Traveling to the Dominican Republic

According to the Witchita Eagle, travel to the DR is a real bargain right now. And if you're traveling from New York, you can fly on Jet Blue for as low as $75 one way. That does sound like a bargain. Timeshare giant, RCI, has some great resorts there, absolutely beautiful. And the government plans to spend millions on modernisation of the tourist areas. I just hope they don't negatively impact the colonial charm of some of the historic areas. The DR is also hosting a summit in January to rebuild Haiti in preparation for democratic elections. With a 225-mile long border, they would certainly benefit from more stability in their neighbor on the island.

USA Today reports a growing number of malaria cases in the country following Hurricane Jeanne.

A Compendium of Dominican Republic Links and Information

CIA Factbook on Dominican Republic

This site is similar to the encyclopedia an has basic facts on the DR: population, business, climate, etc.

Wikipedia

Obviously, an excellent, community-maintained resource, pretty comprehensive.

DR1.com

Daily news, as well as information on travel and life in the DR. There's also a group of Dominican Republic weblogs. Only one there now of a couple of guys living on the beach.

The Official Dominican Republic Internet Portal

This site is directed at tourists and businessmen looking to visit the DR. It contains a hotel guide, but much more. I wanted to get a dominicanrepublic.com email address which is offered, but like many of the links on this site, it is broken.

The embassy of the Dominican Republic in the US

The Lonely Planet guide to the Dominican Republic map

Dominican Republic: a country study

Chapterized summary of the Dominican Republic presented by the Library of Congress. Much of the information is dated and is similar in format to the CIA factbook

Secretary of State Tourism Information

Yahoo Directory of the Dominican Republic

US Embassy in Santo Domingo

Getting Ready

My son is flying to the Carribean in one month, specifically to the Dominican Republic, so I have a renewed interest in the area. This blog will look at his experiences and the experiences of others in the area, as well as news and commentary on life and events there. I have several good friends from Santo Domingo, some going back to the early eighties when I was living in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Cesar and Mona Abreu were stationed at Fort Bragg at the time and were our next door neighbors.