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  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • Las Terrenas Beaches
    • All the Beaches in one Great Video
    • Interactive Beach Map
    • Holiday Year Round
    • Las Terrenas Beach from the Drone
    • All LT Beaches Described & Multimedia
    • Guy loses boat – Las Terrenas – Punta Popi
    • Brothers Beach Gymnastics
  • Caribbean Kitchen
    • Restaurant Baraonda Breakfast Buffet
    • Recipe Mango Fried Chicken Las Terrenas
    • Recipe Breakfast Las Terrenas
    • Super Market Super Pola Las Terrenas – Another modern market finally comes to town
  • Dry Content
    • Over Stay Penalties
    • Top Ten Caribbean Travel Tips
    • About us
    • ExPat’s Corner
    • Free Calls to Canada and USA

We have a lot of experience running vacation rental programs using all the top 5 platforms. Airbnb consistently stands out as the best. The website is easy to use and the rental histories are clearly highlighted. Airbnb* hosts with a record of rentals strive to maintain good reviews. Airbnb is fairly consistently the best value […]

Rent Safely in the Tropics and Caribbean

We believe that in the tropics safety must always be your first priority. You are going to have a GREAT time and enjoy wonderful beaches. These tips are collected from seasoned tropical travelers. 1.) Traveling: BE SURE TO SCHEDULE YOUR TRAVEL FROM THE AIRPORT WHEN YOU ARRIVE AND BACK TO THE AIRPORT WHEN YOU DEPART […]

Stay safe on your island vacation and have your best …

Very few people know that you can call the US and Canada for free (from anywhere in the world) from within the gmail application on PC and Mac. Take out your laptop go to your free gmail.com account (you may require the voice and video chat plugin for gmail) then click on “Make a Call” […]

Call to US and Canadian phones using gmail for free

Top ten most common tropical flowers you are likely to see when visiting any tropical country.

Most common tropical flowers quick reference

magnesium pills in the shape of a world map

We have spent many years in the tropics. A friend gave me this tip early on and I ignored it for a long time 🙁 You are going to get dehydrated in the tropics. A large percentage of people will experience leg cramps. A good quality magnesium supplement and moderate hydration will cure leg cramps […]

Leg cramps in the tropics, magnesium really works!

Mosquitos are particularly serious in the tropics. If you manage them you will be fine if you do not manage them in the tropics you can expose yourself to …..Chikungunya, Dengue fever, Malaria, West Nile virus and Zika virus . Systral Do you know about Systral?? If you get bitten, or worse get bitten a […]

Mosquitos

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A soothing holiday song with waves and beach

Happy Holidays 2019 from the tropical Caribbean

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Renting in Las Terrenas Dominican Republic

This does not not necessarily apply to renting short term. Short term is generally defined as less than 3-6 months. Long term is generally defined as more than 3-6 months with most people agreeing 6 months or more is long term. If you are renting short term it is good to use an international vacation […]

Renting long term in the tropical Dominican Republic don’t get …

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Our schedule of Overstay Fines, Fees, Penalites is 100% accurate for 2019 and verified every week by travelers flying out of the Dominican Republic. If you are a tourist visiting the Dominican Republic and you overstay your allotted time these are the Penalties or Fees. This applies to the Dominican Republic’s Tourist Card and is […]

Dominican Republic Tourist Overstay Penalties or Fines or Fees

These are high priority items for us coming from North America to the tropics. If you would like to see something added to the list let us know in the comments or through our contact form. Before we get started a word about safety. Petty crime is common here but they target specific things. Dont bring […]

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