Casey Roberts
Canadian looking for information about Dominican Republic
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About me
Canadian
Lives in Toronto
Registration: 16 March 2014
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NORTH COAST discussion and questions... by planner
Here is a good place for all our North Coast questions and discussions......several of us have lived or do live on the North Coast...............
Thanks Bob, all those sound like great suggestions. Our son and daughter-in-law want to go to Kite Beach to try kite surfing, and I see the Circus School is right there also, so the two boys can have their own adventure at the same time. Read More
NORTH COAST discussion and questions... by planner
Here is a good place for all our North Coast questions and discussions......several of us have lived or do live on the North Coast...............
We are bringing our children and grandchildren to a rental villa in Casa Linda for a week long trial run before we commit to building a villa there. we will be there from 28 Dec to 6 January. (A part of our vision is that the family will come to ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
With this thread I am asking THOSE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE HERE to create a post below describing their day! We want to share with others what is normal, typical and usual here! Please keep your posts informative and feel free to post often as our days ...
We are not there yet, but we have reserved a lot in Casa Linda to be built this winter. We were told that Casa Linda has a system of four private wells that are used to replenish cisterns at each villa, and that it is not on the main water line. ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
With this thread I am asking THOSE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE HERE to create a post below describing their day! We want to share with others what is normal, typical and usual here! Please keep your posts informative and feel free to post often as our days ...
Bob, Are the communities such as Casa Linda or Hispaniola which rely on well water being affected by the drought? Read More
Las Terrenas the best place to retire by dylan_10
Las Terrenas is a small village located in the Samana peninsula, one of the most beautiful and lush throughout the Dominican Republic: here are stunning beaches and bang in a sea of many colors, mostly flat because it is the only one in the 'island ...
A few months ago, we drove from Sosua to Samana, then to Las Torenas and back to Sosua using the new highway. The road from Samana to Las Terrenas is good, but is a winding mountain road. As you are driving along, people on motorbikes will come ... Read More
General Chit Chat by planner
This is a new thread for us to capture the "chit chat". This is just to ramble, to engage in how are you's, to chat so that we don't get our other threads too far off topic!!!!! And would work for a base of referrals, recommendations or silly ...
Bob makes an important point on trusting other expats. My wife and I are Canadians and have lived in Japan, Belgium and the US. We soon learned that other Canadians were most likely to take advantage of us - and we saw Egyptian friends taken ... Read More
Health Insurance in the DR by Castellamonte
Today when I was getting onto this site I noticed an advertisement for Cigna Health Insurance. While a laudable concept, I have to point out that it is less interesting than one might think. Health insurance in the Dominican Republic is only as ...
Does that mean that we can apply for our health insurance before we leave Canada? We are planning to be there in October, but will be coming down a couple of times before then to settle details on construction. We are planning to have health ... Read More
The other side of the Dominican postcard by Julien
Hi, As a tourist in a foreign country, very often, we are enchanted with what we discover. Living abroad is different. It's a rich experience but there are also some difficulties to face. When people ask me for advice on living abroad, I ...
Bob, Is the solar hot water heating normally sufficient for showers etc? or do you have to keep an on-demand electric heater in reserve? Just wondering as we are working on specifications for our house construction there. Read More
Best method for learning Spanish rosetta stone or pimsleur by I'mOutaHere
I'd like to live travel to Spanish speaking destination. Other than immersing yourself (not practical) for long periods of time, which of these two methods are more effective? Thanks
I suggest you also check out "Butterfly Spanish" on YouTube. There is a series of free short video lessons on common topics by a very enthusiastic young instructor. New ones seem to come out from time to time. It's not a complete Spanish course, ... Read More
The other side of the Dominican postcard by Julien
Hi, As a tourist in a foreign country, very often, we are enchanted with what we discover. Living abroad is different. It's a rich experience but there are also some difficulties to face. When people ask me for advice on living abroad, I ...
Bob, we have bought property in the new part of Casa Linda. I will be retiring in September and we expect to move down in October or November as full time residents. Read More
The other side of the Dominican postcard by Julien
Hi, As a tourist in a foreign country, very often, we are enchanted with what we discover. Living abroad is different. It's a rich experience but there are also some difficulties to face. When people ask me for advice on living abroad, I ...
Thanks Bob, I saw that. I expect we will bring a car with us - apparently we can ship it in the same container as our other household stuff (much less than a container full.) It seems that the most common cars are Hyundai's so we will probably ... Read More
The other side of the Dominican postcard by Julien
Hi, As a tourist in a foreign country, very often, we are enchanted with what we discover. Living abroad is different. It's a rich experience but there are also some difficulties to face. When people ask me for advice on living abroad, I ...
Hi Tomas, I actually wrote a reply to a much earlier post, where Planner had commented about cultures being different, but not better or worse. Then I realized that the post was not a reply to her message, but was appended to the bottom of the ... Read More
The other side of the Dominican postcard by Julien
Hi, As a tourist in a foreign country, very often, we are enchanted with what we discover. Living abroad is different. It's a rich experience but there are also some difficulties to face. When people ask me for advice on living abroad, I ...
Recent NEWS, Changes and Happenings...... by planner
Another new thread which I will sticky, where we can post Big news, Law Changes, and other Major Happenings!
We have had conflicting advice on whether it is better to bring a car with us or to wait and buy one there. I understand that as we are applying to enter as residents under the investor program we can bring one car with us, but I have also heard ... Read More
General Chit Chat by planner
This is a new thread for us to capture the "chit chat". This is just to ramble, to engage in how are you's, to chat so that we don't get our other threads too far off topic!!!!! And would work for a base of referrals, recommendations or silly ...
Since this is the place for idle questions - if there is a new cruise port in Maimon, do we expect Monkey Jungle (Sosua) to become a shore tour option? We are getting ready to move to Casa Linda near Sosua which is off the road to Monkey Jungle, ... Read More