The best times of the year to visit the Dominican Republic is during one of its holidays. Doing so will give you a good taste of the nation's culture and people. The Dominican Republic holidays are roughly divided into three the official public holidays, the festival holidays, and the fiestas patronales. National public holidays consist of secular holidays that are recognized by the Dominican Republic as its official holidays. Usually, these are non-working holidays, thus allowing the Dominicans to celebrate as a nation. The secular holidays are the: - New Year's Day on January 1 (Celebrations begin on New Year's…
Long before all other Dominican Republic holidays were celebrated, the Dominicans have already developed a special type of celebration called the Carnaval. Its history stretches as far back as 1500s with a cocktail of tradition that comes from the early Christians who have settled in Hispaniola with substantial contributions from the natives of the land as well as from early African settlers. And since then, the people of Dominican Republic have conducted some of the celebrations in the country. It is not surprising then that nowadays, centuries after the first festivities were held, the Carnaval still stands as the most…
Packing for a trip can easily go from bad to worse. Let's face it, all of us get over excited for a trip that we end up packing half of our closet. To avoid over- packing, it's a good idea to sit down and list all of the things that you need to bring. Keep in mind that you're only bring the things that you need and not the things that you want to bring. To make packing even easier, come up with a list of things that you will use for each day of your trip. Planning your wardrobe…
