Dominican girl takes me on adventure to incredible Las Galeras, Dominican Republic

I go on the ultimate Dominican beach adventure from Las Terrenas with Eliana, a local Dominican girl. We head across the Samana Peninsula to Las Galeras, one of the last and most beautiful points of coastline in the Dominican Republic


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Posted by Jason Billam
on 13th August 2022

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Dominican Republic

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