NancyShogren
American looking for information about Dominican Republic
Forum posts
20
About me
American, Married
Lives in Las Terrenas, Samaná
Speaks English and a very limited amount of French and Spanish.
Registration: 23 February 2017
Activity
SDQ to Las Terrenas Transportation by ddmcghee
Hello - any recommendations for transportation companies to get from SDQ to Las Terrenas? I prefer to prepay and reduce the amount of cash I need to bring, so I want to make sure I use someone reliable.
Hi John, We haven't actually moved in to Plaza Colonial yet. Our lease starts on October 15th. We are going to be traveling from Washington State to Miami and then fly over to Santa Domingo by the 15th of October. We have visited Las Terrenas ... Read More
SDQ to Las Terrenas Transportation by ddmcghee
Hello - any recommendations for transportation companies to get from SDQ to Las Terrenas? I prefer to prepay and reduce the amount of cash I need to bring, so I want to make sure I use someone reliable.
Thanks so much for the information Denise. I really appreciate knowing some of the people that we hope to meet when we get there. Please look us up when you come for a visit. I'm sure I'll be able to give someone you know my phone number or ... Read More
SDQ to Las Terrenas Transportation by ddmcghee
Hello - any recommendations for transportation companies to get from SDQ to Las Terrenas? I prefer to prepay and reduce the amount of cash I need to bring, so I want to make sure I use someone reliable.
Hi ddmcghee, We have found a condo in downtown Las Terrenas . We'll be moving in on 15 October. It's in Plaza Colonial. We think we will need a car for a few days while getting ourselves settled so I think we have decided to rent a car ... Read More
Mail or mailbox? by NancyShogren
At one time while reading posts on the forum I saw that a suggestion was made to get a mailing address at a mailing service in Miami and to have them forward mail, particularly packages, to you via a courier or shipping service to an office in the ...
Yes, I was surprised, too. When we get there I'll give you our address and we can meet for coffee or something. Nancy Read More
Mail or mailbox? by NancyShogren
At one time while reading posts on the forum I saw that a suggestion was made to get a mailing address at a mailing service in Miami and to have them forward mail, particularly packages, to you via a courier or shipping service to an office in the ...
Thanks Bob. I did contact the CPS office in Las Terrenas and was surprised that their office is in the same complex as our condo. That will be very handy. Nancy Read More
Mail or mailbox? by NancyShogren
At one time while reading posts on the forum I saw that a suggestion was made to get a mailing address at a mailing service in Miami and to have them forward mail, particularly packages, to you via a courier or shipping service to an office in the ...
Thank you Denise. I will contact them. I appreciate the contract information. Nancy Read More
Mail or mailbox?
At one time while reading posts on the forum I saw that a suggestion was made to get a mailing address at a mailing service in Miami and to have them forward mail, particularly packages, to you via a courier or shipping service to an office in the ... Read More
Moving to Las Terrenas in October by NancyShogren
Hi, I'm new to the forum. . .well to posting on it. . .but I have been reading the posts for several months. My husband and I are moving to Las Terrenas in October. I just retired this last December and we had been looking for a nice, warm, ...
Well ours was from the airport to downtown LT. It was probably closer to 2 hours but we didn't have too much traffic and we didn't stop anywhere either. My husband said 90 minutes so I went with that. Read More
Moving to Las Terrenas in October by NancyShogren
Hi, I'm new to the forum. . .well to posting on it. . .but I have been reading the posts for several months. My husband and I are moving to Las Terrenas in October. I just retired this last December and we had been looking for a nice, warm, ...
SD to Las Terrenas is about 90 minutes to 2 hours depending on traffic. We will go to SD occasionally and plan to do a lot of sightseeing so visiting Punta Cana is definitely a possibility. Hope to see you when we do visit there. Nancy Read More
Moving to Las Terrenas in October by NancyShogren
Hi, I'm new to the forum. . .well to posting on it. . .but I have been reading the posts for several months. My husband and I are moving to Las Terrenas in October. I just retired this last December and we had been looking for a nice, warm, ...
Thanks Planner, I appreciate the feedback. We will definitely contact you for some lawyer names when we get ready to do that. Nancy Read More
Moving to Las Terrenas in October by NancyShogren
Hi, I'm new to the forum. . .well to posting on it. . .but I have been reading the posts for several months. My husband and I are moving to Las Terrenas in October. I just retired this last December and we had been looking for a nice, warm, ...
Hi Bobby, We are not doing the residence visa yet. We're going to do a tourist visa and just pay the overstay fees when we leave. When we decide for sure that we want to live there full time we will start doing the residence visa. We will be ... Read More
Moving to Las Terrenas in October by NancyShogren
Hi, I'm new to the forum. . .well to posting on it. . .but I have been reading the posts for several months. My husband and I are moving to Las Terrenas in October. I just retired this last December and we had been looking for a nice, warm, ...
Hi Mountainmama52, That would be wonderful! We are excited to meet new people. We should be there in October and I will be sure to send you a quick note through the Forum. Please keep in touch and let me know how things are going down there. I ... Read More
SDQ to Las Terrenas Transportation by ddmcghee
Hello - any recommendations for transportation companies to get from SDQ to Las Terrenas? I prefer to prepay and reduce the amount of cash I need to bring, so I want to make sure I use someone reliable.
Thanks for the quick response! I guess your cost was right in line with what we paid when we were down there last October. We paid $180 each way plus a tip. Nice to know about the bus though. We are moving to LT in October so wanted to find ... Read More
Moving to Las Terrenas in October by NancyShogren
Hi, I'm new to the forum. . .well to posting on it. . .but I have been reading the posts for several months. My husband and I are moving to Las Terrenas in October. I just retired this last December and we had been looking for a nice, warm, ...
I will Bob. Thanks, Nancy Read More
SDQ to Las Terrenas Transportation by ddmcghee
Hello - any recommendations for transportation companies to get from SDQ to Las Terrenas? I prefer to prepay and reduce the amount of cash I need to bring, so I want to make sure I use someone reliable.
Can you tell me what they charged you for the ride one way? Nancy Read More