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Title: Frommer's Portable Dominican Republic (Frommer's Portable)
ISBN: 0470145676
Author:
Darwin Porter
Danforth Prince
Publicate Date: 2007-11-05
Publish: 2007-11-05
List Price: $12.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Very Little Useful Information
I know this a "portable guide" to the Dominican Republic, but still it is extremely bare bones and basic. It includes a decent section on Santo Domingo but absolutely nothing on Santiago - the country's second largest city. The rest of this thin volume includes only a couple of short sections on the DR's tourist areas - the North Coast, Punta Cana and Boca Chica. To someone attempting to explore anywhere else in the DR this book is virtually useless. Even for my brief one week trip to Puerto Plata I found nothing in this guide that I had not already discovered on the Internet.
I am usually a fan of Frommer's guidebooks. But this one just doesn't cut it.
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2: Basically basic overview of the DR
This booklet has all the basic travel facts for the Dominican Republic. That's --well-- basically it. Its main advantages are succinctness and portability; not information on the DR.
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3: Good guide, but ...
The Frommer's Dominican Republic guide is a good guide for anyone making a quick trip to the DR. The book does overexaggerates on the crime issue. Crime in the DR is relatively low, maybe even lower than in the USA. Other than that, the book is excellent.
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