To be brutally honest, “Hurricane Irene” was a bit of a non-event in Casa de Campo and La Romana. Despite initial predictions that the Hurricane would cross directly over the Dominican Republic, our prayers were answered when she veered North and her centre crossed across the top/North of the Dominican Republic – more than 200km […]
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Hurricane Katia: Hopefully Heading North!
Hurricane Katia, the second hurricane of the Atlantic Hurricane season, is to be perfectly honest a bit of a worry…..despite predictions that have her sailing North of the Dominican Republic, I can’t help but think – what if??
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Top 10 things to do in Casa de Campo on a rainy day
Casa de Campo in La Romana, Dominican Republic is unquestionably a tropical paradise, a haven for golfing enthusiasts, fantastic for families, perfect for a romantic get-away and is (I won’t deny it) a very nice place to live. However, although the weather in Casa de Campo and the Dominican Republic is in general warm and […]
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Tropical Storm Emily: Did she leave already?
Tropical Storm Emily: She came in the night – with howling winds and torrents of rain and this morning although it continues to rain it certainly seems like the worst is over, so what exactly is happening now and what can we expect for the next few days?
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Emily gets downgraded to a Tropical Depression!
It turns out Tropical Storm Emily was no match for the Dominican Republic! Less than 24 hours after Tropical Storm Emily came into contact with our beloved island of Hispaniola she has been downgraded from a Tropical Storm to a Tropical Depression – the Dominican Republic’s mountainous regions broke up her ‘organisation.’
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Weather Update: Where is Emily?
Where is Tropical Storm Emily? Having sent our employees home and closed the office early, I must say I’m a little bit miffed that thus far the weather in Casa de Campo La Romana really hasn’t been that bad – and certainly not bad enough to warrant a half day off work!
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Rebecca’s Weather Forecast: It’s not looking pretty……Emily is heading our way!
Tropical Storm Emily is expected to hit the Dominican Republic within the next 36 hours – Bad news for sun worshippers, but fantastic news for dancing-in-the-rain enthusiasts: rain (lots of it) – is on it’s way.
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This Weekend in Casa: 22nd – 24th of July
It’s going to be a nice sunny weekend again! I know this because I just googled ‘weather La Romana’ and although first being confronted by a nasty looking picture of storm clouds (see below) – I dug a little deeper and found out that those clouds are meant to represent a 30% chance of rain […]
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Rebecca’s Weather Forecast: Sun after the rain!
Hello again! This is Rebecca Hughes, Casa de Campo’s entertainment expert and amateur weather girl! Following the popularity of my last ‘Rebecca’s Weather Forecast’ and inspired by the fact that we are currently experiencing quiet a frightening thunderstorm, here I am again to predict the weather and bring you some good (ish) weather-related news!
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Rebecca’s Weather Forecast: Rain, rain & rain!
Hello all, this is Rebecca Hughes your friendly Casa de Campo entertainment expert and part-time amateur weather girl! It would seem that even people living on a tropical island in the Caribbean have a pre-occupation with the weather (just like the British), so to keep you all informed on how miserable the weather may or […]
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Weather Update: Sweltering Heat and More Rain!
Ay, que calor! Oh my it is hot and according to ONAMET, the Dominican weather office – this suffocating heat is going to bring some more rain starting from today.