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| Thursday December 22 2022 - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Travel matches | |
I just returned from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. I went with EvilDark (id 1077) for one week in an all-inclusive resort really just to relax. We went to the Iberostar Grand Bavaro. I've been to Cuba and Mexico before on multiple occasions, but this is definitely my first time in DR. I've decided to let my friend choose the location and he chose wisely. It was initially supposed to be around Christmas time, but we decided to choose two weeks before because the prices were a lot more reasonable. (The prices were jacked up 2x for the last 2 weeks of December and boosted to 3x in January because most people are tired of the snow ð) Our decision paid off since we avoided the chaos at the airports that caused plenty of cancellations during the holidays. We could have still be stranded today in DR had we went any later. EvilDark was slightly unlucky because his luggage was delayed by 3 days and he was the only one in our flight who did not received it. Luckily, our carrier gave him an accommodation credit card for his troubles. The bad side to it was the he must spent the entirety of the amount in DR. Despite this, we had a great time overall. I spent most of my time chilling on the beach or inside a tent-like structure near the resort's pool. I went from beach to pool after I started receiving about a dozen mosquito bites. ð  I stayed in the shade most of the time. I wasn't looking to get tanned and yes, I did have to occasionally wake up at 7 am to get good seating, even though my resort was probably filled only at 25% capacity to avoid overcrowding.  The resort was attached to lower star resorts somewhat connected to the same franchise and you can see kids and lots more crowd and noise. I did go to the gym for half the days there trying to lose the extra weight I would accumulate in this trip. I wore this t-shirt, but nobody asked me to give them a bear hug. ð  EvilDark and I did box and wrestle a bit, but that was not our primary focus. Here's a shot anyway of him putting one of my favorite holds: The Cobra Clutch with Body Scissors.
The only time we actually tried to have a match and record videos, we were interrupted by reception finally giving EvilDark his luggage, so we ended up doing a lot more bloopers than wrestling videos. I was able to test during this trip the image and video quality of my Pixel Pro 7. I had to replace my old LG G6 because it was ruining most of my recordings. Overall, this new cell definitely has top notch image quality. Way superior than the LG, about equal quality to the Nikon. As for the video quality along with screenshots that you can extract from it, it's slightly sub-par to my expectations. It's still better than my Panasonic camcorder, but somewhat much lower in quality than my Nikon. Then again, it's maybe me who doesn't know how to use this device's camera properly. There are so many settings that it's pretty easy to get lost.... even for a techie like me. I am actually bound to lose that title soon. ð We attended the daily evening shows where there quite a few cute guys. Here's a shot of performer dancing to Y.M.C.A. ð  EvilDark also spent a few instances here and there to watch the semi-finals and the final of the Qatar World Cup. DR's food is not good as Mexico, but definitely better than Cuba. On the other hand, the beach is better than Mexico, but definitely worst than Cuba. ðĪŠ Of all the restaurants offered at the resort, the French one was definitely our favorite. Adding a note that I wrestled Shantig7 last month. We did our regular play wrestle and he's still the cute little cub that I love to manhandle. ð | ||
| Blog ID 340 | ||
| Date created: | 2022-12-22 |
| Date modified: | 22:51:08.619493 |
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