18 Reasons You Should Never Visit the Dominican Republic

Author: Carolin Vollhardt Categories: Blog 25 de octubre de 2016

18 Reasons You Should Never Visit the Dominican Republic


Message of CSS S.R.L about this blog: We loved the sarcasm in this blog. The pictures are absolutely fantastic and show the treasures the Dominican Republic has to offer. “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave”- text from the song Hotel California, but it matches to the Hispaniola too.
Blog from: https://www.iheartdr.com/18-reasons-you-should-never-visit-the-dominican-republic/

1- For some reason people seem to think the Dominican Republic is the perfect vacation spot. They are obviously so wrong!

Barahona, Dominican Republic | Michelle Brea / Creative Commons License

2- The beaches are supposed to be among the best in the world but I honestly don’t see why…
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Roozbeh Rokni / Creative Commons License

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Roozbeh Rokni / Creative Commons License

3- … they are so crowded both day and night.
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Joe deSousa / Creative Commons License

4- There’s NOTHING else to see beside endless miles of beach.

Presa de Hatillo, Dominican Republic | Hector Mota / Creative Commons License


El Limon Waterfall – Samana, Dominican Republic | Dustan Sept / Creative Commons License

5- You could try exploring underground but it won’t be ANY better.


Cueva de las Maravillas – San Pedro de Macorís, DR | godominicanrepublic.com

6- Wildlife is practically nonexistent.


Royal Peacock – Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | Rob / Creative Commons License Baby Humpback Whale –

Samana, Dominican Republic | Christopher Michael / Creative Commons License Rhinoceros Iguanas – Lago

Enriquillo, Dominican Republic | Sasvata (Shash) Chatterjee / Creative Commons License

7- It’s HOT every single day…


Valle Nuevo, Dominican Republic | Damian Dominguez / Creative Commons License

8- I mean REALLY hot…

Pico Duarte, Dominican Republic | Sosúa Online / Creative Commons License

9- Landmarks are just beyond basic…


Santiago Monument – Santiago, Dominican Republic | Ulises Jorge / Creative Commons License

10- … and the “famous” Colonial Zone is no exception.


Colonial Zone – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Adam Mizrahi / Creative Commons License Columbus

Viceroy’s Palace – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Margaret Bourne / Creative Commons License First

Cathedral of the Americas – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Genosonic / Creative Commons License

11- Artistic culture is practically absent…


Carnival Costume – La Vega, Dominican Republic | lchunt / Creative Commons License

12- … even the museums don’t display anything of historical significance.

18 Reasons You Should Never Visit the Dominican Republic.

Crest of Columbus – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Zach Mobrice / Creative Commons License

13- The food is just blah…


Liren Chen / Creative Commons License

14- … not even dessert is any good!


Habichuelas con Dulce / Source: telemundo.com

15- In short, the Dominican Republic is not a place worth visiting.


Barahona, Dominican Republic | Michelle Brea / Creative Commons License

16- It’s not even visually appealing…


Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic | Dustan Sept / Creative Commons License

17- … nothing majestic about it.


Samana Bay, Dominican Republic | Rui Freitas / Creative Commons License

18- Most importantly, you might fall in love with the DR and won’t want to leave. You’ve been warned!


Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Ben Kucinski / Creative Commons License