For my very last post about our Dominican Republic vacation, I am recapping the resort we stayed at: the AlSol Luxury Village. We booked a one-bedroom with a full kitchen through the Armed Forces Vacation Club (not affiliated with DoD) at a steal of just $100 a night. When we walked inside our room, we both gasped… 
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Although visiting Saona Island was the highlight of our day, the fun wasn’t quite over yet. Instead of returning via speedboat, we slowly sailed back via catamaran. I lovingly referred to it as the “party catamaran” (a la party bus) because that’s exactly what it felt like. As soon as we were onboard, the hostesses poured glasses of… 
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Just like we did on our Jamaican honeymoon, we splurged on professional photos at the beach. It was a little pricey considering that we only ended up with a small handful of pictures, but absolutely worth it! I think that professional photos are so important– after all, most people hire a photographer for their annual… 
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A few months back, we had the opportunity to spend a week vacationing in the Dominican Republic. One of our excursions– and our personal favorite activity– was visiting Saona Island. It is what you would imagine when you think “tropical vacation” and everything I had dreamed of. We only had a few hours on the island,… 
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After our snorkeling and submarine adventure on our Dominican Republic vacation, we took a speedboat to the “natural swimming pool” that just happened to be the “largest one in the world.” Now, whether or not it meets that claim, I do not know, but I can say this “swimming pool” was a sandbar. That being said, Andrew… 
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The other tour of our Dominican Republic vacation was an impulse decision. The day after checking into our hotel, we met with the tour company that we booked our airport transfer with, even though we didn’t have another excursion planned. As the saying goes, don’t look if you don’t want to buy, because we did exactly… 
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