Originally Posted by
husl2001
Hmm, that would make for a nice thread.
The Best of Sosua...
-Rent a car (Budget or Europcar)
-Stay at the villas at residencial hispaniola (google it). If you have a large crew and don't want to rent multiple villas, try New Garden Hotel (noisy, fratboyish, but party central for mongers) or Sosua Bay Beach Club (beach view rooms, fairly decent rooms), or Terra Linda (best looking hotel, good pricing, not the best service in the world but reportedly doing much better).
-Drive or walk into town. The club you run smack into is Classico. That's ground zero. Up and down that street at night you'll find most of the evening action.
-During the mid afternoon, go to Passion. Fun, cute girls, cold beer, ok snack foods, all at reasonable (albeit slightly higher than market rate) prices. However, it's bulletproof. I've never had a bad time at Passion.
-Once during the trip, drive to Puerto Plata after 10 p.m., and once you've just gotten into town, ask a moto concho (bike taxi) to guide you to Cristal. All-star lineup, but can get pricey (100 bux for the chica plus drinks at NA club prices).
-At least once during the trip (preferably the first part), go to Big D's BBQ on Sosua beach. Hang out. Listen and learn. You can pick up an awful lot of good info while eating a half slab of what is easily the best BBQ in the DR.
-Try to do an excursion. I recommend the ATV tours through Mel's tour company. A lot of fun, you get to see areas of the island you never would otherwise, and it helps to give you a well-rounded experience (as well as legit photo opportunities).
Some additional advice:
If going with a large group, DO NOT let them turn you into the tour guide. It's a drag.
DO NOT put everything on one tab unless you've eaten with these guys before and you know they're cool paying what they owe.
DO NOT let anybody make you delay for hours on end while they get their shit together. Watching your wingman's back is one thing. Letting someone waste your valuable vacation time is something else entirely.
If everybody happens to be doing the same thing at the same time, cool. Otherwise, keep it down to small groups. It's way easier, especially if you have similar tastes in chicas. It's also more practical as restaurants don't do a very good job of cooking for 14 guys at once.
DO NOT go there without learning some basic Spanish. If you do, and your friends don't, DO NOT be everybody's interpreter. If you spend all your time translating, and none chica chasing, eventually your boy is gonna show up with the chica you had your eye on. Negotiating for someone to smash the chica you really wanted - not cool.
Finally, DO NOT be the full time banker, ombudsman, and overall fixer for your group. Everybody should pitch in, and I mean more than just money. After all, it's your vacation, too.
That's right. With the logistics associated with a large group of dudes, any problems associated with chicas are minute in comparison. DO NOT fall into that trap.
Ok, this post is way longer than I had in mind. Have fun!
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