The document summarizes a holiday trip to Santo Domingo with friends. Key activities included visiting Samana to see humpback whales, beaches in Barahona near where the river meets the sea, fairs in Sibao to experience the local culture and music, touring Santo Domingo and sampling typical dishes, visiting jetties in Santo Domingo to listen to bachata music, dancing in San Francisco de Macoris known for its parties, traveling to Punta Cana to see one of the major tourist cities, going to discos in Punta Cana until 5am, eating chimis and saying goodbye to friends in a publo in Santo Domingo before returning home via