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NORTH COAST LIFESTYLE ▼
Living and Working in Dominican Republic
Welcome to Puerto Plata, Sosua and Cabarete!
The north coast of the Dominican Republic is ideal for part time, semi-retired
living or for those working over the internet. A great, low-cost, fun
lifestyle awaits you.
Many people unfortunately come unprepared to discover the real Dominican
Republic because most have booked an all-inclusive resort vacation and their
mindset is that everything is already paid for.
While the resorts include the meals, beverages with beach and poolside games,
it seems a shame to travel this far and then stay stuck in the resort just
because meals and beach volleyball are free.
To stay in the all-inclusive hotels would be to miss the real Dominican
Republic.
You will love the people and the country when you get to see the real
lifestyle but most of the hotel tours don't show you the real Dominican
Republic.
Most hotels have become all-inclusive and as a result the people staying
there only get to see other tourists. The hotels tell the tourists that it
is not safe to go outside the hotel complex at night and only with tours in
the day time. THIS IS NOT SO!!!
As for safety, it has been my experience, it is entirely safe. Although
there are occasions where single men and women have had a member of the
opposite sex try to pick them up, love that "Latin" culture. Or a taxi
driver has taken a customer for a few extra pesos.
These incidents have been very few in number, and violent crime is much less
than back in downtown Toronto.
The lifestyle of the Dominican is a contrast in perceptions.
Most of the Dominicans who have never been off the island believe that
everyone living in Canada and United States are rich.
This is because of two factors, the first is the tourists they see spend
money like water and second is, returning Dominicans want to impress all
their friends as to how successful they are.
The contrasting mistake made by the tourists is not appriciating that the
average worker makes less than US$ 200 per month. Cars, clothes, shoes,
radios, televisions and even food costs more than in the states. The only
thing that maybe cheaper is housing and that could be debated as most
tourists would not be content to live in such small homes.
Don't be fooled by thinking they they are poor though, you can't compare the
quality of their lifestyle with yours… they live in the country that most
tourists work all year just to spend two weeks holiday there!
Driving the North Coast Highway
One of the most fascinating vacations you could ever hope for begins when
you land at Puerto Plata International Airport, rent a car and just take off…
to go exploring from place to place along the northern coast of the
Dominican Republic.
You find yourself cruising along a two-lane highway that follows the coast
alongside spectacular beaches, through typical Dominican villages in and out
of breathtaking, ever-changing tropical countryside. You stop at a beach
here, explore a Dominican town there and otherwise take your time checking
out whatever catches your fancy.
You can stop for lobster lunch in one town, then head down the road for an
hour or so and find a quaint little hotel with a neat bar on a good beach.
This journey is made all that much more colorful by the collection of
offbeat foreigners who have taken up residence along this coastline. They
herald from places like Vienna and Amsterdam and Sicily, Montreal and
Toronto and they run restaurants, bars and guesthouses.
Thanks for this information to Puerto Plata Billy
http://puertoplata.4t.com
Free maps of the area:
http://puertoplatabilly.s5.com/photo6.html
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