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	<title>Dominican Republic Vacations &#187; safety</title>
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		<title>La Vega Carnival Vegano 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DR Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vega]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetIt’s party time again in La Vega Dominican Republic. While it always kind of seams like there is a party going on, the month of February brings it to new heights. Each weekend during the month of February there will be parties going on throughout most of the Dominican Republic but the most famous area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dominican Police Department</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DR Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vega]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetA point of interest if you plan on driving in the Dominican Republic. If you are a foreigner, you will often get pulled over and asked for money by the Dominican Police. This has happened to me a few times now, the most recent while my family was heading into Le Vega last Monday. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 year anniversary of Haiti earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetToday, 1/12/12 marks the second anniversary of the earthquake that struck and did so much damage in Haiti. I remember sitting in my house and feeling the quake near Cotui. While it did little damage in the Dominican Republic the affects were devastating to many people of Haiti.
In my area there are many Haitians that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Día de la Altagracia in Higuey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Higuey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetDía de la Altagracia or “Day of Our Lady of Altagracia” is a feast day and annual public holiday celebrated on January 21. This holiday is based around a portrait that is kept in the “The Basilica of Our Lady of Altagracia” in the city of Salvaleón of Higuey or just Higuey which is located [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.3 Earthquake Hits Dominican Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DR Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vega]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santo Domingo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TweetIf you are living in the Dominican Republic and felt some shaking this morning (Thursday), no it wasn&#8217;t a sound car going by, yes we had another earthquake.
The quake this morning registered at 5.3 and occurred at 5:35 in the morning about 34 miles west of Santo Domingo. The quake was felt over a larger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teresa Giudice of Housewives</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Sights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetTeresa Giudice of the reality show &#8220;Real Housewives of New Jersey&#8221; was spotted vacationing in the Dominican republic recently. Apparently not everyone here is a fan of the star, during a bar room brawl started by Guidice spraying champagne on other patrons in the bar she was punched in the face.
After she was punched, of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dominican Republic Money Exchange</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwayne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exchange Rate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetOne of the questions people have when visiting a foreign country is how to access their money. Should you bring cash, travelers checks, or rely on ATMs? Can you pay for things by credit card? Where can you use Travelers Checks? Can I pay in US Dollars? How do you exchange foreign money? All important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bus Wars in Santo Domingo Area</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetUnfortunately, at this time visitors to the DR should by very cautious while traveling in the Southern part of the country. 
Leaders of two rival bus owner groups are battling for the rights to certain territories and are using violence to achieve their goals. At this point the problems seem to be centered around the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Narrow Escape – Waves Aren’t the Only Thing Rising in the Dominican Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nikki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DR Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Semana Santa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetA couple of months ago I was walking down the street in broad daylight and narrowly avoided getting accosted and robbed.
It was during the Semana Santa (the week before Easter that is the Catholic celebration to commemorate the last seven days of the earthly life of Jesus Christ), and there was little private transit on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dominican Republic sun burn precautions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nikki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DR Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetSince they are closer to the equator some countries have stronger ultraviolent (UV) radiation than others, like here in the Dominican Republic, which significantly increases the chance of sunburn and serious skin damage if you are repeatedly exposed to the sunlight here.  To keep this from happening there are a few things that can [...]]]></description>
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