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Quandary - you lot bring an unlimited bar tab at a tropical resort. How to you lot brand the nigh of it? Watch the Video! Coming to you lot from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, this week's Cocktail Hour tries to brand a dent inwards it. Watch equally nosotros larn from foyer bar to plaza bar in addition to swim upwards bar to sample the bartenders talents. Trying to non larn equally good lit upwards (yeah, right) spell keeping the sunburn to a minimum, it's all rum, tequila, in addition to vodka past times by the puddle inwards this week's on-location Cocktail Hour video. Enjoy! Cheers, -Darryl

It’s a balmy lxxx degrees. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 meringue duo is playing inwards the plaza’s gazebo. Cocktails are beingness served to the guests at the tables spread across the square. At 9:30, the resort’s guests brand their agency into the side past times side theater. It’s showtime at the Riu. After the winners of the day’s activities are given their certificates in addition to the amusement staff has prepped in addition to the cocktails served, the exhibit begins. An regular army of bodyguards marches to the phase in addition to Michael Jackson…or at to the lowest degree a reasonable facsimile…takes the phase for an lx minutes of dancing in addition to lip-synching. Watch the Video! If you’ve read part 1 of this report (and if you lot haven’t, click on that link straightaway to larn caught up…don’t worry…we’ll travel hither when you lot larn back) you lot mightiness create got gotten an inkling of all the food, alcohol, activities available here. I sho...

Here's how nosotros establish access inwards the Dominican Republic... ON ARRIVAL: Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) does non convey jetways. All passengers board together with deplane via stairs. Four men carried Tim downward the stairs (and dorsum upward when nosotros left) inwards the airplane aisle chair.  An aerodrome chair awaited us at the bottom. Wheelchair users are escorted though the entire arrival process, including through immigration together with customs all the agency through to your solid put down transportation. Our gate checked chair was provided to us at baggage claim. The airport, other than the boarding stairs, is real accessible together with nicely ramped throughout. The restrooms convey handicapped stalls together with at that spot is likewise a household unit of measurement restroom available. GROUND TRANSPORTATION: Since it was our get-go time, nosotros decided to role a manual chair instead of the ability chair. We ...

"You know I actually miss going to Puerto Vallarta." Letty said to me...for nigh the 10th time. "I know, hon," I replied "but y'all know that it's only besides inaccessible for us straight off that Tim is grown up." "I know, but I'd actually similar to larn on a beach vacation," she finishes. I actually desire to brand her wishing come upward true, but where tin nosotros larn amongst the wheelchair? Watch the Video! Okay, PV is out. Much inquiry fourth dimension is spent trying to uncovering some other Mexican destination that would serve upward a to a greater extent than accessible destination.  Cancun in addition to Cabo only seem to overdeveloped in addition to overrun to me. Ixtapa comes really unopen until we're finally able to contact the hotel that looked fantastic but ended upward having "only" 234 steps to the beach. We demand something a lilliputian flatter, a lot tropical, in additi...