Newbies invading Sosua July 5th-12th

[Apos]

Don Antonio is nicer than most anything at the Europa!

Rocky's is great if you are budget concious and has the best location, and restaurant, in town...you'll see!

[Bstokley]

BigPhun.. Whats Good? Us newbies gotta "get it in" bruh... Keep in touch man.. Strength in numbers... My motto... "Prepare for glory"... Its going down... I'm from New Orleans.. My partner from Seattle...

I'll also be down June 30th - July 12th
Staying at Hispaniola
I'mma practice some french on Joanna and see if she'll let me hit in the back office lol.

[nnjdave]

I've stayed in 2 bedroom places with a buddy, that is available, the penthouse at the Palms, and also the penthouse at BlackBeards. That can be a good way to go, but usually doesn't save all that much.

[bigphun]

Well I'm here lurking and soaking up all the info I can. Still haven't committed to any accommodations yet. I'll definitely be there from June 30th til July 15th. I fly into STI on aconnection from Miami from the West Coast.

I was thinking about a night or two in Santiago, but will probably just catch a ride to BlackBeards for a couple days, then head to Sosua. Staying a day in Santiago is appealing to me, but might be too much to deal with on my own.

I'll be making decisions about hotels very shortly I hope. Strongly considering just arriving and scouting them myself, but not sure once again.

My most likely scenario at this moment is BB two nights, then on to Rockies or NG on Friday July 2nd. I was going to split time between NG and Rockies maybe?

Anyway, I'll definately be there and will probably purchase a phone. I would like to bring a laptop, but probably won't. Does any place have skype set up? I've got to call the wife once or twice and she'll be in Russia.

Anyway, I'm ramping up for the trip and any friendly contacts are appreciated.

[nnjdave]

Well I'm here lurking and soaking up all the info I can. Still haven't committed to any accommodations yet. I'll definitely be there from June 30th til July 15th. I fly into STI on aconnection from Miami from the West Coast.

I was thinking about a night or two in Santiago, but will probably just catch a ride to BlackBeards for a couple days, then head to Sosua. Staying a day in Santiago is appealing to me, but might be too much to deal with on my own.

I'll be making decisions about hotels very shortly I hope. Strongly considering just arriving and scouting them myself, but not sure once again.

My most likely scenario at this moment is BB two nights, then on to Rockies or NG on Friday July 2nd. I was going to split time between NG and Rockies maybe?

Anyway, I'll definately be there and will probably purchase a phone. I would like to bring a laptop, but probably won't. Does any place have skype set up? I've got to call the wife once or twice and she'll be in Russia.

Anyway, I'm ramping up for the trip and any friendly contacts are appreciated.

I'm not aware of your experience level, so please don't be offended. BlackBeards is the easiest possible form of mongering, the chicas essentially can't get away from you. Sosua is one small step up, you essentially can't get away from the chicas. Santiago (or Santo Domingo) is like any other big town in South/Central America or the Caribbean. It's there, you may or may not need help finding it, and speaking the local language is a big plus. The easy progression is BB's for 2 days, Sosua for 7-10, then Santiago for the balance. Obviously if you have some experience, you'll probably do fine in Santiago right off the plane.
Even though I tend to go my own way and do my own thing, infrequently following the crowd, I really enjoyed hanging out at the NG. There are always a few fellow hobbyists there that believe as I do, you aren't doing it wrong if you have fun and nobody gets hurt (or at least not injured). You can get some great tips at breakfast there. And if you don't get a room there, show up once or twice for breakfast anyway! It's cheap enough, and the ambiance is divine!

[bigphun]

Yea, from what I gather my plan is pretty straight foward enough. It'll be my first trip, but I want to get around a little. I like your idea of hitting Santiago after some warm up in the stocked fishing ponds. I'll probably skip Santiago altogether, but this is why I haven't committed to a room yet. I don't want to be tied down if I'm feeling confident and adventurous. I want to be able to split without loosing any money on a room.

I'd like to go out into the country with a reliable and experienced monger driver for hire type guy, or even just hit a few other close by cities near Sosua. Anyway, these are just ideas that I'm kicking around and it's just BS until I get there and do it.

Thanks for the feedback.