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The Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

Format: Paperback
Author: Sean Harvey
ReleaseDate: 21 November, 2005
Publisher: Rough Guides
Rating:

A great guide
I found this guide amazing right up to the second to last day when I lost it on the beach. I just got back from a 10 day trip to the DR. I had checked other guide books out from the library but when it came time to go this was the one I ordered.

Homesick

it makes me want to go back!. I helps me to better understand my mother's homeland.

really detailed, good social commentary
I bought this book, as well as the Lonely Planet guide. I am about to leave to study abroad in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. I think the Rough Guide is far superior to the Lonely Planet one.

If you are planning on spending a lot of time in Santo Domingo, I would definitely recommend the Rough Guide as opposed to any other guide book. The Rough Guide and Lonely Planet pretty much have the same info about other parts of the country, but it seems like the author of Rough Guide actually spent the night at the places, hung out with locals, etc. , while the Lonely Planet author seems like he went around and grabbed a bunch of brochures and only stepped inside most of the places.

Sean Harvey tells you what kind of people hang out at the various restaurants, hostels, and bars around the country (whether its tourists, expats, locals, young or old people). He provides an interesting, easy to read history about the country, and leaves out the boring facts that only a history buff or student writing a research paper would need.

The pages have lots of text boxes with unusual stories or facts. Harvey points out the highlights in various parts of the country, which has given me some guidance as to which direction I want to travel outside of the capital.

We'll see which book really proves more helpful when I arrive, but so far, I have mainly been relying on Rough Guide as my main source of research and information.

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