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So Renata and I went to the Dominican Republic for last Christmas break.  I haven’t been able to muster up the will to write a complete trip report, as I’ve been busy and have been really struggling to find the effort to post on my blog here.  My side project (building my online porno empire!) has been more on my mind than this here blog has.

But anyways, here are some points about our trip down to the Carribean:

• Last minute deals are awesome.  It ended up costing $700 for 8 days of all inclusive luxury, including our flights there and back.  An incredible deal considering we got to stay at a 4.5 star resort.  We were very impressed and enjoyed the resort we were at.  It’s called the Flamenco Grand Occidental in Peurto Plata, and I highly recommend it.
• Do not stay at any resort under 4 stars… we looked around and anything under 4 is pretty sketchy.
• $40/hour for a wicked massage is well worth it.  Mmm… the perfect way to destress after a long school term.
• ATV’ing/Quadding is super simple but retardedly fun at the same time.  We got to spend half a day zipping around on ATV’s through some sugar cane fields and some small towns.
• There were some gorgeous waterfalls there that you can actually climb up.  We managed to climb up 7 of the 27 falls there, and slid/jumped our way down the smooth rock.  It was absolutely surreal and gorgeous.  The highlight of our trip.
• Bartering is a way of life there, learn this art or else you’ll get swindled very easily.  My first day there I got suckered into buying some cheap jewellery for $40US.  I’m sure I could’ve bought such things for like $5 elsewhere.
• We learned that the average person makes only $200 CAD a month there.  Tipping them will really make their day as they value the money so much more than we do.  What’s a buck or two at the bar when all your drinks are all included?

Anyways, those are only a few fragments of what I can remember.  I wish I had written something (anything!) about the trip as soon as I got back, but I can never get around to doing that when I travel.

I posted a bunch of photos from our trip here:

http://www.leemobile.com/gallery/v/Dominican/

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