I have heard of cajuil and knew that they were a funny looking fruit. I saw pictures and tasted the sweet cooked fruit and, of course, I have eaten the so called cashew nuts (really they are seeds) my whole life. I never knew or thought much about where they came from. I just figured […]
I usually don´t get into the Carnival much these days. I hate sweaty humans all mashing and grinding into me. I am always worried about getting hit by a vejiga (one of the hard bladder ball hitty things the Diablo Cojuelos carry around) and having to get a 3rd back operation without any insurance (I […]
I bought a few imported food stuffs and just thought I would post the prices and see how they compare to the prices in USA. 3pound can of Butter Flavored Crisco $RD 340 (exchange rate $39 pesos to $1us dollar) $US 8.72 12oz. non-name brand Peanut Butter $RD 150 (exchange rate $39 pesos to $1us […]
>Day 1Saturday 23rdI decided to take a little trip to a place I had never visited before. Got out the map, sent a few emails and made the decision. I chose Baharona in the Southwest part of Dominican Republic. I made the bus reservation on line with Caribe Tours. This was great as I only […]
>Continued from the Bus Ride to Boac Chica..yes..there was more.I get out of the bus in the park in the center of Boca Chica. I had been to the beach before but it was usually at some restaurant along the beach where they had chairs and you could get drinks and food. This didn’t really […]
