This Saturday the 31st of July, La Estancia Golf Club will be holding their “Pool de Verano” golf tournament, which was originally scheduled to take place last Saturday the 24th of July but was rained off!
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Memories of Casa de Campo: Sweet Things in Casa
In this week’s ‘Memories of Casa de Campo’ post Carol Burke remembers the Casa de Campo bakery and teases us with photos and yummy stories about all the delicious cakes and cookies!
Casa de Campo Villa of the Week: Golf Villa #181
This week’s villa is an unusually large and spacious golf villa, which as it was only recently built is modern and ready t move into!
This Rainy Weekend in Casa: July 23rd – 25th
Rain, rain go away! As far as the rain is concerned there is good news and bad news. The good news (for the DR) is that ‘Tropical Storm Bonnie,’ which has been causing all this rain is now centered over the Bahamas and headed up across the end of Florida towards New Orleans. The bad […]
‘Carlos Santiago: Virgenes del Trópico’ new art exhibit opens at the Altos de Chavon art gallery
On Thursday the 5th of August the Altos de Chavon art gallery will be celebrating the opening of yet another of it’s art exhibits, ‘Virgenes del Trópico’ by Carlos Santiago. The Altos de Chavon art gallery opens new exhibits about once a month and always celebrates the opening with an inauguration cocktail which everyone in […]
Only in the DR: El que lleva una laptop al cine
This week’s photo for the ‘Only in the DR’ post was contributed by Elizabeth Silfa, one of my pupils of the Abraham Lincoln School, who graduated this year.
New Movies and Times: July 22nd to 28th
The Twilight Saga: Elipse, Shrek: The final Chapter and Marmaduke remain in the Marina Casa de Campo cinema this week for our viewing pleasure and new is A Nightmare on Elm Street, which looks absolutely terrifying.
Eva Cavalli at the Marina Casa de Campo (with me!)
I must admit that this photo is a little old, but given that Eva Cavalli is a celebrity I feel like the photo is worth publishing anyway!
‘Anecdotas de Opera Lirica’ at Lucas Restaurant, Saturday 24th July
This Saturday the 24th of July, Lucas Restaurant is hosting a special evening called ‘Anecdotas de Opera Lirica,’ which in English translates as ‘Anecdotes of Lyrical Opera.’ (Abajo en Español.) This special evening will begin at 7:00PM and Lucas restaurant invites you to join them for a cocktail and videos, anecdotes and explanations of the […]
Photo Essay: Villas on the Teeth of the Dog, part 1
Casa de Campo is famous for many things, one being it’s golf courses which are perhaps more famous than Casa de Campo itself! The Pete Dye designed golf courses; the Links, the Teeth of the Dog and the Dye Fore are without doubt wonderful golf courses, but the villas which line them are equally beautifully […]
Lokekeda: One man’s junk is another man’s treasure
Lokekeda, is a cute consignment store in La Romana, owned and ran by one of Casa de Campo’s Italian residents Emanuela Giovannetti and is full of everything you could possibly think of; clothes, jewelry, cosmetics, bags, kids toys, candles, furniture, electronics and more – literally ‘lo que queda!’
