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Black History Month Travel Takeover: DR + PR!

by Nadeen
February 25, 2016
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Black History Month Travel Takeover!

I hope you have been enjoying the Black History Month Series covering Afro-Latino Countries! In this post I will be featuring black travelers to Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico! Have you been to either country? I wrote a controversial post last year on Dominican Republic. It was entitled “Should you boycott travel to the Dominican Republic?” This was based on their immigration poilicies on Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. However, Dominican republic is a beautiful country with friendly people and an interesting history. Enjoy the slide show below of black travelers in Dominican Republic!

Dominican Republic: Playa Rincon Lebawit Lily Girma
Dominican Republic: Bayahibe Saona Island Devon Sheppard
Dominican Republic: La Romana Sean Hembrick
Dominican Republic: Macao Beach Devon Sheppard
Dominican Republic: Mount Isabel de Torres Wms KM
Dominican Republic: Puerta Plata San Felipe Elizabeth Whitney
Dominican Republic: Puerto Plata Elizabeth Whitney
Dominican Republic: Puerto Plata Lebawit Lily Girma
Dominican Republic: Puerto Plata Robyn Mitchell
Dominican Republic: Punta Cana Kimberly Sheniece
Dominican Republic: Punta Cana Sandra Lee
Dominican Republic: Punta Cana Dr Shelby Austin
Dominican Republic: Punta Cana Macao Beach Airue Hall
Dominican Republic: San Pedro Kimberly Sheniece
Dominican Republic: Surfing in Cabarete Dana Carmel
Dominican Republic: Punta Cana Nadeen of The Sophisticated Life

Puerto Rico has also been covered on this blog. As a U.S. territory it is easy to travel to. Have you been there? If so share your thoughts with us below and enjoy the slide show! Catch up on this full series also covering Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Cuba! Post your travel pictures on Instagram with the hashtag #BHMtraveltakeover!

Puerto Rico: Caucus Lauren Gay
Puerto Rico Brown Sugah
Puerto Rico: Vieques Nisa Ahmad
Puerto Rico: The Fort of El Morro Francesca Meau
Puerto Rico: San Juan El Morro Nisa Ahmad
Puerto Rico: San Juan Robyn Mitchell
Puerto Rico: San Juan Charisse Sobers
Puerto Rico: San Juan Alissa Maree
Puerto Rico: San Juan Alissa Liss Maree
Puerto Rico: Old San Juan Tracey Cheatham McIntire
Puerto Rico: Old San Juan Joy Guinn
Puerto Rico: Old San Juan Nadeen of The Sophisticated Life
Puerto Rico: Old San Juan Tee Smith
Puerto Rico: Old San Juan Ketrina Hoskin
Puerto Rico: La Perla Whatutalkinabout Willis
Puerto Rico: El Yunque Rainforest Wms KM
Puerto Rico: El Yunque Rainforest Bea Rose
Puerto Rico Tara Heylinger & Friends
Puerto Rico : San Juan Ketrina Hoskin
Puerto Rico LaRhonda Turner
Puerto Rico Joy Tippens
Puerto Rico Deborah Moore-Tiko
Puerto Rico Brown Sugah
Puerto Rico: El Yunque Rainforest Nadeen of The Sophisticated Life

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Dr. Nadeen White is a "Blogger by Day, Physician by Night". She is an award-winning travel blogger, Amazon bestselling author and speaker. The Sophisticated Life Blog covers affordable luxury travel, culinary travel and wine. Her domestic and international travel guides gets people to the destinations of their dreams. So, if you are living the sophisticated life or desire to do so, this is the blog for you!

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  1. Olivia Christine says:
    6 years ago

    Love the photos! Most of my family comes from Puerto Rico, but of course I must have much more than that. I want to do a DNA test to find every location and then take an ancestry adventure for six months (or more).

    • Nadeen says:
      5 years ago

      Wow! That would be an amazing trip! I need to go back and explore more of the island!

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