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Northshore October 2025
  Sipping sangria by the azure infinity pool on the roof-deck of the newly-opened Real InterContinental Hotel in Santo Domingo, I thought, “Who needs the beach?” Indeed, what this vibrant city lacks in nearby sea and sand (you must drive 2 hours or more to find a nice beach), it more than makes up for with its history, culture, fine dining, shopping, and nightlife. Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic on the south coast of the island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti to the west. To get your bearings, take a historic tour of the cobbled Zona Colonial, the oldest European settlement in the New World and a
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