>Well, made it through the carnival grand finale in Santo Domingo this year with my camera so I have pics and videos to share.The carnaval was great! Lots of amazing costumed humans and non humans too. The crowd was well behaved in general except for the occasional thief doing what they do best, taking advantage […]
Events
Stuff happening in Dominican Republic
Picture Slide Show of Haitian Earthquake
>A friend of mine, Jaime, was here after leaving Haiti. He and his friend came to Dominican Republic waiting for a plane to return to his home in El Salvador. He was working in Haiti when the devastating Earthquake hit on January 12, 2010. He took these pictures with his cellphone camera and sent them […]
DR and the Haitian Earthquake
>First I need to say that this earthquake that happened in Haiti is unbelievable to me. I felt the tremor here in Colonial Zone in Santo Domingo. I was on the computer in the office and the monitor started shaking. I thought it was my leg shaking the desk. Well, it was not my leg, […]
New Years Eve 2010 Party
>My friends at Hostal Nomadas in Colonial Zone had a little party for some friends and guests.It was nice and calm, just the way this old gal likes it. We danced, drank, ate some great snacks and barbecue and had some jello shots. At midnight the fireworks (fuegos artificiales) started and we had a great […]
The Blue Moon
I just read that “Once in a blue moon” is happening this New Years Eve. The term “blue moon” refers to the second full moon in a calendar month, something that hasn’t happened on a New Year’s Eve for nearly 20 years, NASA says. (from CNN)The last blue moon on New Years Eve was in […]
Palos Music at La Espiral 1
>I love palos music (what is palos check it out on my web site)! I liked this type of music before I even knew what it was. It is sort of primitive but gets into the soul. At least it gets into my soul. I used my digital camera to take this video and it […]