Month: July 2018

Pearl of the Antilles – Haiti and the Dominican Republic

In April 2018, I visited the island of Hispaniola, which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. I arrived in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, and spent a few days exploring the city’s colonial and modern attractions.  Santo Domingo was founded in 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus, Christopher’s far less famous brother. […]

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