This past Friday the 5th of February the monthly Cafe de La Leche event took place in the Casa de Campo home of Patricia Proaño, who co-hosted the event with good friend Gricelle Lahoz.
Category: Lifestyle
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RUMOR ALERT: Eros Ramazzotti is coming to Altos de Chavon!?
Over the weekend, in between drinks with the ladies at the monthly Cafe de La Leche, wild Salsa dancing at Rio Marina and beer guzzling whilst watching the SuperBowl, we caught wind of yet another Casa de Campo Rumor – Eros Ramazzotti MAY be coming to perform in the Altos de Chavon amphitheater.
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Memories of Casa de Campo: around La Romana with the in-laws
In this week’s ‘Memories of Casa de Campo,’ Carol Burke takes us on a sight-seeing tour around La Romana – before it became the La Romana it is today and it is surprisingly different!
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Leones del Escogido logra corona en la Serie del Caribe; Dominican baseball team win the Caribbean Baseball Series
Isla Margarita, Venezuela; Los Leones del Escogido y su nueva directiva coronaron anoche un año beisbolero de ensueño tras vencer anoche a los Leones del Caracas y conquistar el título de Campeón de la Serie del Caribe. Esta es la tercera corona lograda por el Escogido en la Serie del Caribe y la número 18 […]
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Me, an Italian chef? Lesson 1: bread, pizza, focaccia!
Me, an Italian Chef? UNLIKELY! Ok, so the likelihood that I will ever achieve greatness in the sphere of cooking is VERY unlikely, especially given that I’m English, and everyone knows we can’t cook! And so earlier this week, in a desperate attempt to improve, I embarked on a ‘basics’ cooking course………
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A group of Abraham Lincoln pupils compete in the Maths Olympics!
This week a group of mathematically talented Abraham Lincoln pupils ventured out of school and into the wilderness of La Romana to take part in the first round of the Mathematics Olympics competition (las Olimpiadas Matematicas) which took place in the ‘Escuela Mercedes Laura Aguiar.’
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The Walkabout Foundation in Haiti – donating wheel chairs
Just under a year ago, part-time Casa de Campo residents Luis Gonzalez-Bunster and his sister Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster founded the Walkabout Foundation, to promote awareness of paralysis and disabilities and fund research for spinal cord injuries.On January 18, 2009, 6 days after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, The Walkabout Foundation travelled to Port-au-Prince.
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My Birthday in Palmilla; sun, sea, champagne and good friends…
As your Casa de Campo Living editor, I feel it necessary to publish an article and photos about my birthday, self-promoting? maybe! flashy and a little pretentious? very possibly; nevertheless enjoy – these photos and the accompanying story are of a Palmilla celebration at it’s best!
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COMPARSA DE CARNAVAL – We need volunteers!
Requerimos participantes para formar la Comparsa de Carnaval, que participara en el Evento del Hogar del Niño, a efectuarse en fecha del Sabado 13 de Febrero, en el Country Club de Casa de Campo. (ENGLISH TRANSLATION BELOW)
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Only in the DR: Mochivo!
This week’s HILARIOUS and a little puzzling photo was sent to us by Vivian Dickson. Along with the photo she sent us this small description:
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Tiara Yachts and ERH Marine invites you to the Miami International Boat Show
MARK YOUR CALENDAR BETWEEN FEBRUARY 11TH – 15TH; IT’S BOAT SHOW TIME! The Yacht and BrokerageBoat Show in Miami Beach is a multi-million dollar presentation of yachts which is in-water-only, covering more than 1.2 million square feet of space over a mile-long strip of Indian Creek Waterway.