All Entries Tagged With: "Santo Domingo"
The View from my Keyboard
This is the view from my keyboard.
Ok, so this is a semi-ripoff of Andrew Sullivan’s “The View from your window” feature, but I wanted to show you my temporary headquarters. Living in the DR has it’s challenges, but there are also some reasonably painless solutions to your woes.
The internet service in my house has been [...]
How to be a Wedding Crasher
Most of us don’t have the guts (or the stupidity) to “crash” a wedding in real-life like Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn did in their 2005 hit movie Wedding Crashers. So, this post is for those of you who’d rather do so from the comfort of your very own PC/Mac.
Which Metro Ride is Safer? Japan or Santo Domingo?
Back in February, I posted one of the first videos taken of Santo Domingo’s brand new metro. The opening was a major piece of President Leonel Fernandez’s 2008 reelection campaign. In general, the metro has been celebrated by most Dominicans. However, in its first days of public use, there were major problems with crowd control [...]
Hallelujah! The Dominican Republic gets its very own Metro
Hallelujah! The metro is here! Well, sort of. It’s not really here yet but it’s here enough for the President of the Dominican Republic to ride it this coming Wednesday, the 27th of February, which happens to be Independence Day (that would be the Dominican 4th of July for all you rednecks out there).