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What a lovely video! As a Dominican from Santo Domingo, I always like to say that the Dominican Republic is just not beaches and coconuts. Visit the mountains, especially Jarabacoa and Constanza (maybe you can visit the pyramid in Valle Nuevo!). Also you can visit the desert in the south coast (Dunas de Bani), you can go to Samaná and look for whales (whales season is from January to March in Samana). But, if you're into the music, get to know Dominican music (listening and dancing merengue and bachata). And there's a lor more. I guess that DR has most of the things.
…..In addition, if you would like to know about history, here you can find the oldest European construction in the new world, since here was where the Spanish first settled down in America. You can start right next to you….in the town of “ La ISABELA”, and you Weill find also a beautiful beach there called “LA INCENADA”. Next step for history is, la ruina Vega vieja and capital, Santo Domingo and others places☺️ Welcome 🙏 to DR and thanks for choosing our beautiful country. now, let’s dance 💃 some bachata, merengue, son montuno, palo and much more……some Dominican phrase, “Ya tu sabe que lo que”. It means, you know what’s up 😎🙏🇩🇴!!!!
I'm glad my fellow Dominicans have touched on some of our country's cultural offerings. The DR is a melting pot that is rich in history. You are right by Sosua, a town that welcomed the Jews when so many other places shut their doors. You can visit its synagogue! Our beautiful spanish, our uplifting music, and flavorful food reflects all of these influences.
In regard to Dominican Spanish,; it was the first Spanish or even European language spoken in this continent. The particular way in which it is spoken is due to the rich influence of old Spanish, Portuguese, Taino, various African languages and even Lebanese and Chinese languages. Dominican Republic is an authentic melting spot.
All his videos are very interesting, the truth is that a nice option to stay and live in the Dominican Republic, the climate and the places are wonderful, hug from Uruguay
After coming to the Dominican Republic for 15 years mostly in cabarete and the North Coast I would have to say you guys made the right decision cabarete is definitely a hidden gem. True the town has grown in size about the last 5 years but it's amazing. If you want some tips on some off the beaten path places to check out just let me know. Nice to meet you guys and I'll probably see you around town
We are so very happy for you both! We are living here in Casa Linda for the winter months, returning home end of March to sell our Canadian home and build our villa here in Casa Linda. It’s very exciting! Playa Cabarete is pretty cool too, except for the beach vendors. Everyone needs to make a living they say! Happy life in the beautiful Dominican Republic! 🤗🏖🍻
Just starting watching your channel. Love it!!! I am from Ontario Canada and have family that live in Halifax Nova Scotia so have been there many times. Envy you so much being able to be away from the winter. Our plan in a few more years is to live 3 months in Dominican. Make sure you go to Las Terrenas. This is where we are wanting to be for the winter months. It is beautiful as well. I think we need to visit Cabarete as well at some point. I also agree with you. You really don't get to experience the culture of any country when only doing a all inclusive. We have done many of those as well but the past 5 years we have rented in Las Terrenas. Dominicans are very friendly kind people!!! Thanks for the great videos!!
I'm Dominican and I've travelled to us twice and I can tell a common citizen of the middle class on the US could live like the high class here. The dollar value a lot of times more here than in the US. With 20 dollar you can have breakfast, lunch and dinner. (of course depending the place where you are going to buy the food)
"Bacon, maple syrup, on waffles, OMG!" Gordon says! HAHA! Great videos guys. I wanna know how many beautiful sunsets you will see over the 4 to 5 months!👍😀
@Delightful Travellers so cool, the sunsets. We have never been to the DR, were looking at Punta Cana but now you have us pondering other locations. We'll see if the DR is in the cards for next year. I will be following u guys
Welcome to my country. I'm so glad you both are enjoying your stay. Thank you for shedding a positive light on the island. Let me know if you make it to the Santo Domingo area while you're here.
Just found your site to watch. We have gone down to DR every year last 11 years ( except with COVID) . To return in feb😁😁😁.....So fun to watch how excited you are to be in Cabarete. Cheap to get around between Cabarete and Sosua with the local Gua Gua. Makes for a fun and cheap ride. Cheaper than uber😁.. for sure go visit the Monkey Jungle, Sosua beach, WIlsons bar ( where river meets ocean east of Cabarete), Blu lagoon, Diamanté beach, Crazy ranch restaurant , Alicia beach in Sosua....just so much to see and do. Have a wonderful time. We will keep watching you vlogs and see your excitement..🌴🏖
You guys are so lucky to be away from the Canadian winter this year! I’ve always wanted to spend a winter away but I have two cats and always felt it would be too difficult to plan travel with them or leave them that long. You’re right about judging places based on the all inclusive resorts. I visited the same resort you guys went to at the start of this series, I was there about 10 years ago. It was a pretty bad experience, rude staff, dirty room with bugs, inedible dried up food, it was really bad. Then we got unlucky with the weather as well, so I chopped Dominican off the travel list after that. Also was told it was too dangerous to leave the resort, by the looks of it, that was not true at all. I’ll have to re-visit the possibility of really traveling there proper! Btw, I do a little dance when I hear your opening song, I swear it’s gonna have to be in my earbuds the first time I get to travel again since covid!! Makes me giddy thinking about it!!
New subscriber here, started watching your videos after this series began, love watching them, I can feel your positive vibes through the camera, people like you are always welcome in our beautiful half island, also love seeing my country from a different perspective, there are a lot of things we take for granted that should be more grateful for. Please keep these videos coming. Much love and stay safe 🇩🇴❤️✌🏼
I will be visiting DR for the first time next month. I will be staying in Cabarete so when this popped up in my feed, I got a bit excited. No resort, as I want to have the full experience. Dining and shopping, etc. Looking forward to seeing more videos of the area to get a bit more familiar with where I will be staying and visiting. Thanks!
Good Morning. We love Cabarete! We have a home about 15 minutes outside of Cabarete. We haven’t been in almost two years due to covid but will be back for a month in February. I’m enjoying your series on the DR! I look forward to watching more. Vagamundo is my favourite breakfast spot. You have to try the breakfast bowls. Magnificent ! I think you will also enjoy the 27 waterfalls tour . They are amazing
Good content as always! Looks peaceful and healthy. I was thinking it would be cool for you to dive into the baseball side of the DR for an episode. More professional Pro players come from the Dominican than anywhere outside of the U.S.. -surely there must be some incredible local baseball games unfolding across the country? Maybe not? i have no idea but it might be a cool feature down the road…cheers from Sydney. Stay safe
I’ve had the experience you describe, namely staying at all inclusive resort in DR, and having a so-so experience. Thanks for doing the leg work and providing a more comprehensive review. I am now better informed. 👍. Cheers and stay safe guys. Dan. 😀✌️🇨🇦
If you ever get a chance travel to Puerto Rico. There is the big cities, but there is the mountain small towns that are beautiful. Beaches are amazing. If you go to the big cities it is expensive. There are alot of places that are affordable. Take a trip there some day. You'll like it.
I love the DR. My husband's family is from there and before the pandemic we would go regularly and especially to Cabarete. I want to explore other areas as well. Thanks for sharing about your experience moving over there.
For us (Dominicans) Cabarete Is expensive 😂 because there are many tourist so you can try other cities like mine (Nagua) cheaper than Cabarete and also so beatiful ✨I love your videos guys 😍
You should go check out the Punta Rucia Lodge, amazing hotel and especially in off season is affordable. Probably the best place we’ve been. Also, there’s a fantastic restaurant on the road through the mountains from Cabarete to Santiago. It’s on your way down the mountain, gorgeous views and amazing food
Great video again! My wife and I are kicking around the idea of buying a condo in the DR for a place spend the winters and hopefully allow us to pull the retirement plug a few years earlier than expected. Your videos are very informative and frankly give us hope that there is a way to get out of the rat race a little earlier than we thought!
Don't forget to visit playa preciosa in Rio San Juan area its beautiful. Your less then a hour away from it the sand is golden and next to it there's another beach called playa grande where they have the most expensive hotel I know
Hi guys, loved the livestream and this vid! You all are looking super tan! And, your Spanish is going to come A LONG way in the time you're there, totally awesome! I will be waiting for and watching every DR vid, thanks as always!
I believe I just turned your 90K Subscriber!!! Yayyy.. I hope you guys enjoy my beautiful country, and get to know a bit of every part, dont forget SAJOMA, BARAHONA, SAMANA, LA CAPITAL, and so many other cities.. Be safe!
New subscriber here! Hope you enjoy your winter months in the DR. These months are actually a few degrees cooler here, so you're getting milder weather than normal, still pretty hot. One of our favorite holiday traditions is going to the beach on January 1st after the festivities. Make sure you try all our holiday food, it's the best.
Hey guys, how are you? I love all your videos from my country, specially from Cabarete. Soy de Sabaneta de Yasica una comunidad que queda cerca de Cabarete, me imagino que deben de conocerla. Ahora mismo vivo en Viena, Austria y me agradan mucho sus videos. Soy un seguidor mas de ustedes. Muchos saludos.
I started following you on your channel and I love your content about daily living in the Dominican Republic God bless you and keep posting videos like these
This sojourn is going to remind me of all the delightful fun you had "trapped" in the Philippines. . .but, like you said, with a much easier Exit Strategy, if need be, than before. 😀 You both look like you've soaked up a fair amount of sun!
2:03 did an all inclusive in Playa Dorada (called Sunscape these days?) and remember checking out the mall across the road, as well as being stunned by the well groomed grounds left and right while walking to a local casino (felt quite apprehensive at the same time🤔). When we stayed at another all inclusive resort near Samana, right by the Bridge to Nowhere (Bahia Principe Grand Cayacoa), we ventured into town. We weren’t as fearful as the first time on our own while checking out sights and stores - lots of larimar jewelry, but mostly rudimentary settings 😩. We actually enjoyed the hours outside of the all inclusive - gotta say, most locals under 35 were focused on their phones rather than their prospective customers…. My two cents: While in the Dominican, enjoy sun and surf, but also walk into a real jewelry store, look for and buy a well crafted larimar pendant 😊😍
We visited Bayahibe/Romana area last summer and it was amazing. If you haven't checked out Playa Dominicus it was beautiful. Also loved the natural swimming pool on the way to Saona Island. I would rent a private boat and chill there all day LOL. We're now planning a trip to Cabarete because my boyfriend is really into kite surfing so about to binge all of your cabarete videos!!!!! +New Subscriber :)
NIce to see a video outside Sosua!!! I recommend traveling to other places as well. Go to Jarabacoa whenever you want to see other than beaches views. Enjoy DR and thanks for sharing!!!
He my guys Next time go to samana is beautiful 😍and is cheap i was there a few weeks ago I rented a beautiful villa on Airbnb from a French lady the name on the place is apartment Cosy coco on a mountain about 4 minutes from the beach a beautiful view only 45 dollars a night I recommend it…. Sorry for any grammatical am Dominican my native language is Spanish
Great video guys! On my first trip to the DR in February 2015, I stayed at a resort in Punta Cana that has apparently closed within the past couple of weeks. The grounds were beautiful but the food and room were very subpar. I'm glad I didn't let that stop me from returning. Just so you know, I save every restaurant you visit and recommend in Google maps for future visits. Keep up the good work!
So we met Danny Boy today. It turns out we are staying at a different Dreams, not the one in Macau. Anyway, long story short, he took us around a few places my wife wanted to go. As we were on our way to Macau Beach, I was suddenly struck with horrible pain from a kidney stone. He helped us get to medical attention. I spent seven hours in the ER but we're back at the resort now, pain free. But it was a scary time for a couple of hours.
I have so many questions, but I'll narrow it down 😆 What would be your monthly expenses there? Why DR over Mexico or Costa Rica? Thank you for helping pave the way!!
We have a cost of living video coming out in the next couple weeks. In general though everything is 1/2 the cost of Canada. Costa Rica is more pricey than here and MX. We came here to the DR because we never properly explored the country 😀 - Trevor
If you’re spending the winter in Cabarete you really should get into kiteboarding. It’s a La Niña winter so the wind should be great. Unfortunately Cabarete isn’t the best place to learn the sport, but it can be done.
@@DelightfulTravellers you might check out The Body Temple on One Ocean Drive. The guys there will definitely sort your back out and start the healing process.
Wow I was only interested in Halifax but decided to check out where you were and now I’m hooked, wintertime in Alberta or DR, got to say it looks very tempting there 😎
DR and Mexico are a lot cheaper than CR. So that was an easy choice for a longer stay. We've never properly 'took in' the DR so that's what we wanted to try out. We know we'll always go back to Mexico! 😀- Trevor
Guilty of doing just that in the DR simply because we never had more than a week at a time and the "word on the street" for the DR was always that it was too dangerous....the same has been said on Mexico but our last trip we had two weeks to explore and loved it so much...if we ever tire of Mexico( not sure that will happen lol) we would give the DR a try...thanks for the great info...Viv
I’m glad you have a good time in Mexico and feel safe. Not disrespect to Mexico, but here in DR, you won’t find that about carteles, guerrillas kidnapping people. I understand Mexico is a way bigger country and here in DR isn’t perfect like any other place, but at least this is still a peaceful country and has lots opportunities to make business if you can. The most dangerous and corruptly people here are the politicians, which we are working hard to get them out, even though our new president has good goals, but let’s see if he really means it😎🇩🇴🙏!!! Enjoy your staying in that beautiful country too, Mexico 🇲🇽🙏😎
Caba used to be good in the 90's early 00's, those were the glory days of the town building up, now too many people know of it and it got way more expensive. Good spot to learn how to surf, not so good for business, very slow periods. If your a wealthier person you can afford to leave and come back but, much better places to do that if finances aren't a thing. The pricing was the balance before, bad roads, hospitals, power and economy don't match. Go to Sosua or Sabaneta and see what the locals live like. Can't do business in a local town so living local makes no sense, very poverty stricken. A few tourist towns in DR, north shore being adventure/sports side of the island. The kite school game is saturated along with the surf schools and restaurants. 2 years most businesses last along the strip. Good place to visit, good place to leave too lol
Thank you guys. My partner and I just spent a month in the DR, trying out life here. Like you we are escaping the Canadian winter and hope to make it into a lifestyle. We’re staying in Bayahibe, but visited Puerto Plata, Cabarete for a couple days. We loved it and noticed the prices in Puerto Plata are much lower than Bayahibe. Food, café, etc. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Subscribed and will be looking forward to more from you. Cheers.
New Sub here. Great video. I am retiring in April and thinking about hanging out there for a few months. Please do a video with nice affordable apartments
So what special things do you need to do to stay in a country for 4-6 months? What kind of visas or whatever do you need? Are they DR based or does Canada require special papers to be filled out. Basically, I guess I'm asking what kind of extra paper work is necessary to stay that long in another country. Thanks
There's an extended visa form you can fill out online for an additional 3 months. But that didn't work for us. Every expat that lives here has told us you just pay on the way out as a tourist. They charge by the month. So there's no real 'special papers' required. - Trevor
My favorite drink there is a milkshake of "Zapote" or "Zapote" Juice... 👌🏻 Best drink/juice/milkshake ever.. By the way I used to work for the main carrier there before getting hired by another carrier in the US and moved out.. The max Speed right now is like 300/50 Mbps for residential is like $50-80 bucks.. I live in Arizona now and I can't get 200 for less than $120.. And is not even fiber..
@@geogmz8277 haha we're very happy with the internet speeds here. Everything is quite zippy and we can upload large GB RUclips videos with ease 😀- Trevor
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What a lovely video! As a Dominican from Santo Domingo, I always like to say that the Dominican Republic is just not beaches and coconuts. Visit the mountains, especially Jarabacoa and Constanza (maybe you can visit the pyramid in Valle Nuevo!). Also you can visit the desert in the south coast (Dunas de Bani), you can go to Samaná and look for whales (whales season is from January to March in Samana). But, if you're into the music, get to know Dominican music (listening and dancing merengue and bachata). And there's a lor more. I guess that DR has most of the things.
Thanks so much for watching Marlon. Lots more on the way - Anna
…..In addition, if you would like to know about history, here you can find the oldest European construction in the new world, since here was where the Spanish first settled down in America. You can start right next to you….in the town of “ La ISABELA”, and you Weill find also a beautiful beach there called “LA INCENADA”. Next step for history is, la ruina Vega vieja and capital, Santo Domingo and others places☺️
Welcome 🙏 to DR and thanks for choosing our beautiful country. now, let’s dance 💃 some bachata, merengue, son montuno, palo and much more……some Dominican phrase, “Ya tu sabe que lo que”. It means, you know what’s up 😎🙏🇩🇴!!!!
I'm glad my fellow Dominicans have touched on some of our country's cultural offerings. The DR is a melting pot that is rich in history. You are right by Sosua, a town that welcomed the Jews when so many other places shut their doors. You can visit its synagogue! Our beautiful spanish, our uplifting music, and flavorful food reflects all of these influences.
Dominican Spanish is a whole other language! 😂 Can't wait to see more videos, I love the DR! You must visit las terrenas in samana!
We will definitely visit LT and Samana - Anna
Definitely, las terrenas is a paradise, literally.
@@cesarzorrilla2416 yeah +1 on Las Terrenas
In regard to Dominican Spanish,; it was the first Spanish or even European language spoken in this continent. The particular way in which it is spoken is due to the rich influence of old Spanish, Portuguese, Taino, various African languages and even Lebanese and Chinese languages. Dominican Republic is an authentic melting spot.
Hello beautiful.❤️.
All his videos are very interesting, the truth is that a nice option to stay and live in the Dominican Republic, the climate and the places are wonderful, hug from Uruguay
Thanks for watching! 😀
Dominican Republic mi tierra, one the most beautiful places in the world.
After coming to the Dominican Republic for 15 years mostly in cabarete and the North Coast I would have to say you guys made the right decision cabarete is definitely a hidden gem. True the town has grown in size about the last 5 years but it's amazing. If you want some tips on some off the beaten path places to check out just let me know. Nice to meet you guys and I'll probably see you around town
I’ve spent a lot of time in the DR. I suggest taking a trip to the southern coast and visiting Eagle Bay - one of the best beaches I’ve been too.
We’ll look that place up thanks! - Trevor
I am Dominican, I live in Santo Domingo, and yes... Eagle Bay (Bahía de las Águilas) is extremely beautiful!
It is my favorite beach too
We are so very happy for you both! We are living here in Casa Linda for the winter months, returning home end of March to sell our Canadian home and build our villa here in Casa Linda. It’s very exciting! Playa Cabarete is pretty cool too, except for the beach vendors. Everyone needs to make a living they say! Happy life in the beautiful Dominican Republic! 🤗🏖🍻
Very informative 👏 I've notice you are very respectful to the culture that says a lot from you guys !!
Thanks 😊- Anna
Where are you staying the name
Just starting watching your channel. Love it!!! I am from Ontario Canada and have family that live in Halifax Nova Scotia so have been there many times. Envy you so much being able to be away from the winter. Our plan in a few more years is to live 3 months in Dominican. Make sure you go to Las Terrenas. This is where we are wanting to be for the winter months. It is beautiful as well. I think we need to visit Cabarete as well at some point. I also agree with you. You really don't get to experience the culture of any country when only doing a all inclusive. We have done many of those as well but the past 5 years we have rented in Las Terrenas. Dominicans are very friendly kind people!!! Thanks for the great videos!!
Thanks and welcome to our channel. We are going to LT next month. We can’t wait! Lots more videos on the way 🤗 - Anna
I'm Dominican and I've travelled to us twice and I can tell a common citizen of the middle class on the US could live like the high class here. The dollar value a lot of times more here than in the US. With 20 dollar you can have breakfast, lunch and dinner. (of course depending the place where you are going to buy the food)
"Bacon, maple syrup, on waffles, OMG!" Gordon says! HAHA! Great videos guys. I wanna know how many beautiful sunsets you will see over the 4 to 5 months!👍😀
Haha it’s a little over the top right? 😂 We see those amazing sunsets every night. Have you both been here in the DR? - Anna
@Delightful Travellers so cool, the sunsets. We have never been to the DR, were looking at Punta Cana but now you have us pondering other locations. We'll see if the DR is in the cards for next year. I will be following u guys
I’m so happy for you guys and I glad you are In my country 🙏🇩🇴
We’re so loving it here 🤗 - Anna
Welcome to my country. I'm so glad you both are enjoying your stay. Thank you for shedding a positive light on the island. Let me know if you make it to the Santo Domingo area while you're here.
Thank you.. we already passed from SD and filmed a couple videos. They are on the channel as well :)
So happy to see you happy and settling in! 💕👏
We're just getting into our groove now 😀- Trevor
Just found your site to watch. We have gone down to DR every year last 11 years ( except with COVID) . To return in feb😁😁😁.....So fun to watch how excited you are to be in Cabarete. Cheap to get around between Cabarete and Sosua with the local Gua Gua. Makes for a fun and cheap ride. Cheaper than uber😁.. for sure go visit the Monkey Jungle, Sosua beach, WIlsons bar ( where river meets ocean east of Cabarete), Blu lagoon, Diamanté beach, Crazy ranch restaurant , Alicia beach in Sosua....just so much to see and do. Have a wonderful time. We will keep watching you vlogs and see your excitement..🌴🏖
We so appreciate all the tips here Joanne. Thank you! We'll look some of these places up 😀- Anna
Ustedes son fantástico lo que están haciendo aqui en esta bella isla es espectacular... Gracias por mostrar nuestras bellezas. 👏👏👏👍
You guys are so lucky to be away from the Canadian winter this year! I’ve always wanted to spend a winter away but I have two cats and always felt it would be too difficult to plan travel with them or leave them that long. You’re right about judging places based on the all inclusive resorts. I visited the same resort you guys went to at the start of this series, I was there about 10 years ago. It was a pretty bad experience, rude staff, dirty room with bugs, inedible dried up food, it was really bad. Then we got unlucky with the weather as well, so I chopped Dominican off the travel list after that. Also was told it was too dangerous to leave the resort, by the looks of it, that was not true at all. I’ll have to re-visit the possibility of really traveling there proper!
Btw, I do a little dance when I hear your opening song, I swear it’s gonna have to be in my earbuds the first time I get to travel again since covid!! Makes me giddy thinking about it!!
New subscriber here, started watching your videos after this series began, love watching them, I can feel your positive vibes through the camera, people like you are always welcome in our beautiful half island, also love seeing my country from a different perspective, there are a lot of things we take for granted that should be more grateful for. Please keep these videos coming. Much love and stay safe 🇩🇴❤️✌🏼
Yay we're glad you found our channel! Welcome 🤗Your country is treating us so well. We love it here - Anna
I will be visiting DR for the first time next month. I will be staying in Cabarete so when this popped up in my feed, I got a bit excited. No resort, as I want to have the full experience. Dining and shopping, etc. Looking forward to seeing more videos of the area to get a bit more familiar with where I will be staying and visiting. Thanks!
I'm really enjoying the DR videos. Thanks for taking the time and making the effort to share your real-life experiences.
So love hearing that FEMA! We’re having a lot of fun creating the videos 🤗 - Anna
I was curious about why you chose DR. I have to say - you did your research, and it all makes sense to me. Looking forward to future videos.
Good Morning. We love Cabarete! We have a home about 15 minutes outside of Cabarete. We haven’t been in almost two years due to covid but will be back for a month in February. I’m enjoying your series on the DR! I look forward to watching more. Vagamundo is my favourite breakfast spot. You have to try the breakfast bowls. Magnificent ! I think you will also enjoy the 27 waterfalls tour . They are amazing
Wonderful idea to be in the Caribbean during the Canadian winter. Good time to learn Spanish, ¡ disfruten mucho!
Good content as always! Looks peaceful and healthy. I was thinking it would be cool for you to dive into the baseball side of the DR for an episode. More professional Pro players come from the Dominican than anywhere outside of the U.S.. -surely there must be some incredible local baseball games unfolding across the country? Maybe not? i have no idea but it might be a cool feature down the road…cheers from Sydney. Stay safe
That could be fun yeah... we have briefly chatted about that. I think there's a team in Santiago here - Trevor
I’ve had the experience you describe, namely staying at all inclusive resort in DR, and having a so-so experience. Thanks for doing the leg work and providing a more comprehensive review. I am now better informed. 👍. Cheers and stay safe guys. Dan. 😀✌️🇨🇦
So appreciate that Dan! We definitely prefer this kind of travelling 😀 - Trevor
Omgosh my favorite beach in Cabarete . My country is gorgeous. Thank you for exalting the beauty of my country. Abrazos from NYC
If you ever get a chance travel to Puerto Rico. There is the big cities, but there is the mountain small towns that are beautiful. Beaches are amazing. If you go to the big cities it is expensive. There are alot of places that are affordable. Take a trip there some day. You'll like it.
We’ve been there and have videos on PR on the channel 😀 - Anna
@@DelightfulTravellers iI guess I didn't see that video sorry. The Dominican Republic looks amazing. Hsve a great winter stay.
I love the DR. My husband's family is from there and before the pandemic we would go regularly and especially to Cabarete. I want to explore other areas as well. Thanks for sharing about your experience moving over there.
For us (Dominicans) Cabarete Is expensive 😂 because there are many tourist so you can try other cities like mine (Nagua) cheaper than Cabarete and also so beatiful ✨I love your videos guys 😍
It great to see you guys traveling again !! Keep up your amazing journey to my beautiful Canadian friends !!
You’re so close to hitting 100,000 subscribers. Good luck to you guys. You guys are very down to earth and soft spoken. 👍
Thank you so much! Not too much further to go 👍
Love that you are surprising us with mid week videos. Keep them coming! - Coreen
We’re having a blast putting out more vlogs! I don’t think we can do 2 videos every week but here and there 🤗 - Anna
I am loving these mid week videos! Thank You
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You should go check out the Punta Rucia Lodge, amazing hotel and especially in off season is affordable. Probably the best place we’ve been. Also, there’s a fantastic restaurant on the road through the mountains from Cabarete to Santiago. It’s on your way down the mountain, gorgeous views and amazing food
We'll be sure to look all those places up Adam 🤗- Anna
Great video again! My wife and I are kicking around the idea of buying a condo in the DR for a place spend the winters and hopefully allow us to pull the retirement plug a few years earlier than expected. Your videos are very informative and frankly give us hope that there is a way to get out of the rat race a little earlier than we thought!
We so luv hearing comments like this 🤗We're glad you are finding the videos helpful and honestly you can't go wrong here in the DR - Anna
Don't forget to visit playa preciosa in Rio San Juan area its beautiful. Your less then a hour away from it the sand is golden and next to it there's another beach called playa grande where they have the most expensive hotel I know
Hi guys, loved the livestream and this vid! You all are looking super tan! And, your Spanish is going to come A LONG way in the time you're there, totally awesome! I will be waiting for and watching every DR vid, thanks as always!
Thanks Sue... we have a long way to go with Spanish but we are trying 😀 Hope you’re doing great! - Trevor
Thank you for talking so beautifully about my country.
I very much look forward to your videos. I hope you get to 100k viewers soon!!
We're just over 10K Away! Exciting 🤗- Anna
Loving all these DR vids 💯 so happy see you guys travelling again and great to see you feeling better Trevor ❤
Woohoo! I’m feeling fantastic guys thanks 🙏 - Trevor
I believe I just turned your 90K Subscriber!!! Yayyy.. I hope you guys enjoy my beautiful country, and get to know a bit of every part, dont forget SAJOMA, BARAHONA, SAMANA, LA CAPITAL, and so many other cities.. Be safe!
Woohhoo.. thanks for that 🤗100k here we come! - Anna
I miss my country. I need to visit soon🇩🇴😊
Thanks for watching! - Trevor
New subscriber here! Hope you enjoy your winter months in the DR. These months are actually a few degrees cooler here, so you're getting milder weather than normal, still pretty hot. One of our favorite holiday traditions is going to the beach on January 1st after the festivities. Make sure you try all our holiday food, it's the best.
🎉 welcome aboard Meried! We can’t want for all the holiday festivities and food 🤤- Trevor
Very informative and interesting video! Thank you guys
Hey guys, how are you? I love all your videos from my country, specially from Cabarete. Soy de Sabaneta de Yasica una comunidad que queda cerca de Cabarete, me imagino que deben de conocerla. Ahora mismo vivo en Viena, Austria y me agradan mucho sus videos. Soy un seguidor mas de ustedes. Muchos saludos.
Wow, can't believe you did a hand slap out. I was shocked. 😲Thanks.
Did it for you of course 😉- Trevor
@@DelightfulTravellers I saw my name written on your palm. 😁 Thanks. I always enjoy that. It's so funny.
I started following you on your channel and I love your content about daily living in the Dominican Republic God bless you and keep posting videos like these
Thumb's up from Vermont U..S.A .. Season's greeting's !
🎶 Hay we come from Vermont we do what we want! 🎶Love from Montreal where so so many of your ancestors come from,,,,, Josée
Cheers Dan!
Can't wait to move there permanently in 3 yrs. We own a home just up the road.
Putting the DR & Cabarete on the must visit list! And Oct/Nov look like a perfect time to go!
That's when we arrived. It's the perfect time as it's not busy at all! - Anna
Hope you guys take some time to Visit Cabrera.
This sojourn is going to remind me of all the delightful fun you had "trapped" in the Philippines. . .but, like you said, with a much easier Exit Strategy, if need be, than before. 😀 You both look like you've soaked up a fair amount of sun!
Hi from Halifax. This video makes me want to go!!!’
Come on down! 😉- Anna
I’m glad to see you finally escaped to warmth and sunshine. Are you planning any day trips to explore Haiti?
Thanks.. we will not be going to Haiti given the state of the Gov there. It doesn't seem safe - Anna
I live near from caberete i like how you speak about us and hope you have a good time here
Enjoyed the previous livestream video and was pleasantly surprised to see ‘bonus’ material midweek. Thank you! 😄 🧇 🍻
Glad you enjoyed it Colleen!
2:03 did an all inclusive in Playa Dorada (called Sunscape these days?) and remember checking out the mall across the road, as well as being stunned by the well groomed grounds left and right while walking to a local casino (felt quite apprehensive at the same time🤔).
When we stayed at another all inclusive resort near Samana, right by the Bridge to Nowhere (Bahia Principe Grand Cayacoa), we ventured into town. We weren’t as fearful as the first time on our own while checking out sights and stores - lots of larimar jewelry, but mostly rudimentary settings 😩. We actually enjoyed the hours outside of the all inclusive - gotta say, most locals under 35 were focused on their phones rather than their prospective customers….
My two cents: While in the Dominican, enjoy sun and surf, but also walk into a real jewelry store, look for and buy a well crafted larimar pendant 😊😍
We visited Bayahibe/Romana area last summer and it was amazing. If you haven't checked out Playa Dominicus it was beautiful. Also loved the natural swimming pool on the way to Saona Island. I would rent a private boat and chill there all day LOL. We're now planning a trip to Cabarete because my boyfriend is really into kite surfing so about to binge all of your cabarete videos!!!!! +New Subscriber :)
🇩🇴❤🇩🇴❤🇩🇴❤ Enjoy the paradise I love my beautiful island 🏝 💙 ♥ 😍 Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
NIce to see a video outside Sosua!!! I recommend traveling to other places as well. Go to Jarabacoa whenever you want to see other than beaches views. Enjoy DR and thanks for sharing!!!
That breakfast looks incredible. Its such a bargain for the quality and portions.
My sister live in Th Toronto and she is from Barahona, Republica Dominicana
Loved the video I have been to Cabarete loved it there thanks for sharing your Adventures take care you 2
Thanks for watching Robert! 🤗- Anna
my beautiful country
Wow you two are tanned! That waffle looks amazing! Look forward to next video, stay safe.
Thanks! Tans are slowly coming on indeed... and oh that waffle! Yum - Trevor
Great video... thanks.
He my guys Next time go to samana is beautiful 😍and is cheap i was there a few weeks ago I rented a beautiful villa on Airbnb from a French lady the name on the place is apartment Cosy coco on a mountain about 4 minutes from the beach a beautiful view only 45 dollars a night I recommend it…. Sorry for any grammatical am Dominican my native language is Spanish
GREAT VIDEO 🌹I WANT TO KNOW WHAT PART OF DR 🇩🇴 WHO THINK is THE BEST TO LIVE ✨I LOVE ❤️ LAS TERRENAS ✨
Tropical and relaxing. Nice!
🤙 yay!
Bienvenido a República Dominicana tiene que visitar tanta playas a samana. Miches.bahia de las águilas y muchas más
Great video guys! On my first trip to the DR in February 2015, I stayed at a resort in Punta Cana that has apparently closed within the past couple of weeks. The grounds were beautiful but the food and room were very subpar. I'm glad I didn't let that stop me from returning.
Just so you know, I save every restaurant you visit and recommend in Google maps for future visits. Keep up the good work!
Andy that's so cool you save the restaurants on Google Maps. We'd luv to know what you think of some of them once you visit 😀- Trevor
So we met Danny Boy today. It turns out we are staying at a different Dreams, not the one in Macau.
Anyway, long story short, he took us around a few places my wife wanted to go. As we were on our way to Macau Beach, I was suddenly struck with horrible pain from a kidney stone. He helped us get to medical attention. I spent seven hours in the ER but we're back at the resort now, pain free. But it was a scary time for a couple of hours.
I have so many questions, but I'll narrow it down 😆 What would be your monthly expenses there? Why DR over Mexico or Costa Rica? Thank you for helping pave the way!!
We have a cost of living video coming out in the next couple weeks. In general though everything is 1/2 the cost of Canada. Costa Rica is more pricey than here and MX. We came here to the DR because we never properly explored the country 😀 - Trevor
If you’re spending the winter in Cabarete you really should get into kiteboarding. It’s a La Niña winter so the wind should be great. Unfortunately Cabarete isn’t the best place to learn the sport, but it can be done.
I've been thinking about it but... my lower back isn't the best (from time to time) so I'd be worried I'd mess it up - Trevor
@@DelightfulTravellers you might check out The Body Temple on One Ocean Drive. The guys there will definitely sort your back out and start the healing process.
I love vagamundo!! Enjoy Cabarete guys!!
I told ya! Glad you followed through. The area is affordable.
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Excelente.RD. desde NYC.
Wow I was only interested in Halifax but decided to check out where you were and now I’m hooked, wintertime in Alberta or DR, got to say it looks very tempting there 😎
Come on down Richard! There's tons of Canadians around - Trevor
Very nice video. Thanks for the info. Take care.
Thanks for watching! - Trevor
I love your videos 💛 i´m from puerto plata and I want to recommend you to visit Punta Rucia and cayo arena 🙌🏻 you will love it
Check our channel videos. We were there just a few videos ago 😀- Trevor
Loved
Thank you for sharing your experience! Why did you pick DR over Mexico or Costa Rica? (Also known to be DN locations)
DR and Mexico are a lot cheaper than CR. So that was an easy choice for a longer stay. We've never properly 'took in' the DR so that's what we wanted to try out. We know we'll always go back to Mexico! 😀- Trevor
Guilty of doing just that in the DR simply because we never had more than a week at a time and the "word on the street" for the DR was always that it was too dangerous....the same has been said on Mexico but our last trip we had two weeks to explore and loved it so much...if we ever tire of Mexico( not sure that will happen lol) we would give the DR a try...thanks for the great info...Viv
We haven't found it dangerous here at all... same with MX of course. We think you'd both luv it here in the DR 🤗- Anna
I’m glad you have a good time in Mexico and feel safe. Not disrespect to Mexico, but here in DR, you won’t find that about carteles, guerrillas kidnapping people. I understand Mexico is a way bigger country and here in DR isn’t perfect like any other place, but at least this is still a peaceful country and has lots opportunities to make business if you can. The most dangerous and corruptly people here are the politicians, which we are working hard to get them out, even though our new president has good goals, but let’s see if he really means it😎🇩🇴🙏!!!
Enjoy your staying in that beautiful country too, Mexico 🇲🇽🙏😎
Caba used to be good in the 90's early 00's, those were the glory days of the town building up, now too many people know of it and it got way more expensive. Good spot to learn how to surf, not so good for business, very slow periods. If your a wealthier person you can afford to leave and come back but, much better places to do that if finances aren't a thing. The pricing was the balance before, bad roads, hospitals, power and economy don't match. Go to Sosua or Sabaneta and see what the locals live like. Can't do business in a local town so living local makes no sense, very poverty stricken. A few tourist towns in DR, north shore being adventure/sports side of the island. The kite school game is saturated along with the surf schools and restaurants. 2 years most businesses last along the strip. Good place to visit, good place to leave too lol
Have you stopped at Cabrera? Check out Casa Lambi or Apartmento Carey on Airbnb.
Not yet! We'll look those places up
God Bless You guys!!
The DR has never been on my bucket list for a vacation. We spend a lot of time in Mexico, Jamaica, Barbados & Turks.
There is a piece of the Caribbean for every heart. Like locals say… God is everywhere, but he sleeps in the DR”. Cheers🍷
Yes stay there in Mexico and Jamaica don't come to DR.😄.
@@henrysantos121 - 100%! We still won't visit the DR for many reasons. Our $$$, our choice! Cheers
Me watching this video as a Dominican living in Ontario on January! :(
Love it! ☀️🌴🌊
Thanks AJ!
You should spend Christmas Eve with us Dominican style
Or new year
Yes!
@@DelightfulTravellers how do I get in contact with you
because D.R. is warm and least expensive in Caribbean. Now that we are here let's just look around... oh look! waffles!
Another enjoyable video.
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Thank you guys. My partner and I just spent a month in the DR, trying out life here. Like you we are escaping the Canadian winter and hope to make it into a lifestyle. We’re staying in Bayahibe, but visited Puerto Plata, Cabarete for a couple days. We loved it and noticed the prices in Puerto Plata are much lower than Bayahibe. Food, café, etc.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Subscribed and will be looking forward to more from you. Cheers.
Thank you .... I like beer also lol hugs
New Sub here. Great video. I am retiring in April and thinking about hanging out there for a few months. Please do a video with nice affordable apartments
So what special things do you need to do to stay in a country for 4-6 months? What kind of visas or whatever do you need? Are they DR based or does Canada require special papers to be filled out. Basically, I guess I'm asking what kind of extra paper work is necessary to stay that long in another country. Thanks
There's an extended visa form you can fill out online for an additional 3 months. But that didn't work for us. Every expat that lives here has told us you just pay on the way out as a tourist. They charge by the month. So there's no real 'special papers' required. - Trevor
Try the Campesino bfast at Stevens Alicia Beach, Sosua.
You guys " Canadian " were the first tourist that started coming to Dr a long time ago before anybody.
My favorite drink there is a milkshake of "Zapote" or "Zapote" Juice... 👌🏻 Best drink/juice/milkshake ever.. By the way I used to work for the main carrier there before getting hired by another carrier in the US and moved out.. The max Speed right now is like 300/50 Mbps for residential is like $50-80 bucks.. I live in Arizona now and I can't get 200 for less than $120.. And is not even fiber..
🤣🤣🤣 Crazy watching the video you mentioned "Claro" I worked there and AlticeUSA was the carrier that hired me in the USA..
@@geogmz8277 haha we're very happy with the internet speeds here. Everything is quite zippy and we can upload large GB RUclips videos with ease 😀- Trevor
Yea