Next Trip: Dominican Republic
Tentative plans for a weeklong jaunt to the Dominican Republic in October. More details later …
UPDATE 8/5: This trip will be quite a bit different from my usual off-the-beaten-path jaunts. I will be ditching the backpack and trading it for marble bath tiles at a fancy-dancy, all-inclusive tourist-filled resort. The weeklong stay in Punta Cana, on the island’s easternmost tip, will be at Catalonia Bavaro Resort & Casino. Joining me will be my main squeeze, Julie. What’s the deal with the all-inclusive resort, you ask? In a word: it’s cheap. OK, that’s two words. But it’s true. Did you know that you can book a suite with a terrace in a five-star hotel overlooking a beautiful tropical beach (tops optional for the ladies) for one week, throw in roundtrip air fare, include all manner of unlimited fruity cocktails and three delicious square meals a day, plus snacks and bottomless minibar, for under $850 per person? Believe it, baby; it’s possible. The catch is this: it’s during hurricane season. Well, just in case, we’ve added on emergency helicopter evacuation insurance for a mere $40 more. [Date of trip: October 15-21.]
