Spring Break Recap

Last month I made good on my promise to visit Carlos in the Dominican Republic. Although I wasn't able to turn my spring break into an island hopping tour around the Caribbean, I still had more fun traveling around the DR than I could have ever imagined.

"So what happend to your plans on taking a month off to travel", I hear you ask. Well, the whole caribbean air pass I read about is apparently a lot harder to find than I thought. Many of the airlines discontinued their pass (e.g., LIAT and Caribbean Airlines) and the ones that had them available didn't fly to the DR (like Windward Islands Airways). But that didn't stop me from taking a month off of work though :) (well 3 weeks, but who's counting). I spent the first week and a half catching up on work for my startup, Pensero Group, and the next 11 days in the beautiful Dominican Republic sun. (when I get around to it, i'll put up some pics and videos... don't hold your breath though)

And the one must do for any would be DR tourist is to visit Bahia de las Aguilas. We camped out overnight on this deserted beach which was home to the bluest water i've ever seen.

The Caribbean Dream

I've decided to do it.... take the vacation I never had a chance to take during my undergrad years. What started out as a desire to visit an island in the caribbean has now turned into a half-baked plan to take a month off of work hopping to as many caribbean islands as I can with free (or as close to it as I can get) accomodations. I just recently started doing research on this and found out that some airlines offer caribbean air passes for $500 - $600 for travel between many of the caribbean islands.

The current itinerary includes the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. I should be able to squeeze in 1 or 2 more islands and am thinking about adding Jamaica and Trinidad.

Being my first time to the caribbean, I figured I might as well try out blogging for a change too since as the saying goes "there's a first time for everything." I'll keep this blog updated as my plans develop and will write about the excursions as I navigate the sun baked beaches during my trip.

So if anyone has suggestions on what I should do while i'm on each island, other places I should visit, a spare couch or floor to offer during my travels, or just any tips or advice in general.... please let me know.