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heart of a 245-acre shooting centre, not to mention the largest tennis academy in the Caribbean.
But the biggest discovery is Altos de Chavón, a Mediterranean-style model village fashioned on cliffs above the Chavón River gorge featuring a cultural centre, museums and a Grecian amphitheatre.
In addition to the hotel, there are 1,700 individually designed villas, and more discreet guests are catered for with a private club with its own exclusive golf course and ocean front.
Dining-wise, you’re spoilt for choice with almost a dozen first-rate restaurants, all in atmospheric locations, ranging from Caribbean and Mexican to Italian and Spanish, even Japanese.
Lying on the eastern half of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic shares the island with Haiti, and was one of those “discovered” by Christopher Columbus in 1492, becoming the first Spanish colony in the New World. Its capital, Santa Domingo, is
To Île-de-france and beyond! Mark the upcoming release of the much-anticipated Toy Story 4 movie at a series of special events in Disneyland Paris.
Toy Story Play Days is an 11-day celebration dedicated to Buzz, Woody and friends starting on June 18. Families can join in a digital scavenger hunt to find new toy Forky. A stay at the on-site Hotel Cheyenne immerses guests in Woody’s fun world. disneylandparis.com one of the oldest cities in the Caribbean, and is well worth a day trip, especially as it is the home town of Jean Luis Guerra, my favourite Latin American musician.
And the golf? Superb. Although I didn’t play anywhere near as well as Mexican champion Alvaro Ortiz (his LAAC triumph won him a place in this year’s US Masters), I did manage to have just as much fun.
Not only are all the courses enjoyable, they are scenically among the Nick with Ira and Anthony