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Spiritual leader takes rest after months of traveling the globe. Citing “exhaustion,” the Dalai Lama has canceled plans to travel, the AP reports. A spokesman said the Tibetan spiritual leader would not go to Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and instead would rest and undergo medical tests for the next three weeks. The 73-year-old has [...]

Jan 9th, 2010 | Filed under Other
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The Hard Rock chain plans to open its first all-inclusive resort and casino next spring, when it begins operating the 121-acre Moon Palace Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The Hard Rock chain - known for a music memorabilia collection that includes an Eric Clapton guitar - runs hotel and casinos in Tampa and Hollywood, Fla. The 1,800-room Punta [...]

Jan 6th, 2010 | Filed under Dominican Republic Travel

Punta Cana.– Cap Cana and AM Resorts, an award-winning provider of resort sales, marketing and brand management services, today announced the opening of the Golden Bear Lodge & Spa at Cap Cana. The announcement represents the latest milestone in Cap Cana’s present growth strategy of entering into and maintaining arrangements with leading luxury hotel operators, [...]

Jan 5th, 2010 | Filed under Dominican Republic Travel

Punta Cana.– Cap Cana and AM Resorts, an award-winning provider of resort sales, marketing and brand management services, today announced the opening of the Golden Bear Lodge & Spa at Cap Cana. The announcement represents the latest milestone in Cap Cana’s present growth strategy of entering into and maintaining arrangements with leading luxury hotel operators, [...]

Jan 5th, 2010 | Filed under Dominican Republic Travel

Santo Domingo.– A research team has discovered off Nagua, a city in the northeastern Dominican Republic, a galleon ship from Spain that sunk at the end of the 17th century. The research team is headed by Penny Stock Chaser of Marine Exploration, a US company specialized in underwater archaeological exploration and which was contracted by [...]

Jan 1st, 2010 | Filed under Living in the Dominican Republic

Preparing his expedition On December 11, 1695, Bellomont, who was now governing New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, asked the “trusty and well beloved Captain Kidd”[12] to attack Thomas Tew, John Ireland, Thomas Wake, William Maze, and all others who associated themselves with pirates, along with any enemy French ships. This request preceded the voyage [...]

Dec 30th, 2009 | Filed under Living in the Dominican Republic

An American underwater archaeology team has found what’s believed to be the remains of a ship piloted by notorious buccaneer Captain William Kidd. Indiana University researchers discovered cannons and anchors off a tiny Caribbean island in just ten feet of water, which they believe belong to the Quedagh Merchant, a ship Kidd abandoned in 1699 [...]

Dec 30th, 2009 | Filed under Dominican Republic Travel

Spiritual leader takes rest after months of traveling the globe. Citing “exhaustion,” the Dalai Lama has canceled plans to travel, the AP reports. A spokesman said the Tibetan spiritual leader would not go to Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and instead would rest and undergo medical tests for the next three weeks. The 73-year-old has [...]

Dec 30th, 2009 | Filed under Other
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Vacations and children, not necessarily the most synonymous concepts; so when the two combine, compromises must be made, right? Do you go to the museum or Six Flags? Is it ice cream or sorbet? Do you see the latest animated flick or something with subtitles? In Punta Cana there really are no compromises and if [...]

Dec 25th, 2009 | Filed under Dominican Republic Travel