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From: United States
5/23/2013 10:31 EST
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Ltindal
5/23/2013 11:09 EST
When renting house or apartment, get the contract in Spanish and English, it's the law. The real estate agents and landlords do not want to give you a copy in English or want to charge you for the translation. I faced this with two landlords in the past six months. If you do not read/speak Spanish, you will discover that the contract will be very deceptive in favor of the landlord.
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Ltindal
5/23/2013 11:18 EST
In Santo Domingo, the city is sectioned by zones for taxi cab fares. Any trip within the same zone usually will cost you 180 pesos for up to two people. Always ask the driver after you tell the destination, quanto tariffa senor? (What's the cost?) You can call Apolo Taxi and they will tell you the cost per zone.
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Ltindal
5/23/2013 11:20 EST
Santo Domingo has a new light rail system called Metro. The cost to ride one way is 20 pesos or fifty cents USD. There is a cashier at every station.
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Ltindal
5/23/2013 11:20 EST
Santo Domingo has a new light rail system called Metro. The cost to ride one way is 20 pesos or fifty cents USD. There is a cashier at every station.
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Ltindal
5/23/2013 11:28 EST
To see the best of the Dominican Republic, visit the enterior cities like Santiago and the north city of Puerto Plata. You can take a Caribe Tours Bus in in Santo Domingo on Ave. John F Kennedy. The one way fair is less than USD $20. The Bus's also go to Punta Cana and La Romana and Jarabacoa in the mountains. You can go online to reserve a ticket at Caribe Tours.com, you must be at the bus station at least 30 minutes before your bus departs. This is to make sure you have time to purchase a ticket. The bus boards 15 minutes before departing. These are luxury tour bus's.
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Ltindal
5/23/2013 11:35 EST
If you are looking to move to the Dominican Republic, I suggest you find an apart hotel for a month or two and take your time looking into which neighborhood you prefer. If you are a senior and looking for quiet, most parts of Santo Domingo you will hate. There are two sections in Santo Domingo called Naco and Piantini which have all of the modern convienences and upscale things, and can be quiet most of the time. The rents will run from USD $700 a month to about $1200 a month, but you will be more secure. If you like it noisy with plenty of girls, then Zona Colonial is your place. If you want a more cililized city, then try Santiago. It's cheaper and much cleaner than Santo Domingo.
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Ltindal
5/23/2013 11:40 EST
You will need a backup electric supply system in the Dominican Republic. the system is called an Invertor. some apartments have them installed, make sure this is in your contract. If you are going to be moving around try a portable generator. I purchased a Honda generator for $450.00 it runs on gasoline. This is only good if you have an outdoor patio that's secured to put it on when using. It runs for 4 hours on a gallon of gas. I use it to power my tV and Internet during outages. I purchased the generator from Plaza Lama.
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Ltindal
5/24/2013 12:40 EST
Traveling to the Las Americas Airport for flights departing at 6 and 7 a.m. can become very dangerous for gringos who are not aware of the routine check point stops by the National Police of taxi cabs with gringo passengers. Tis happens in Santo Domingo along the Malecon, ave George Washington and at the entrance along the sea highway that leads to the airport. I use the most trusted taxi service, ( Apolo Taxi ). I instruct the driver to be on the lookout for National Police and if he see's them to just hit the gas and keep going when they flag him over. The police will flag your car over and delay you just long enough for you to panic about missing your flight. They then wait for you to pay them a bribe before letting you pass. They hardly never pursue the car when you speed by them flaging you over. If they do, just tell them you did not understand, and you told the driver to continue.
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