Advantages: Cheaper than other Caribbean destinations, Goregeous beaches, crystal clear water. Disadvantages: Long flight, 'Hasslers', ear-infections from the pool
September 1997 – My first long haul holiday! My first real holiday abroad really. I’d been to France, Germany and Holland with school a few times, and I’d been grape picking in France after my A-Levels, but that was hard work not a holiday!
So I was looking forward to the tropical temperatures and warm seas that, school-day friends, who were fortunate enough to be taken abroad for their holidays, always used to talk about. I went ... ...proper couples type holiday that I’d always wanted to do.
We chose the Dominican Republic mainly due to the price. We wanted to go somewhere in the Caribbean but couldn’t really afford a holiday at all, so we booked a year in advance and tried to save up. We discovered that Caribbean holidays are pretty expensive but compared to most Caribbean islands, the Dominican Republic was just about do-able!
We flew from Gatwick airport at about ...
joannavos 30.04.2001
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Advantages: Eating yourself to bursting point in the fully inclusive hotels Disadvantages: Not much to do and rip off prices
...to the nearby city of Santo Domingo, which turned out to be pretty unimpressive. We did an interesting half day trip to the river where they filmed the Rambo films and that included a trip on a 'Gator' which is like a double decker bus which can go on land or in water which was a great experience. There wasn't much to buy in the way of souvenirs apart from cigars, rum and oil paintings which are copies of old Haitian pictures. On account of the lack ... ...encased in a picture frame. One thing I can thank the Dominican Republic for is my introduction to scuba diving. I found the place so boring that my husband and I decided to do a couple of try dives and have since completed our Padi Open Water and Advanced Open Water certification in Scotland where we live. ...
rustifer 09.02.2001
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...up and headed off to Santo Domingo, DR. My internet investigations had me expecting the worst but boy were we surprised. The airport, as predicted was a ZOO, no problem, was fairly organized. Bus trip to hotel was FAST, very different driving styles there. We stayed at the Coral HAmaca beach resort. BEAUTIFUL. It is a 5 star resort with GREAT food, entertainment, and drinks. The whole trip, ALL INCLUSIVE only cost $1300 CDN each (884 US) and was ... ...resort. Others on our flight back that stayed at other hotels didn't have the same enthusiasm, I guess 5 star is the way to go. Not a deluxe Ritz hotel, but for an island resort it is 100% of our expectations. Go there anytime you want to relax in the beautiful Caribean sun. ...
tiberius268 10.09.2000
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