Do you recycle your empty plastic bottles? No?! Well shame on you! Here in the Dominican Republic, people believe in recycling everything and that includes plastic “Kola Real” bottles – did you know they make perfect the perfect gas cap!?
Tag: Only in the DR
Posted inDominican Republic, Featured, Lifestyle, Local News
Only in the Dominican Republic: My chicken…..mi amigo!
WARNING: This week’s “Only in the Dominican Republic” photo is a bit disgusting!
Posted inCostasur Dominicana, Dominican Republic, Lifestyle, Local News
Only in the Dominican Republic: Crazy Cross Breeding!
What do you get when you cross breed a cow with a horse? A Corse? A Horow? Well if the naughty animals photographed in the above picture are successful, we may well have to come up with a real name for this new mystical species!
Posted inCasa de Campo Living, Dominican Republic, Lifestyle, Local News
Only in the Dominican Republic: Help, where did I leave my ladder?
When driving in the Dominican Republic, it is always advisable to “expect the unexpected” – you really never know what weird and wonderful transport solutions you may encounter and equally you never know what random objects may be randomly placed in your path – like a ladder for instance.
Posted inBeyond Casa, Dominican Republic, Explore La Romana, Featured, Lifestyle, Local News
Only in the DR: Who ordered the palm tree?
Palm tree anyone? Figuring out how to transport your palm tree when you move house most be a real nightmare – but fear not, it seems with a red pick up truck and plenty of black material, anyone can do it! Are you up for the challenge?
Posted inBeyond Casa, Dominican Republic, Lifestyle, Local News
Only in the DR: The Fridge-Boat
There is no denying that Dominican’s have an impressive knack for ingenuity! I am constantly surprised and impressed by the ingenius problem-solving creations, inventions and transport solutions which we witness everyday in this amazing country. The above photo was spotted by my father, Peter Hughes in a British newspaper (the Evening Standard) – which was […]
Posted inBeyond Casa, Dominican Republic, Explore La Romana, Lifestyle, Local News
Only in the DR: “Must not get wet!!”
The month of August is inevitable rather wet in Casa de Campo, La Romana and in fact the entire of the Dominican Republic and so at this time of year we get to see a variety of weird and wonderful Dominican inventions for keeping dry – in this photo we can see an ‘Umbrella-Bike.’
Posted inCasa de Campo Resort, Dominican Republic, Lifestyle, Local News
Only in the DR: King Kong vs Tropical Storm Emily!
In preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Emily last week, the Dominican Republic prepared in many ways – by evacuating ‘at risk’ areas and converting the ‘Palacio Nacional’ into a refugee center, for example……oh and they also tied down King Kong!
Posted inBeyond Casa, Dominican Republic, Lifestyle, Local News
Only in the DR: Gone Fishing!
Only in the Dominican Republic would you see someone literally drive their motorbike across the sand to the waters edge before going fishing!
Posted inDining, Dominican Republic, Food & Drinks, Lifestyle, Local News
Only in the DR: Salami a domicilio!
Fried salami is a Dominican food staple – so much so that the family in this photo decided to turn it into a family business!
Posted inCasa de Campo Living, Dominican Republic, Featured, Lifestyle, Local News
Only in the DR: The Yuca Monster
All of my favorite ‘Only in the DR’ photos seem to involve motorbikes or pasolas or more specifically the weird and wonderful objects being transported on them, this week the object on the back of the motorbike may look like a scary sea monster, but it is in fact a Yuca plant!