On Friday the 13th of September, shortly following the Café de la Leche gathering / celebration at La Cantina in Altos de Chavón, we (Philip Silvestri and I – Rebecca Hughes) joined the Dr. Kuang-Shih Yeh, Minister of Transportation and Communication of Taiwan, for dinner at La Casita in the Marina Casa de Campo. Dr. Kuang-Shih […]
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Posted inAltos de Chavon, Headline, Lifestyle, Local News, wildlife
An adventure up the Chavón river in speed boat
Having lived in Casa de Campo for 5 years (yes really!) it is a wonderful surprise to discover something new (and awesome) TO DO! When researching a feature article “The magnificent río Chavón” published in TODO Casa de Campo #3, I was thrilled to discover that you can actually take a speed boat up the […]
Posted inBars and Nightlife, Beyond Casa, Events and Activities, Featured, Food & Drinks, Headline, Lifestyle, Santo Domingo, Upcoming
ASW cocktail at Café Milano unites the Dominican Republic’s young entrepreneurs
Last Thursday the 11th of April 2013, ASMALLWORLD (www.asmallworld.net), an exclusive invitation-only social network celebrated it’s first social gathering in the Dominican Republic at Café Milano in Santo Domingo.
Posted inCasa de Campo Resort, CasaLife Magazine, Headline, Lifestyle, Local News
New edition of CasaLife – dedicated to Claudio Silvestri & his 30 years in Casa de Campo
We are very proud to announce the arrival of the latest edition of CasaLife magazine – a very special issue dedicated to Dr. Claudio Silvestri, President and CEO of Casa de Campo who this season is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his arrival in Casa de Campo.
Posted inBeyond Casa, Events and Activities, Lifestyle, Santo Domingo, Upcoming
Ambassador Steven Fisher hosts “Great Britain Means Business” forum and business fair
Recently, Silgon Inc., Marketing, Web Development & Publishing Services was invited to attend “Great Britain Means Business” forum and business fair, being hosted by Steven Fisher, His Majesty’s Ambassador for the United Kingdom in the Dominican Republic.
Posted inEvents and Activities, Headline, Local News, Marina Casa de Campo, Upcoming
Standing room only & plenty of champagne at the 2nd monthly “Sunset Jazz Night”
Last Thursday the 19th of July the Azimut Café in the Marina Casa de Campo celebrated it’s 2nd monthly live music event; the “Atardecer con sabor a música”, an event which attracted rather a large crowd of Casa de Campo villa owners, residents and visitors who enjoyed a splendid evening listening to jazz music, drinking […]
Posted inCasa de Campo Living, Casa de Campo Resort, CCL Presents, Featured, Headline, Local News
Silgon Inc. (creators of CasaLife magazine) present “T O D O Casa de Campo” – the official guide to Casa de Campo!
On Thursday the 22nd of March as the 1st annual “Semana de Francia” started in Casa de Campo, the very first issues of “T O D O Casa de Campo” began to be circulated – and were received with joy and praise by all who got a copy!
Posted inCasa de Campo Living, Featured
Merry Christmas y Feliz Navidad!
Merry Christmas and Feliz Navidad!! This Christmas, Casa de Campo Living wishes you all the very best and a very happy New Year! Whatever you are doing this Christmas day in Casa de Campo or wherever you are in the world we hope you have a wonderful day! May you eat too much, drink too much […]
Posted inCasa de Campo Living, Casa de Campo Resort, Featured, Local News
Photo of the Week: Flamboyant in Bloom!
It’s Fiery Flamboyant season in Casa de Campo and the Dominican Republic and this photo, taken by Philip Silvestri with his latest photography toy ‘instagram’ for the Ipad shows a beautiful Flamboyant tree on Casa de Campo’s Teeth of the Dog golf course.
Posted inCasa de Campo Living
Photo of the Week: Relaxing by the pool
This week’s photo was yet again contributed by Philip Silvestri, who last week was playing with his black and white setting and this week has discovered ‘shutter speeds.’ Last night by the pool he managed to snap this great shot of our friend Savina.
Posted inCasa de Campo Resort, Celebs, Dominican Republic, Events and Activities, Featured, Lifestyle, Local News, Upcoming
Sabrina en Fin de Semana en Casa de Campo staring Philip Silvestri! Part 1 of 3
Sabrina Brugal, hostess of the show ‘Sabrina en fin de semana’ was in Casa de Campo recently filming an episode for ‘Sabrina en fin de semana’ which was aired last week. The episode, which focused on Casa de Campo’s new hotel and leisure activities also included an interview with my favourite person, Philip Silvestri, executive editor of Casa de […]