Casa de Campo Living’s first annual ChiChigua Fest is taking place next Saturday the 20th of February from 2pm on the Casa de Campo polo fields! We’ve already organised a BBQ, drinks and lots of great prizes for the ChiChigua competitions so if you want to take part – REGISTER NOW!!
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The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga – classes by Veronica Genatios
Veronica Genatios moved to Casa de Campo last year and has since then become a very popular member of the community. Veronica, aside from being incredibly nice is also a Chopra Centre certified Yoga instructor and is now teaching private yoga classes based on The Seven Spirtual Laws of Yoga.
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Celebrating ‘Faux’ Valentine’s Day at the Abraham Lincoln School!
Last Friday the 12th of February, 2 days before the real Valentine’s day, the pupils of the Abraham Lincoln School celebrated Valentine’s Day with the banging of drums and the exchanging of gifts….
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Memories of Casa de Campo: Trees, Flowers and Gardens – From Heavenly to Humble
In this week’s ‘Memories of Casa de Campo’ post Carol Burke our wonderful weekly columnist reminisces about the beauty of Casa de Campo – the beautiful gardens, and all the different trees and flowers. Driving around Casa de Campo in the golf cart was always a great pastime. Occasionally I would see a beautiful rainbow over Casa […]
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Me, an Italian Chef? Lesson 2; Fresh pasta – Ravioli, Spaghetti, Neopolitana Sauce
I think it was pretty clear from last week’s article that I will never be a particularly successful Italian chef, however I am not COMPLETELY inept and with plenty of guidance and more than a spoon full of help, I can cook! Last week I cooked pizza and this week I cooked homemade pasta and even if […]
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The Procigar Festival 2010 in Casa de Campo: Feb 14th
The Procigar Festival has been staged every year since 2008 by the Dominican Republic’s Cigar Makers Association and takes place in both Casa de Campo and Santiago.
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Valentines Day comes to Jumbo….teddy bears looking for a home!
This Sunday the 14th of February the entire world (practically) will be celebrating Valentines Day in some form or another – whether it’s ignoring it completely or going all out with gifts, romantic dinners and flowers. In the Dominican Republic it can sometimes be difficult to find ‘good-value’ nice gifts, fortunately for this Valentine’s Day Jumbo, our local […]
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Only in the DR: Don’t be a goat!
This week’s ‘Only in the DR’ post continues our goat theme and so it seems the Dominican Republic and/or Casa de Campo Living is indeed obsessed by goats….. The sign reads:
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SAVE THE DATE! CCL presents Chichigua Fest 2010: Saturday 20th February
On Saturday the 20th of February, Casa de Campo Living (CCL) will be hosting a family oriented event for all to enjoy – Chichigua Fest 2010! Chichigua for those of us who don’t speak ‘Dominican’ means ‘kite’ and so the ChiChiGua Fest 2010 will be an afternoon of fun for all the family – with […]
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Celebrate Valentines day at the Inauguration of Casa Montecristo! Sunday 14th February
This Valentine’s Day aside from all the special and romantic activities going on in Casa de Campo, the Casa Monetcristo is hosting it’s official opening/inauguration.
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Adventures in the DR: My first superbowl!
I have to admit that when Bill and Lynne invited us to their house for their Superbowl party I was very excited, despite having very little idea what the Superbowl was! It was the word party that got me hooked….