Advice Please re Dominican Republic

Am planning to spend a week this winter in Dominican Republic.

Any and all tips will be much appreciated, since package tour is being
quoted at very low cost, but a lot of unknowns.

Warnings and bad experiences welcome, so they can be avoided.

Thanks in advance for all who respond.

"Riain Y.Blankski" wrote...
Am planning to spend a week this winter in Dominican Republic.

When did it move to Europe? cross-posts noted

"Riain Y.Blankski" wrote...
Am planning to spend a week this winter in Dominican Republic.

When did it move to Europe? cross-posts noted

Riain Y.Blankski wrote:
Warnings and bad experiences welcome, so they can be avoided.

None! Santo Domingo vies with Yugoslavia and Greece as the
friendliest of places.

Santo Domingo has an outstanding zoo.


From: Icono Clast )
Subject: Friendly and less friendly places
Newsgroups: rec.travel.europe
Date: 2001-11-12 02:27:17 PST

"Bob.B." wrote
Would be interested in travelers' assessments of the friendliest
and least friendly countries they have visited.

.. . . . I found Tito's Yugoslavia, Greece, Spain, and the Dominican
Republic to be outstandingly friendly. Too bad DejaNews lost
rec.travel as I had stories there.


From: Icono Clast )
Subject: Friendliest city
Newsgroups: rec.travel.usa-canada
Date: 2000/03/20

HG wrote:
New York City, really?!?

Yes! It's certainly on my list! I'll be there in June and I expect to
encounter friendly and helpful natives as I have on each of my
several previous visits.

My 6/99 visit to Chicago was enhanced by friendly and helpful people.

Victoria and Vancouver are very friendly.

Some countries are noted for their friendly people, particularly
Turkey (where I've not been), Greece, and Spain. Yugoslavia was very
friendly but it not only no longer exists but is probably also not a
pleasant place to be.

In América, The Dominican Republic is probably the friendliest
followed by Brazil and Argentina.
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The poster was asking for advice, even from people in Europe, dummy...


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 19:38:04 -0500, "Roger \(B\)"
wrote:

"Riain Y.Blankski" wrote...
Am planning to spend a week this winter in Dominican Republic.

When did it move to Europe? cross-posts noted

The poster was asking for advice, even from people in Europe, dummy...


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 19:38:04 -0500, "Roger \(B\)"
wrote:

"Riain Y.Blankski" wrote...
Am planning to spend a week this winter in Dominican Republic.

When did it move to Europe? cross-posts noted

The poster was asking for advice, even from people in Europe, dummy...


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 19:38:04 -0500, "Roger \(B\)"
wrote:

"Riain Y.Blankski" wrote...
Am planning to spend a week this winter in Dominican Republic.

When did it move to Europe? cross-posts noted

We know what the person was asking. The complain is that the request is
inappropriate for one of the news groups being included.

rec.travel.europe is a site for discussion of travel in europe. Not
travel in other locations or discussions of politics.

Susan Shiksa Cohen wrote:

The poster was asking for advice, even from people in Europe, dummy...


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 19:38:04 -0500, "Roger \(B\)"
wrote:


"Riain Y.Blankski" wrote...

Am planning to spend a week this winter in Dominican Republic.

When did it move to Europe? cross-posts noted

We know what the person was asking. The complain is that the request is
inappropriate for one of the news groups being included.

rec.travel.europe is a site for discussion of travel in europe. Not
travel in other locations or discussions of politics.

Susan Shiksa Cohen wrote:

The poster was asking for advice, even from people in Europe, dummy...


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 19:38:04 -0500, "Roger \(B\)"
wrote:


"Riain Y.Blankski" wrote...

Am planning to spend a week this winter in Dominican Republic.

When did it move to Europe? cross-posts noted

Don't any Europeans ever go to Dominican Republic?

Then perhaps some may have advice, as requested?


On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 18:20:22 GMT, "Frank F. Matthews"
wrote:

We know what the person was asking. The complain is that the request is
inappropriate for one of the news groups being included.

rec.travel.europe is a site for discussion of travel in europe. Not
travel in other locations or discussions of politics.

Susan Shiksa Cohen wrote:

The poster was asking for advice, even from people in Europe, dummy...


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 19:38:04 -0500, "Roger \(B\)"
wrote:


"Riain Y.Blankski" wrote...

Am planning to spend a week this winter in Dominican Republic.

When did it move to Europe? cross-posts noted