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Of all the unique things to know about the DomRep, the fact that there are two Dominican Republic Independence Days is one of my favorites.

The best white rum cocktails are born of traditions long-celebrated in the Caribbean. Traditions that deserve Brugal Extra Dry Supremo.

More than half (55%) of all registered vehicles in the Dominican Republic are motorcycles. You rarely, though, see one like this.

Given the choice, we'd rather practice safe social distancing like this today. Paddleboarding at sunset is always nice anywhere in the Caribbean, of course.

Brugal Leyenda (legend in English) was released in 2015 expressly in tribute of Brugal's founder, Don Andrés Brugal Montaner.

At Ani Private Resorts, Dominican Republic every sunset, dinner, pool, every luxurious moment, every memory—they're just for you and yours.

At a mile long and with sand stretching for well beyond 100 yards at its widest point, Playa Grande, Dominican Republic more than lives up to its name.

Calm seas may not make great sailors, as the old saying goes, but they sure can make happy ones. At least they seem to in this image from Punta Cana...

Hurricane Irma was a day or so away; Hurricane Maria, just a few weeks beyond that. The lives of so many of our loved ones would soon be forever changed.