I know the forum is inundated with threads by random dudes asking "should I got to the Philippines or Colombia" or "Japan vs. Thailand" or whatever, I apologize for adding another thread like this....
However, I am torn today, I have been planning on going to Brazil this winter, probably in early January, and started looking at flights out of D.C. Just for shits and giggles I thought I'd compare costs of flights to Colombia and the D.R.
This is where I start having second thoughts, I found a ridiculously cheap 1-way flight from D.C. to Santo Domino, D.R., that had me rubbing my eyes and doing a double take. This has got to be one of the cheapest international flights I've ever seen and I almost bought the ticket on the spot.
I know a lot has been said about the D.R. on here, but to be honest the country doesn't really interest me too much, although it does seem to have beautiful women and beautiful beaches, which are two things I'd like on a vacation.
However, Brazil has those two things and a lot more stuff that I loved, and I pretty much know I'll have a blast if I go there. My thought process has been this, I have one year left on my Brazil tourist VISA, the world cup and olympics are coming up which are only going to make the country more expensive in the future.
But... Brazil is already expensive as fuck right now, one way tickets there are taxed as fuck and the cheapest round trip there are about $1,100 from D.C. and about 13 hours travel time. If I buy the ticket to D.R., even if my return flight costs a great deal more, it would still probably only come out to be 1/3 the cost of the airfare to Brazil, plus it will only take half as long to get there.
The older I get the more flight/travel time wears on me, if I know I can get to a destination like Mexico in 3-4 hours, that sounds a lot more appealing than 20 hours to Thailand or Philippines.
So basically I got two voices in my head, both telling me two different things, I'm at a standstill today, I was going to order this ticket first thing when I woke up this morning, but I've held off and that's why I'm seeking out some other peoples' opinions on here.
While I haven't much done research on here, form everything I'm reading on RVF it sounds like the D.R. is really cheap, can't remember which thread it was, but one dude was talking about a 3 bedroom apartment right by the beach for some ridiculously cheap amount.
Originally I thought if I went to Brazil for 6 weeks I could expect to spend a minimum of 6 grand with airfare (probably more like 7-8 K), but now I'm thinking that in the D.R. I could live as well, but for half the cost, plus the obviously shorter flight time. I'm also kind of rationalizing that I really could use to save that money, or be able to spend that money on some other cool stuff I want.
Any how, I know this really boils down to what I want and what I'm into, but I always like to hear people's opinions. Is there anyone who has spent time in both countries and can give me a comparison of them, or tell me which one they like better and why? Even if you say like Brazil better, do you still think it would be worth me considering this D.R. trip?
Feeback of any kind will be appreciated! This flight is so cheap, I am thinking of pulling the trigger ASAP because I am worried that the price may go up soon. Also, I may considering buying the ticket and just eating the loss, if I decide to go to Brazil or else where, because it's so cheap.
However, I am torn today, I have been planning on going to Brazil this winter, probably in early January, and started looking at flights out of D.C. Just for shits and giggles I thought I'd compare costs of flights to Colombia and the D.R.
This is where I start having second thoughts, I found a ridiculously cheap 1-way flight from D.C. to Santo Domino, D.R., that had me rubbing my eyes and doing a double take. This has got to be one of the cheapest international flights I've ever seen and I almost bought the ticket on the spot.
I know a lot has been said about the D.R. on here, but to be honest the country doesn't really interest me too much, although it does seem to have beautiful women and beautiful beaches, which are two things I'd like on a vacation.
However, Brazil has those two things and a lot more stuff that I loved, and I pretty much know I'll have a blast if I go there. My thought process has been this, I have one year left on my Brazil tourist VISA, the world cup and olympics are coming up which are only going to make the country more expensive in the future.
But... Brazil is already expensive as fuck right now, one way tickets there are taxed as fuck and the cheapest round trip there are about $1,100 from D.C. and about 13 hours travel time. If I buy the ticket to D.R., even if my return flight costs a great deal more, it would still probably only come out to be 1/3 the cost of the airfare to Brazil, plus it will only take half as long to get there.
The older I get the more flight/travel time wears on me, if I know I can get to a destination like Mexico in 3-4 hours, that sounds a lot more appealing than 20 hours to Thailand or Philippines.
So basically I got two voices in my head, both telling me two different things, I'm at a standstill today, I was going to order this ticket first thing when I woke up this morning, but I've held off and that's why I'm seeking out some other peoples' opinions on here.
While I haven't much done research on here, form everything I'm reading on RVF it sounds like the D.R. is really cheap, can't remember which thread it was, but one dude was talking about a 3 bedroom apartment right by the beach for some ridiculously cheap amount.
Originally I thought if I went to Brazil for 6 weeks I could expect to spend a minimum of 6 grand with airfare (probably more like 7-8 K), but now I'm thinking that in the D.R. I could live as well, but for half the cost, plus the obviously shorter flight time. I'm also kind of rationalizing that I really could use to save that money, or be able to spend that money on some other cool stuff I want.
Any how, I know this really boils down to what I want and what I'm into, but I always like to hear people's opinions. Is there anyone who has spent time in both countries and can give me a comparison of them, or tell me which one they like better and why? Even if you say like Brazil better, do you still think it would be worth me considering this D.R. trip?
Feeback of any kind will be appreciated! This flight is so cheap, I am thinking of pulling the trigger ASAP because I am worried that the price may go up soon. Also, I may considering buying the ticket and just eating the loss, if I decide to go to Brazil or else where, because it's so cheap.
