For one night only on Saturday the 10th of November, and as part of the annual Dueños 2012 festivities hosted by Costasur and Casa de Campo for Casa de Campo villa owners- legendary nightspot, “Genesis” in Altos de Chavón will be re-opened, giving everyone the chance to dance the night away!
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Tuesday special offer at La Enoteca: Veuve Clicquot champagne just RD$2340 per bottle
Every Tuesday, La Enoteca, the wine and liquor specialists in the Marina Casa de Campo (as well as all of the “La Enoteca” wine stores in all the country) celebrate the start of a new week with a special offer and this Tuesday you can prepare for the upcoming holiday season – by stocking up on your […]
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Casa de Campo photo of the week: Teeth of the (soggy) Dog!
This week’s rather amusing photo was taken on Thursday afternoon the 25th of October 2012, whilst Casa de Campo was feeling the brute force of the tail-end of Hurricane Sandy.
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FOUND! Delicious and authentic Italian food – at Vecchia Caserma
Great news food lovers! We have discovered the most wonderful restaurant – serving not only delicious, but also authentic Italian food!
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Tropical Weather Update: tail-end of Hurricane Sandy to bring more rain and wind to the Dominican Republic…..
Hurricane Sandy, now a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105mph is centered to the North of Cuba and is expected to continue north passing through the Bahamas, but although the “core” of Hurricane Sandy is now rather far away from the Dominican Republic – the “tail end” of the Tropical Cyclone system […]
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Rainy weather warning: here comes Tropical Storm Sandy!
UPDATE, Wednesday October 24th 8pm: Earlier today Tropical Storm Sandy did indeed develop into Hurricane Sandy, and has now made landfall in Jamaica with maximum sustained winds of 85mph. Good news for the Dominican Republic – the large mass of thunderstorms now seems to have passed us by and/or dissipated, so although we’ve already has some […]
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This Friday come and celebrate the inauguration of “Acqua Villa” new home decor and accessories store in La Romana!
This Friday the 26th of October, Alexandra Creamer, a longtime member of the Casa de Campo community invites you to the opening of her new store “Acqua Villa” in La Romana.
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Exploring Bayahibe: A stroll through the Parque Nacional del Este at “Padre Nuestro”
Having lived in Casa de Campo and the Dominican Republic for more than 4 years now, I thought it was about time I get to know the country a little better – and what better place to start than Bayahibe? And so with my explorer’s hat on and accompanied by my trusty side-kick Philip Silvestri, […]
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Tropical Depression 18 to bring bad weather to the Dominican Republic?
Since the wild and windy passing of Hurricane Isaac in August, which flooded the coastal areas of Casa de Campo with a rather nasty storm surge (click here for photos), Casa de Campo and the Dominican Republic hasn’t been affected by any other Tropical Depressions, Tropical Storms or hurricanes – until now. Tropical Depression 18, […]
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In loving memory of Acharat Victoria – a personal obituary by H.C. Bueck
Last month my friend Acharat Victoria passed away. He may have been the most senior employee still working at Costasur. He and his late wife Tonita had 4 children; Yuri, Ali, Margi and Francisco and he lived in Vivero II in Casa de Campo, with his daughter and son in law (Ali and Campos de Moya) living […]
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Casa de Campo photo of the week: paradise at Punta Minitas
Admiring the oceanfront villas of the Punta Minitas area of Casa de Campo from the ocean gives you a real sense that Casa de Campo really is a paradise!