Dominicated

We're back with Alia's Dog Training & Rescue for the next step after the pulga fundraiser. Now it's time for the pop-up animal clinic, using donations to subsidize sterilization of 42 cats and dogs! It was very cool to have such a revealing look behind the scenes, and to see just how well-organized an event it is. A big thank you to everyone who has donated, and a special thank you...

Our friends Rob & Sovi are back a second time with a new property to show us. This time, in addition to sharing more of their real estate insights and expertise, they show us a couple other local spots you can enjoy. Goat tacos and a secret beach? Yes, please! Sovi provides a different Palabra del Dia this time, and also explains the difference between a day mango and a night mango. If you&#39...

Join us for a local fundraiser to benefit the local animals! Alia's Dog Training & Rescue hosts a pulga (flea market) to help subsidize neuter/spay costs for low income homes. Alia also helps with other pet needs, such as rescue, boarding, and adoption. Recently she even helped with transport for multiple animals traveling to Canada. Such a superstar! We also look at a bunch of fish and ou...

Join us on a trip 'next door' to Puerto Rico! Now that we're so close by, but also in a different country, the comparison between Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic is very different than when when we visited from New York. Be serenaded by Popi's harmonica, witness the 'posture incorrector' hammock, salivate over the best empanadas in northwest Puerto Rico, and marvel at th...

Join us for a day trip to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to see the last day of Carnival (or Carnaval in Spanish) 2026! Our tour guide, Marcos, takes us to a number of spots in Puerto Plata, including a cigar factory, a chocolate shop, Pink Street, Umbrella Street, and concluding at el Malecón to watch the parade. Marcos provides the Palabra del Día. Also a gorilla dances for beer...you'll s...

We talk to friends Rob & Sovi about their real estate insights and see two of their properties, right next to a great beach. We would like to buy something ourselves in the future, so it was a good day, both visually for informational purposes. We had never see much of East Cabarete before. Sovi provides the Palabra del Dia this time. If you're interested in these properties or are interes...

Join us for a day trip to Cabrera with some friends! We stop along the way for some photo ops, attempt to get breakfast at a beautiful spot, succeed in getting lunch at another spot, and nearly blow out our eardrums and mic with some local music. Of course there is a new Palabra del Dia for Kris, and some Plátano Power. Reina peeks at a scary bathroom and we look at some beach spots that are off t...

As new expats in Dominican Republic, we go have dinner at Mar y Brassa right on the beach in Cabarete. We talk about seaside restaurant options, Reina almost falls into a hole, and Kris learns some Spanish. We also discover the awesomeness of Platano Power!