Verón Punta Cana (D. M.)., Dominican Republic Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler Kimla
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- Mar 20, 2024, 9:07 AM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia Juanillo Boca de Pantanal Ciénaga la Sabaneta 18.502602, -68.3778818°30’9” N 68°22’40” W
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Départ aujourd'hui
March 20 in Dominican Republic ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
On part de Punta Cana. 2 j de navigation pour changer de lieu en R. Dominicaine. Hier on est allé nager ds des cenotes c'est bon d'être ds l'eau douce...c'était magique. On a vu un serpent vert magnifique pas réussi à l'attraper, un lamentin 😮 une mangouste...et cette nuit on a pas fermé l'oeil de la nuit tous les 3 à cause d'une invasion de moustiques c'était lunaire 😁
Petite anecdote, j'ai failli les retrouver à Porto-rico, je ne m'étais pas rendu compte qu'à cause de notre interdiction d' USA Charles et moi ça aurait été un peu la cata !!! Merci le hasard...Read more
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Traveler Tu essayes de faire la tortue :))
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Traveler Oh ! Eau si claire … les bruits de l’eau….. joie rien que de regarder :)) un peu fraîche ?
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Traveler Clarté, pureté et … Fraîcheur Garantie semble-t-il !
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Traveler Kimla
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- Mar 19, 2024, 5:14 AM
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia Juanillo Boca de Pantanal Ciénaga la Sabaneta 18.502758, -68.38200218°30’10” N 68°22’55” W
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Bien arrivé :)
March 19 in Dominican Republic ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Quelles premières 24h !!!
Levé à 4h lundi à Paris, arrivé à 10h à Orly, décollage à midi trente (après comme toujours un passage des portiques "compliqué", pas moins de 7 plateaux nécessaires pour faire passer appareils électroniques, appareils photos, piles, batteries, powerbank, une véritable centrale électrique qui fait toujours "tilter" les douaniers...), atterrissage à 17h, (22h heure française), pas moyen de trouver le moindre réseau en arrivant en République Dominicaine, Charles m'avait envoyé un document pour que je puisse rentrer dans la marina Cap Cana où lui et son amie Karelle m'attendaient. Mais un gentil taxi à réussi à convaincre la sécurité de nous laisser rentrer, et à force de recherches et de demandes, j'arrive avec un employé de la marina en voiturette, style voiturette de golf, devant Kimla (le nom du voilier). Très chouettes retrouvailles avec Charles et Ka. C'était assez foufou de se retrouver ici, comme ça :).
Petite surprise lors de l'ouverture de mon sac à dos de soute, 2 grosses boîtes de Chicorée (la drogue de mon cousin) étaient éventrées et semblaient avoir absorbé toute l'humidité de la soute c'était HA LLU CI NANT. Un truc ultra collant qui s'est répandu partout partout partout, une dinguerie, on a dû tout trier et tout passer au jet d'eau 😮
(Grosse leçon, on ne me reprendra plus jamais à transporter de la Chic comme ça 😂😂😂).
J'étais content de m'allonger vers minuit, après plus de 24h éveillé 😃Read more
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Traveler Ça donne tellement envie...vous assurez les cousins bon voyage
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Traveler Belles retrouvailles , avec vous par la pensée... Profitez bien...
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Traveler Bon voyage Nico
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Traveler Vom Mittelmeer in die Karibik
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- Feb 14, 2020, 2:00 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia Juanillo Borrachón Punta Cana International Airport 18.56219, -68.3646618°33’44” N 68°21’53” W
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Abschied nehmen...
February 14, 2020 in Dominican Republic ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Eine wahnsinnig aufregende Reise neigt sich dem Ende zu. Nun heißt es Abschied nehmen. 😪 Doch glücklicherweise nicht für immer. Ein Wiedersehen und weitere gemeinsame Erlebnisse beim Erkunden der Welt mit einigen sehr liebgewonnenen Freunden wird es mit Sicherheit geben!!!

Es war eine absolut geniale Erfahrung auf dem Schiff anzuheuern. Ich habe diese Entscheidung keine Sekunde bereut. Ich habe so viele tolle Menschen kennengelernt und ein Abenteuer jagte das Nächste. Neue Herausforderungen wurden gemeistert und ich habe in der kurzen Zeit wahnsinnig viel gelernt.

Wie geht es nun weiter? Erst einmal ist Urlaub angesagt. 😁 Danach geht es entweder wieder auf ein Schiff mit einem anderem Fahrtgebiet oder die Welt wird anderweitig erkundet. 😊
Sobald die Planung final ist, melde ich mich natürlich. 😊Read more
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Traveler Oh man, ich vermisse deine Reiseberichte schon jetzt.. du hast mir echt tolle Ideen geliefert und mir Kreuzfahrt echt schmackhaft gemacht.. und du hast immer so toll beschrieben und wunderschöne Photos gemacht oder machen lassen 🥰🥰
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Traveler Ich hörte schon. Schade, aber ich freue mich auf die zukünftigen Abenteuer. Genieße Deinen Urlaub
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The big one
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- Oct 6, 2022
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia El Salado Cabeza de Toro 18.65144, -68.36312718°39’5” N 68°21’47” W
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Dreams in the Carribean
October 6, 2022 in Dominican Republic ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We have been moving around a fair bit recently so we decided to have a break, a little bit of relaxation as our last stop before we head home. What better place to do it than on the white sandy beaches of the Dominican Republic. We have checked ourselves into an all inclusive beach resort in Punta Cana, famed for its incredible beaches, warm blue sea and luxury hotels. We aren't in the most expensive resort in the area but it certainly does feel pretty nice. There is a full daily itinerary of activities from Yoga to Beach Volleyball to Spanish lessons (if it is raining). And the best part, free cocktails! Starting the day with a Margarita is a well deserved treat.

We haven't woken up on time for yoga yet but we did get a chance to finish our grudge match on the tennis court. It actually started on Fraser Island, Australia where we finished at 1 Set each so a rematch was long over due. The swimming pool has also seen a lot of us this week and more specifically the sun beds where we read a lot! The beach is also very nice however a lot of boats and a bit of seaweed, makes the swimming pool a nicer place to swim!

Our nights have been pretty quiet, not a lot to do here at night until we met an Australian living in London and after a few Barcelo rums we decided to try out the hotel's casino. It was empty, very different from a Vegas casino but at least there was space at the roulette wheel. As we're at an all inclusive we haven't carried any money for a few days, luckily our new friend had some cash and chose to invest in us. With the hour Armelle had lost all her money, James had doubled his and James (the Australian) tripled it! We wisely decided to stop at that point and it felt anticlimactic when we couldn't celebrate the win by buying drinks...because all the drinks are free 🎉😂! Good fun although the next morning was very tough!

Overall we're happy to have stopped here for a few days, reflecting on what an amazing trip we had and getting all the sun we can before winter in Europe ☀️❄Read more
Traveler shame about the lighting
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Traveler wow..your new friend is doing really well
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Traveler Nice encounter your New ausie friend !
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The Dominican 🇩🇴 2024
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- May 17, 2024, 9:19 AM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia El Salado El Cortecito 18.677737, -68.41119518°40’40” N 68°24’40” W
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May 17 in Dominican Republic ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We had ourselves a day! Memaw Noah, and Momma all had breakfast while Mommy had a work meeting. Then we pooled it allll day. Mid to late afternoon, Memaw and Momma had a brave adventure parasailing 🪂 oh the sights they saw!! Once in a lifetime, breathtaking views! Then Mommy, Momma & Noah had a beach dinner party that was soooo fun and exciting. Lots of cheering, music and dancing. We didn’t last too long, as Noah pooped out from all the fun he had during the day.Read more
Traveler Love this!
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Traveler What a day! Proud of you for going outsid your comfort zone Laura! Looks like it was worth it 🤩
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Traveler So worth it! We were just going to book a time, and the guy said ‘want to go now?’ I looked at Dianne and said, let’s do it! I knew in my head, if I didn’t do it right then & there, I had time to back out! So glad I did it.
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Traveler Sometimes that's the best way
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Oh wow, how fun! [Carol]
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The Dominican 🇩🇴 2024
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- May 18, 2024, 8:01 PM
- 🌙 28 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia El Salado El Cortecito 18.677867, -68.41319218°40’40” N 68°24’47” W
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Dancing with my guy ♡
May 18 in Dominican Republic ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
We finally found our favorite nite spot, a place in the lobby named
Gin-Ger.... how fitting 😆
🎷 Noah and I seized an opportunity to dance and a lady came up asking to take a picture so I let her ♡
Traveler i knew he had some dance moves in him!
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Traveler When the lady went to take our picture, he started jumping in my arms with excitement ♡
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Traveler This place was made for you guys!! ♥️♥️
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Traveler I know right
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Traveler He looks like he is having the best time!
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The Dominican 🇩🇴 2024
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- May 19, 2024, 12:48 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia El Salado El Cortecito 18.677879, -68.41305518°40’40” N 68°24’47” W
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Day 🖐🏽
May 19 in Dominican Republic ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Today, we tried the beach. Noah seemed to enjoy it. It was an insane amount of work for mommies however. So, we made it brief! Spent an hour on the beach and then headed back to the pool to relax and lounge. Ended our day with dinner @ the steakhouse (had myself a Heminguey Daiquiri) and a cappuccino for our walk back to the room.Read more
Traveler Can you please bring home a painkiller for me?? Yum
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Traveler It was a toss up of which one to get. May need to go back for a midafternoon bevy tomorrow to try it out
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Traveler I think that's a must Laura
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Bananarep, Guati, USA, Europe
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- May 30, 2024, 6:04 PM
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia El Salado El Cortecito 18.682064, -68.41303318°40’55” N 68°24’47” W
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Punta Cana
May 30 in Dominican Republic ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Fina'freakin'lly we arrived in our last stop of the Dominican Republic, tourist hot spot Punta Cana, where we were dropped of in some road with no clue where our hotel was and no internet. So, naturally, we asked around, walked around, and finally found a place with a completely different name that had our booking number etc. The catch: we had to pay the hotel in cash.😩 So, swetty, exhausted and starved Luke with Nat, had to search for an ATM. First one was closed, the second one needed the duo to separate. I reluctantly stayed behind as Luke drove off with some random dude to an ATM machine. On a motorcycle.

(I waited, imagining what in the world I'd do if he never came back, nearly cried. I was also very tired, very stinky and super hungry.)

The rest is history. 😁🏝️Read more
Traveler billigi schlampe
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Traveler für dich machi fründschaftspris du zahlsch 700$
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Traveler hani immer im sack 😆
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Traveler sehr guet. er hebt dir türene uf, treit dini liege überall here, cremt dich i und holt dir getränk.😁
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Bananarep, Guati, USA, Europe
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- Jun 2, 2024
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia El Salado El Cortecito 18.682077, -68.4130118°40’55” N 68°24’47” W
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Punta Cana Last Day Domrep
June 2 in Dominican Republic ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We have arrived at the last night in Punta Cana... and the Dominican Republic. Unfortunately I spent the majority of the day in bed with a lovely migraine. We did manage a dip into the ocean before we were pushed back ashore by rain.

To sum up the Domrep:

It's a country with a lot of facettes but even more plastic. Jungle, towns, brown rivers, beaches, more little islands. Travelling through it by car/bus/boat was enlightening on one hand and exhausting on the other. We saw a lot of both poor and rich, and there's a big gap between the two. We saw the island as much as "residents" as well as typical tourists.

Not to mention that the mosquitos were absolute terrible travelling companions. I hope they'll stay here. Not sure if the 40 degrees in Guatemala will be less nerve-wracking however....

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Traveler Beware of the melting shoe soles..
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Traveler noted!
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Traveler Uuh das töönt nach abentüür...🤭 Aber d mirgäne müesst ned sii.. hoffe das is h düre und es gohd oich gued❤️ vill verhnüege bim witere Abentüür❤️
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Traveler jaaa bin gspannt du! die ish zum glück hüt wieder fasch ganz weg😮‍💨 danke dir viel mal das wünschi dir und dinere sis au!!!😍😍
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- May 30, 2024, 5:04 PM
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- Dominican Republic Provincia de La Altagracia El Salado El Cortecito 18.682081, -68.41298718°40’55” N 68°24’47” W
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Otra Banda
May 30 in Dominican Republic ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Absolutely nothing here but suuuper loud people honking our ears off. We had a short overlay here, glad to continue. There was a nice guy though that said I had nice eyes, so there's that.👀📢💥

Ps. Interesting was that people typically lived right at the main road; there were rarely any roads leading into neighborhoods. (See attached Video). My reasoning for this phenomena; No money for proper houses equals no money for cars, henceforth the necessity of public transport. So = houses at street, where the bus picks everyone up and no one needs to walk much.🏃🥵🏃🏼‍♀️Read more
Traveler Same here in Romania. At the smaller villages all houses are along the road in two rows
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Traveler huh really?
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Traveler Be prepared for that in Asia
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Traveler good to know!
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