http://www.odyssei.com Dominican Republic, - lately on the site en-us Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:35:14 +0100 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:35:14 +0100 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24633.html Required travel documents for Dominican Republic: passport [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24633.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24445.html Electric power: 110V / 60 Hz [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24445.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24109.html Area code to Dominican Republic: +1809 [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24109.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11190.html The area code for the Dominican Republic is 809. To make a local call, dial the 7-digit number. International Calls From the D.R., there's direct-dial service to the U.S. and Canada. To reach the U.S. and Canada, dial 1, followed by the area code and num [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11190.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11189.html The current is 110 volts, 60 cycles - just like in North America. You'll hear much talk about electrical blackouts, but they occur less frequently than they used to and tend to last only one to two minutes (when they're over, everyone claps). Hotels and [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11189.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11188.html Arriving in the Dominican Republic Most Caribbean islands wave tourists through immigration and customs with only a cursory question or two. These rules generally apply throughout the Caribbean: you're limited to bringing in 2 liters of alcohol, 2 carton [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11188.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11187.html Banks Banks are open weekdays 8:30-4:30. Post Offices Post offices are open weekdays 7:30-2:30. Shops Offices and shops are open weekdays 8-noon and 2-6, Saturday 8-noon. About 50% of the stores stay open all day, no longer closing for a midday siesta. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11187.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9548.html Local differences in climate are predictable in a country where the highest point is over 3,000 meters above sea level and the lowest is 40 meters below sea level. On average, however, the temperature hovers in the high 20s°C throughout the year. This is [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9548.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/3186.html Sosua competes with Puerto Plata for the bulk of the tourists who visit the north coast. However, notwithstanding the glut of all-inclusive resorts and the 'banana boat' rides on the bay, Sosua might be of some interest to those people who are keen on scu [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/3186.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/3185.html There is not a great deal in the Dominican capital to detain the adventure traveler for too long - although the Colonial District and the city's museums should not be missed! You can go paragliding and caving at sites not far from Santo Domingo, and, bein [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/3185.html