Re: EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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el toro
My only experience taking the publico was from Sosua to Kite Beach. There was about 25 people in the van. Only in DR will you have a chic in a business suit sitting on a dude transporting a bucket of fish...smh
I took it from Caberete to Santiago once and it was cool. I took it locally about 500 times.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
I'm a tourist, fuck all that act a Dominicano nonsense. Publicos are cool only under certain circumstances, I took one from POP to Sosua, I rented the whole front seat, there were 6 people crunched up in the back, I could hear the moans and groins as I reclined my seat for more comfort.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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eastcoastallstar
I'm a tourist, fuck all that act a Dominicano nonsense. Publicos are cool only under certain circumstances, I took one from POP to Sosua, I rented the whole front seat, there were 6 people crunched up the back, the could hear the moans and groins as I reclined my seat for more comfort.
Yes you rented the front seat for 50 or 60 pesos or could have paid a taxi $40 or more. We are not talking about peanuts here.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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Jimmydr
Yes you rented the front seat for 50 or 60 pesos or could have paid a taxi $40 or more. We are not talking about peanuts here.
$30 bucks actually, but hey take all the publicos you want, but don't make it seem like I'm the one that crazy for not wanting to ride around in a vehicle that's well over capacity and probably not well maintained, have any idea how bad the injuries would be should there be an accident?
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
That 'Cabarete Taxi Co' or whatever they're called (I think the same guys have that little booth at the corner of Dr Rosen & PC) are as bad as the airport taxi mafias. 500p is ludicrous. A regular taxi charges 300-350 tops between Sosua-Cabarete. The Cabarete Co has nicer cars/minivans though, I'll give them that.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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deezl
That 'Cabarete Taxi Co' or whatever they're called (I think the same guys have that little booth at the corner of Dr Rosen & PC) are as bad as the airport taxi mafias. 500p is ludicrous. A regular taxi charges 300-350 tops between Sosua-Cabarete. The Cabarete Co has nicer cars/minivans though, I'll give them that.
I don't know what a regular cab is, they all quote the same prices, but 500 seemed to be the going rate.
Re: EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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Originally Posted by
el toro
My only experience taking the publico was from Sosua to Kite Beach. There was about 25 people in the van. Only in DR will you have a chic in a business suit sitting on a dude transporting a bucket of fish...smh
I have taken the guagua (van) once or twice when the publico cars that were passing were all full. I really try to avoid the guagua. It might be 5 pesos cheaper than the cars, but it is not worth it.
The Kite Beach Inn is easy to get to, but sometimes not so easy to leave if you are going to Sosua. I found the best way to get back to Sosua was to take a moto into Cabarete, then either take the tourist taxi or wait for the publico. (or try to bum a ride from Ohmmmmm heheheh).
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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eastcoastallstar
$30 bucks actually, but hey take all the publicos you want, but don't make it seem like I'm the one that crazy for not wanting to ride around in a vehicle that's well over capacity and probably not well maintained, have any idea how bad the injuries would be should there be an accident?
Well I may have saved well over $10,000 over all the years in DR and I don't go in really fucked up looking Gwa Gwas or taxis
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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Jimmydr
Well I may have saved well over $10,000 over all the years in DR and I don't go in really fucked up looking Gwa Gwas or taxis
All that bread you saved you would think you would fuck a better quality of woman.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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eastcoastallstar
All that bread you saved you would think you would fuck a better quality of woman.
Sorry if I don't like those thick girls that you like but I am doing what I like and you do what you like.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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Jimmydr
Sorry if I don't like those thick girls that you like but I am doing what I like and you do what you like.
thats exactly my point.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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eastcoastallstar
I'm a tourist, fuck all that act a Dominicano nonsense. Publicos are cool only under certain circumstances, I took one from POP to Sosua, I rented the whole front seat, there were 6 people crunched up the back, the could hear the moans and groins as I reclined my seat for more comfort.
I did take a van coming back from Cabarete to Sosua on my last trip. At it's fullest, I counted 21 people inside. I had to sit up and leaning forward on the seat back in front of me the whole time. They stopped every few hundred yards. One or two people would get out and then 3-5 would get on. The ride had to have taken close to 30 minutes before I got out at the Texaco station. The Dominican experience and all! The problem it seems is that it is much easier to go to Cabarete, and cheaper too, in a taxi, but you have fewer options in getting back. The possibility of having an accident while being sardined in one of those things was never far from my mind.
After meeting weyland on the PP malecon a couple of years back, he told me where the main taxi stand was. It was 90 pesos for the front and middle seat for a ride to Sosua. 4 people were in the back, all squeezed together, going to Montellano. Beleive me, that extra room up front in a taxi was worth it! When I got out, I just gave the driver a 100 peso note and called it a day.
Excellent review on ohmmmm's hotel, Eastcoast! :iconTU:
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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Originally Posted by
eastcoastallstar
I'm a tourist, fuck all that act a Dominicano nonsense. Publicos are cool only under certain circumstances, I took one from POP to Sosua, I rented the whole front seat, there were 6 people crunched up in the back, I could hear the moans and groins as I reclined my seat for more comfort.
EC.. just out of curiosity, how old are you? I get the impression you're a late 30's kind of guy?
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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MrHappy
EC.. just out of curiosity, how old are you? I get the impression you're a late 30's kind of guy?
Yes, but what does that have to do with not wanting to ride in an unsafe vehicle to save a few bucks?
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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Originally Posted by
eastcoastallstar
I'm a tourist, fuck all that act a Dominicano nonsense. Publicos are cool only under certain circumstances, I took one from POP to Sosua, I rented the whole front seat, there were 6 people crunched up in the back, I could hear the moans and groins as I reclined my seat for more comfort.
Dude I agree with you, I'm Dominican, and when I'm in DR I try to go about my time there in the most comfortable way possible. I understand some people wanting to "bask in the culture", but I have zero interest taking publicos, or carritos, I don't want to take bucket showers outside, hell I don't even want to shower with cold water, I have no interest in going outside, and running around in the rain, or any of that other "fun" Dominican stuff.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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Hanzo
Dude I agree with you, I'm Dominican, and when I'm in DR I try to go about my time there in the most comfortable way possible. I understand some people wanting to "bask in the culture", but I have zero interest taking publicos, or carritos, I don't want to take bucket showers outside, hell I don't even want to shower with cold water, I have no interest in going outside, and running around in the rain, or any of that other "fun" Dominican stuff.
Tell me about it. Most Dominicans I know that live here want to go to AI's when they return home. That wanting to be a Dominican shit is for weirdos, I just want some good food, a comfortable space and a pretty bitch. That's a vacation.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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eastcoastallstar
Tell me about it. Most Dominicans I know that live here want to go to AI's when they return home. That wanting to be a Dominican shit is for weirdos, I just want some good food, a comfortable space and a pretty bitch. That's a vacation.
My thing is people act like Dominicans WANT to do those things, ride an outdated vehicle that's older than me, and has a couple 100 thousand miles on it, with no seat bealts, and generally is nothing more than scrap metal, with a couple of other dozen sweaty motherfuckers. How many Dominicans, you think wake up in the morning, and are excited about the publico ride? I can tell you how many, zero, they do it because it's the only affordable way for them to get from point A to point B. So when people are uber pumped to "experience" those aspects of Dominican culture, it's sort of weird, it's like being real excited to live the byproduct of poverty.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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eastcoastallstar
Yes, but what does that have to do with not wanting to ride in an unsafe vehicle to save a few bucks?
Nada... Zero, zilch.. zip.... I just try to get a mental picture of you in my head.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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MrHappy
Nada... Zero, zilch.. zip.... I just try to get a mental picture of you in my head.
It's highly unlikely we will ever be in the same room, together, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. I've seen you 1000 times. you show up on my Facebook everyday.
Re: 01/2014 - EastCoast's Review of Kite Beach Inn
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eastcoastallstar
All that bread you saved you would think you would fuck a better quality of woman.
L O fucking L:rofl::rofl::rofl:
I almost choked....