The 1st Dominican Republic Fashion Week took place, from the 2nd to the 6th of June at the Sans Souci Port in Santo Domingo, organised by Tita Hasbún, Jorge Diep y Alex Macías. Taking part were 37 Dominican designers, 7 international designers from Mexico, Argentina and Spain, as well as 10 new designers, launching their first collections. The Sans […]
Categoría: Más allá de Casa
Deco Eventos 2009
Last Friday the 5th of June the events and catering company ‘Eventos y Catering’ ran by Gladys Quiones, held its first feria de eventos y decoracion, called Deco Eventos 2009. The event started at 6pm, in La Estancia resort, and was hosted by Gladys herself with the aim of showcasing all the table settings, cakes, […]
UPDATE – Santo Domingo Activities for June 2009
Since we published the last list of cultural activities going on Santo Domingo this month there have been a few additions. You can find an updated list below.
Cookbook by Patricia Proaño hits the Santo Domingo Book Fair
Imagine gathering up a bunch of your friends, sharing and tasting each others special recipes. Better yet, taking all of these recipes plugging them into the cutest little book, publishing it and having its proceeds benefit children and families in need. Doesn’t it sound like loads of fun? The ladies of the Casa de Campo […]
Santo Domingo Activities for June 2009
I love Casa de Campo! The parties and events we have here, whether in La Palapa in the Marina or at the La Romana Country Club or in Altos de Chavon are always fabulous, but with the next big event to look forward to being the Fundacion Mir family weekend in August – its time […]
Danilo Vicioso retains his top 10 world swimming ranking
FINA (the International Swimming Federation) announced not to long ago that fellow Casa de Campo resident, Danilo Vicioso, recently ranked in the world’s top 10 in the 45 to 49 age group for Masters Swimming. Danilo made the list following a eventful year; ranking 6th in the 200-meter backstroke; 7th in the 200-meter butterfly and 10th in […]
Google Maps adds some roads to Casa de Campo and all of the Dominican Republic
Google has added some roads to its map of the Dominican Republic, including some roads in Casa de Campo. While this may not be earth shattering news, it is interesting, especially when venturing out of the resort and exploring this beautiful country… or going to Jumbo.
This Weekend in Casa – May 22nd to May 24th
This weekend according to the weather forecasters might be a wet one… but we are quite optimistic that the clouds will fade and this will be yet another spectacular weekend in Casa. Come to think of it, rain or shine we always have a good time. The main event this weekend will be the Altos […]
Discovering Hogar del Niño
Since I first arrived in the Dominican Republic 9 months ago, I have slowly been getting used to life out here and little by little getting to know the sights and sounds of la Romana and Casa de Campo. During this time I have become familiar with two charities; the MIR foundation and the Hogar […]
Special Summer Airfares from Rome & Milan to Casa de Campo
While we don’t usually post other people’s specials, it been brought to our attention that Lauda Air is offering some pretty sweet specials that might be of interested to our readers. This Summer fly Livingston Air, the private Italian carrier, at a very special rate from Rome or Milan non-stop to The Caribbean’s Most Complete Resort… […]
Casa de Campo Yacht Club now friends with Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club
The Casa de Campo Yacht Club (CCYC) has been busy over the last couple of months, preparing in eager anticipation of not only the upcoming Rolex Farr40 Regata, but also extending its relationships with yacht clubs world wide. Last week, they proudly announced the addition of yet another reciprocal agreement, with the Royal British Virgin […]