Dude, I was planning a trip to the DR real soon, however recent developments in neighboring Haiti has created a new type of adventure travel. Gringo Survival Tours of Port-Au-Prince is offering a killer (literally) deal on unguided tours of hell on earth.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/sto...p-147651c.html
Seriously, be careful over there. The natives in Haiti have gone wild, the capital is under siege, the president has fled the country, and I hear you'll get a real bad case of the Hebe Jebes and the Hong Kong Flu if you drink the water.