Dominican Play by Play

Alex Svenson

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

laker1963

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Thanks Alex. Will be watching (reading) with complete interest. Can you say how safe it is to go to the Dominican Republic for a vacation? Been working on the wife to go there for a couple of weeks sometime but she worries about the safety there.

Lasabar

laker1963:

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Thanks Alex. Will be watching (reading) with complete interest. Can you say how safe it is to go to the Dominican Republic for a vacation? Been working on the wife to go there for a couple of weeks sometime but she worries about the safety there.

If you go to a resort the security is just fine, I was told by some other vacationers that at night there were armed guards protecting the resort, but I never saw one gun and felt completely safe the whole time. I didn't stay on the Caribbean side so the water wasn't as clear, but I was the only resort on the side so it was NOT touristy at all!

laker1963

Lasabar:

laker1963:

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Thanks Alex. Will be watching (reading) with complete interest. Can you say how safe it is to go to the Dominican Republic for a vacation? Been working on the wife to go there for a couple of weeks sometime but she worries about the safety there.

If you go to a resort the security is just fine, I was told by some other vacationers that at night there were armed guards protecting the resort, but I never saw one gun and felt completely safe the whole time. I didn't stay on the Caribbean side so the water wasn't as clear, but I was the only resort on the side so it was NOT touristy at all!

Thanks Lassy. Would you recommend it?

Diamondog

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Nicely done....Alex if you have a chance check out Club Guacara Taina in Santo Domingo, its an underground night club in a grotto, holds a couple thousand...ridiculous scene...

Krieg

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Can't wait, thanks for keeping us in mind. Have a safe trip!

Diamondog

laker1963:

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Thanks Alex. Will be watching (reading) with complete interest. Can you say how safe it is to go to the Dominican Republic for a vacation? Been working on the wife to go there for a couple of weeks sometime but she worries about the safety there.

If its worth anything Doug, I spend a good part of the winter there and have for a number of years...the DR is absolutely an amazing place to vacation, you will be hard pressed to find a better Carribean destination imo, i have been to several other places and find the spanish to be just amazing, so friendly, accepting....I have stayed at many resorts there but now when I go its a condo only...obviously if you are not frequent there thats not the best way to go but either way you can't go wrong....the Playa Dorada complex is a gated complex with about 15 resorts on it or so, it is VERY safe....I now stay in Cabarette when there, if you are in that area I can let you know where to go to watch cigars being rolled for you, I will retire there lol When travelling anywhere though common sense is always a must...

cooch36

I enjoyed Punta cana in Feb and enjoyed our stay as well as felt very safe. I enjoyed a visit of Don Lucas cigar cafe as well as enjoyed the conversation while sipping his cognac and one of his cigars.

laker1963

Diamondog:

laker1963:

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Thanks Alex. Will be watching (reading) with complete interest. Can you say how safe it is to go to the Dominican Republic for a vacation? Been working on the wife to go there for a couple of weeks sometime but she worries about the safety there.

If its worth anything Doug, I spend a good part of the winter there and have for a number of years...the DR is absolutely an amazing place to vacation, you will be hard pressed to find a better Carribean destination imo, i have been to several other places and find the spanish to be just amazing, so friendly, accepting....I have stayed at many resorts there but now when I go its a condo only...obviously if you are not frequent there thats not the best way to go but either way you can't go wrong....the Playa Dorada complex is a gated complex with about 15 resorts on it or so, it is VERY safe....I now stay in Cabarette when there, if you are in that area I can let you know where to go to watch cigars being rolled for you, I will retire there lol When travelling anywhere though common sense is always a must...

Thank you. That's what I was looking for. I will show the wife this post.

Lasabar

laker1963:

Diamondog:

laker1963:

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Thanks Alex. Will be watching (reading) with complete interest. Can you say how safe it is to go to the Dominican Republic for a vacation? Been working on the wife to go there for a couple of weeks sometime but she worries about the safety there.

If its worth anything Doug, I spend a good part of the winter there and have for a number of years...the DR is absolutely an amazing place to vacation, you will be hard pressed to find a better Carribean destination imo, i have been to several other places and find the spanish to be just amazing, so friendly, accepting....I have stayed at many resorts there but now when I go its a condo only...obviously if you are not frequent there thats not the best way to go but either way you can't go wrong....the Playa Dorada complex is a gated complex with about 15 resorts on it or so, it is VERY safe....I now stay in Cabarette when there, if you are in that area I can let you know where to go to watch cigars being rolled for you, I will retire there lol When travelling anywhere though common sense is always a must...

Thank you. That's what I was looking for. I will show the wife this post.

Atta Boy! Go Get Her!

laker1963

Lasabar:

laker1963:

Diamondog:

laker1963:

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Thanks Alex. Will be watching (reading) with complete interest. Can you say how safe it is to go to the Dominican Republic for a vacation? Been working on the wife to go there for a couple of weeks sometime but she worries about the safety there.

If its worth anything Doug, I spend a good part of the winter there and have for a number of years...the DR is absolutely an amazing place to vacation, you will be hard pressed to find a better Carribean destination imo, i have been to several other places and find the spanish to be just amazing, so friendly, accepting....I have stayed at many resorts there but now when I go its a condo only...obviously if you are not frequent there thats not the best way to go but either way you can't go wrong....the Playa Dorada complex is a gated complex with about 15 resorts on it or so, it is VERY safe....I now stay in Cabarette when there, if you are in that area I can let you know where to go to watch cigars being rolled for you, I will retire there lol When travelling anywhere though common sense is always a must...

Thank you. That's what I was looking for. I will show the wife this post.

Atta Boy! Go Get Her!

LMAO. I decided to wait until I was sure Lassy wasn't still on here. Never know what he may have said if he were to think there was somebody reading the forums that he HADN'T shocked yet LMAO.

Lasabar

laker1963:

Lasabar:

laker1963:

Diamondog:

laker1963:

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Thanks Alex. Will be watching (reading) with complete interest. Can you say how safe it is to go to the Dominican Republic for a vacation? Been working on the wife to go there for a couple of weeks sometime but she worries about the safety there.

If its worth anything Doug, I spend a good part of the winter there and have for a number of years...the DR is absolutely an amazing place to vacation, you will be hard pressed to find a better Carribean destination imo, i have been to several other places and find the spanish to be just amazing, so friendly, accepting....I have stayed at many resorts there but now when I go its a condo only...obviously if you are not frequent there thats not the best way to go but either way you can't go wrong....the Playa Dorada complex is a gated complex with about 15 resorts on it or so, it is VERY safe....I now stay in Cabarette when there, if you are in that area I can let you know where to go to watch cigars being rolled for you, I will retire there lol When travelling anywhere though common sense is always a must...

Thank you. That's what I was looking for. I will show the wife this post.

Atta Boy! Go Get Her!

LMAO. I decided to wait until I was sure Lassy wasn't still on here. Never know what he may have said if he were to think there was somebody reading the forums that he HADN'T shocked yet LMAO.

Its just nice to be thought of!

kuzi16

i love these play by play threads.

shawtd

Diamondog:

laker1963:

Alex Svenson:

Just boarded my flight in Chicago en route to te DR. Lots of factory visits this week and also will be looking at some new tobacco strands. While Santiago is not the quaint cigar town Esteli nicaragu is, it is still a great place to see top cigar makers and I have grown a bit fond of certain types of Cuban seed tobaccos grown in the Dominican. Will keep you guys posted along my adventure and try to post pics whenever possible.

Thanks Alex. Will be watching (reading) with complete interest. Can you say how safe it is to go to the Dominican Republic for a vacation? Been working on the wife to go there for a couple of weeks sometime but she worries about the safety there.

If its worth anything Doug, I spend a good part of the winter there and have for a number of years...the DR is absolutely an amazing place to vacation, you will be hard pressed to find a better Carribean destination imo, i have been to several other places and find the spanish to be just amazing, so friendly, accepting....I have stayed at many resorts there but now when I go its a condo only...obviously if you are not frequent there thats not the best way to go but either way you can't go wrong....the Playa Dorada complex is a gated complex with about 15 resorts on it or so, it is VERY safe....I now stay in Cabarette when there, if you are in that area I can let you know where to go to watch cigars being rolled for you, I will retire there lol When travelling anywhere though common sense is always a must...

I travel to the DR regularly for business. I'd echo his comments exactly. Use common sense. I've always felt very safe in DR both in Santo Domingo and in resort areas/small towns. Be careful and have a good time!

gmill880

Doug - Me and my wife spent a week at Casa de Campo resort. It was awsome and just a wonderful time. We had some events also at other places sponsored by Toyota while we were there. We always felt safe inside and outside the resort. As some others have said just use common sense .

Lasabar

dennisking

Alex must not have service in the Dominican, I haven't seen any updates.

Diamondog

Alex Svenson

t_evan50

Sounds great Alex. You should just make up a sampler of the secret stuff you pick up on these trips, cause obviously I'm gunna need at least one of each!

wwhwang

Damn, Alex lol. I'd like to see what you came across over there. I'm gonna need a huge sampler of whatever you got there and in Nicaragua.

Goldy

+1 on the secret sampler

fla-gypsy

Goldy:

+1 on the secret sampler

+2

Hayblet

fla-gypsy:

Goldy:

+1 on the secret sampler

+2

+3

kuzi16

Jetmech_63

+1 on the Cien Anos. I truly love that smoke and have a buddy who is another Chief who is also on love with them. Be great to finally score a few again.

Krieg

phobicsquirrel

Hayblet:

fla-gypsy:

Goldy:

+1 on the secret sampler

+2

+3

sounds like a good idea.