Archive for January, 2009

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A visit to Rancho Nazdrowie

On a countryside drive, we come to an unusual rest stop run by an English heiress, living in a palm-slat palace among princely gardens

31Jan2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
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German family drama in Sosua

Sosua - A 52-year-old German businessman apparently killed his wife before committing suicide in the Dominican Republic, police said after the couple had been found dead. Dominican police suspect this was a “crime of passion,” a police spokesman in the town of Sosua told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. No signs of external involvement had been found [...]

28Jan2009 | TH | 0 comments | Continued
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Luperón: a Hurricane Hole And An Adventure Of A Lifetime

You had planned to stay a week or two, but you lose the urge for going. Your boat throws down roots like a mangrove… it happens all the time in Luperon’s harbor…

26Jan2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
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Fiesta 151: a family adventure

Climb aboard our sugar cane wagon as we journey through the real Dominican Republic

25Jan2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
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Boutique hotel appoints former China Grill chef

Chef Mejia fuses exotic indigenous influences to create a unique world-class dining experience.

25Jan2009 | They | 1 comment | Continued
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Playa Dorada

Playa Dorada’s all-inclusive resorts, golf and mall is popular with charter travelers

9Jan2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
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Rare venemous mammal rediscovered on Hispaniola

In the journal Oryx researchers from EDGE, a program of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), have announced the rediscovery of a small population of Hispaniolan solenodons in Haiti. At the same time scientists in the Dominican Republic have taken the first ever footage of this endangered mammal.
There are few animals stranger than the [...]

9Jan2009 | They | 1 comment | Continued
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Sea Horse Ranch: luxury villa sales and rentals

Sea Horse Ranch is a distinctive oceanfront villa resort on the north coast of the Dominican Republic

8Jan2009 | They | Comments Off | Continued
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Mob retaliation burns Haitian dwelling

Police say the action was after a 35-year-old courier was attacked Saturday with machetes by three Haitians who tried to steal his motorcycle and money.

7Jan2009 | TH | 0 comments | Continued
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Freestyle Catamarans

Catamaran sailboats provide an authentic racing experience

7Jan2009 | TH | 2 comments | Continued