at 75,000 over [...]

Few people who live anywhere near inhabited areas — towns and cities — seem willing to walk more than a few blocks to get to where they want to go. Instead, they take some form of public transportation. This is almost a given in any part of the world. If you ask directions to a [...]

What do you eat in Dominican-Republic? Submit links and information about food in Dominican-Republic. What did you eat when you traveled to Dominican-Republic? How much did it cost? Where did you find it? Where are the cheapest places to eat in Dominican-Republic? The best places? Submit your information below. First hand accounts of food in [...]

This is a collection of brief anecdotes about the culture of Dominican-Republic that is intended to lead readers to more expansive articles. Submit summaries of your experiences traveling, living in, studying, or researching culture in Dominican-Republic and provide links to where we can receive more information. Knowing about a culture before traveling is often a [...]

Apartments — not hotel rooms, hostel bunks, soft earth, or other people’s couches — is the new word in finding accommodation when traveling with my family. We will now travel the world in quick sprints, and then stay in hubs for one to three months at a time before making another quick sprint to another [...]

A travelogue entry about taking the 9:15 AM bus from Santiago’s Metrobus station in Los Jardines to Sosua on the northern coast. The two hour ride costs 160 pesos ($4.50) as of February of 2010. “What do you think of this place?” I asked my wife, Chaya, as she peered out the window of the [...]

Flying to Dominican Republic with a Baby — Not bad. Not horridly, desperately, nor incredibly bad. Flying from Portland, Maine to the Dominican Republic with a 6 month old went as smoothly as I could expect. This kid knows how to travel, though I can’t say her parents give her much of a choice. Baby [...]