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Dominican Republic: A resumé in facts, figures, pictures – and Music

Dominican Republic: A resumé in facts, figures, pictures – and Music

  We spent almost four weeks traveling the Dominican Republic. When we first arrived we had just a vague idea what this country could be like – mostly we associated big resorts, beaches and palm trees with it. Our first destination, the Bavaro/Punta Cana region pretty much confirmed these associations. As Maria, our first host in Bavaro put it, “This is not the real the real Dominican Republic”. And she was right. We found a different world as soon as we…

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Whale watching in Samana Bay

Whale watching in Samana Bay

  Today we’ve done the most amazing thing so far on our journey: We went whale watching in Samana Bay. Every winter, around 1000 humpback whales travel to Samana Bay to mate and bring up their calves. This place is apparently one of the best in the world to watch these huge animals in their natural surroundings. We went on a vessel with Kim Beddal, number one expert on humpback whales in the Dominican Republic. She started the whole whale watching…

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Need sun?

Need sun?

  So we’ve heard the weather back home is not particularly nice. Therefore we’ve come up with this special service: whenever you feel a distinct lack of sun, have a look at these pictures of the beach in Las Terrenas. We’ve taken some with clouds so you don’t accidentally overdose… Be aware of side effects though!   [gird-gallery id=”11″ position=”center”]