Who doesn't like white sand beaches and flowing margaritas? Not convinced? Well, who likes white sand beaches and flowing margaritas when back home is getting hammered with two feet of snow? That's what I thought... This past Christmas, I went to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic with my family. Though it's several months too late, I wanted to put together my thoughts in one (or two) succinct blog posts.
Let me start by sharing with you that although Punta Cana is primarily a vacation spot now, it's a relatively new "tourist location". What I mean by that is that the island is still trying to get used to having a sudden influx of people. True to any island dwelling people, the Dominicans are a genuinely happy breed of folks that love to have fun in the sun, but run on their own time schedules. Can we say, island time? The tours and schedules always tend to fall a little bit behind... so be prepared to tolerate some kinks that need working out. This isn't Cancun friends - but if you're vacationing for the beach, you can't beat the DR.
I will preface my review by reminding you that I was in the DR prior to the Haiti earthquake, and I'm not sure how the island was (or was not) affected. We stayed at the Moon Palace, Punta Cana - which is part of the Mexico based timeshare resort company, Palace Resorts. If you haven't stayed at a Palace Resort, I highly recommend it. This resort is all inclusive, and had great food and beautiful amenities - not to mention a private beach. Whether we were up for sitting in a lawn chair reading, or going for a walk on the grounds, or going to the Spa (oh yes ladies, did I mention they have an AWESOME spa?!?)... this place has it all. They're building a golf course now too, but I'm not sure when its expected to finish.
Enjoy the beach pictures, blog reader... more to come about the tours we took and the Spa -
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