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Today is my last day in Japan. I had a great trip. Lots of adventures and lots of fun with the boys. I wanted to share some random tips for anyone coming for a visit. Each time I come here I love it more and I definitely will be back. Suica Card - this is a lifesaver. If you have an iPhone, you have Suica on your phone already under transit cards in your Apple Wallet. There are others, but I use Suica and can recommend it. Just add it to your Apple Wallet and then you can link it to a credit or debit card. Add cash and use it for trains (just tap in and tap out), convenience stores and many other things. It will save you standing in lines at ticket machines and trying to figure out fares. You can add any amount of money to it up to 10,000 yen total. I highly recommend it. Chichibu - one of my favorite places outside of Tokyo. I discovered it because I saw this train - LaView and wanted to ride it. It went to Chichibu. I didn’t know what Chichibu was, but absolutely fell in love with it. The train is absolutely beautiful. Designed by an architect with floor to ceiling windows it whisks you out of Tokyo into the mountains of Saitama prefecture in 80 minutes for about $10 one way (1600 yen). When you get to Chichibu, you can visit a few temples, Chichibu Shrine and then spend a few hours at a beautiful onsen/sento next to the station. I went twice on this trip and stayed overnight the second time. I sat in an outdoor bath in the onsen with cherry blossom snow falling on me. It was absolutely gorgeous. The Sakura Tram - speaking of cherry blossoms, there is this cute little street car that chugs along the backroads of Tokyo through small neighborhoods that is absolutely delightful. It was busy on this trip because of the name and the time of year - yes, it was cherry blossom season and Tokyo was packed. Last summer when I was here, the tram was less crowded on weekdays, used mostly by locals, and more crowded on weekends. One of my favorite stops is Koshinzuka. On the platform of the station is an old sweet shop called Ippukutei. It’s run by a mother and her son. They play US country music and you can sit and watch the tram come and go. They serve simple Japanese sweets and yaki soba with green tea or coffee. I sat there for an hour one day and had the whole place to myself. It is a really special place and I hope the influencers don’t discover it and ruin it. From there, you can walk to Jizo Dori, another very special place. It’s called “Harajuku for Seniors” and is basically and old shopping street that grew up around a temple. The temple - Kogan-ji - is believed to house a deity that removes physical suffering or illness. There is a Kannon statue that people wash. They pour water over the part of the statue that corresponds to the body part that they want healed. It’s a very active temple and it has a deeply spiritual feeling - unlike the carnival atmosphere at some of the more touristy places like Asakusa (I would definitely skip Asakusa and go to Kogan-ji instead if I had limited time). Jizo Dori is also just fun to walk down and browse. There are lots of traditioanl sweet shops, restaurants and a shop that sells red underwear, which is supposed to be good luck (for longevity). You can also reach Jizo Dori from Sugamo Station on the Yamanote Line, or hop on the Yamanote when you’re done wandering. You can get a day pass from the conductor on the Sakura Tram and hop on and off at different stations - the three I have visited are - Kishibojim-mae - a beautiful old temple dedicated to children and childbirth, Koshinzuka (above) - sweet shop and Jizo Dori, and Oji Eki Mae - a beautiful park that you can reach by taking this cute little bubble monorail up the hill. Taking the Sakura Tram is one of the best days of sightseeing I ever spent in Tokyo - you get to see the real Tokyo away from the crowds. A lot has been written about the sauna and gay venues, so I’ll just leave it at this for now. Feel free to PM me if you want more information.

In the spirit of research, I returned to 24 Kaikan last night to see how Thursday night compared to Wednesday. I arrived about the same time - 6:30 ish. The wet room was empty when I walked in, so I washed and got in the bath. It seemed much quieter. I moved to the dry sauna. A few guys were there. One Japanese guy was sitting across from me. He began making a jerkoff motion to me. I wasn’t really sure what he wanted, but we started playing with each other. Smallish cock, big thick body. He wanted to suck me off with a condom. I told him I wasn’t ready. I had just arrived. I saw one repeat customer. The night before, I had seen this guy standing in one of the shower stalls peeking out. He looked cute, so I went to see what he was up to. He had a huge dildo stuck to the wall of the stall. When he saw me approach, he backed up onto it. I touched his nipple and he winced in pain. Seriously girl? He kind of pushed me out of the stall, pulled his dildo of the wall and walked way in a huff. He seemed like he was Filipino. He was really cute, but not really sure what he was looking for since he came with his own entertainment. He was walking around last night with the bag they give you, I’m guessing his oversized friend was in his bag. There were two hot guys making the rounds. One Latino with a nice-sized dick which seemed huge in comparison to everyone else. For ease of reporting, I’ll call him Miguel. I did get to suck him off for a bit in the rain sauna and then the feeding frenzy started. One guy was grabbing at his cock so aggressively while I was sucking that I had to pull his hand away and slap him several times. Miguel seemed to be enjoying himself and really let everyone have their turn. But he’d get soft after a while and move on. He had a friend who I’m going to guess was Aussie. Cute white guy who walked around with a hardon. Not as big as Miguel, probably about 6 inches, uncut. He and Miguel liked to kiss when Miguel was getting his dick sucked or fucking someone new, but they didn’t really play with each other. I’m guessing Miguel had already sampled the Aussie. I sucked off one Filipino with a very fat cock. I could tell he was Filipino by that extra piece of skin hanging on his otherwise cut dick. He came in my mouth and then I kissed this guy Miguel was fucking in the sling room and gave him the cum. Miguel got a taste of that as well. I was thinking about it this morning and other than the guy who wanted to suck me off with a condom, there really weren’t that many Japanese there. There seemed to be a lot of Filipinos, at least one Korean, and quite a few white guys. It wasn’t packed, but it was a decent-sized crowd. Other than Miguel, there really weren’t any guys that I would consider hot. But, I still had a good time.

Honestly, Brazil feels overwhelming for me, but I will think about it. I don’t know where to start. Also, not too excited about a place where I have to rely on paying for sex and have to worry about meeting guys on Grindr because they might drug me and rob me blind. Maybe I need to do some research. Also, I need more than just the prospect of sex to lure me to a place. It’s definitely one of my criteria, but not the only thing that determines where I travel.

I haven’t been to Brazil yet. Well, once, to Buzios, a short vacation from Buenos Aires. Didn’t sample any of the local treats.

I’m still in Tokyo, I’ve been in Japan about 4 weeks now, it’s been raining, it’s crowded as hell, and I’m beginning to get bored. I did a 33 temple pilgrimage in Nagoya which was really an adventure, and returning to “normal” has been a letdown. Going back and forth on whether to hire a guy but also don’t want a mediocre experience…. People continue to hit me up on Grindr that I am not interested in. I go to sentos and see these people Japanese guys and fantasize… and then this guy hits me up on Grindr. “Daddy’s boy 21” he asks if I like kinky boys. He has a nice cock, beautiful ass and is really cute. I ask what kinky means, he says piss, shit, groups, blah blah blah…ok, too extreme for me. I am very vanilla and mostly just like to suck, will bottom for the right guy but and miss the days of cruising and toilet sex. That’s about as wild as I get. But he continues. “Do you like cruising?” - I ask where it is possible in Tokyo. He says, “Shinjuku, Ueno, Asakusa” - he’s not giving me any information. Is he just playing games? Finally, he mentions saunas. Yes, I’ve been to 24 Kaikan in ni-chome. He asks if I want to meet there, I say sure. He says he can be there around 8. Ok. Then he tells me to go early and have fun. Then he says he’s working and can’t respond to messages anymore (after he’s been checking on me all day). I begin to sense he’s not planning on going, but for some reason just wants me to go there and possibly waste my time. But I had already planned on it, and it was raining, and my new Airbnb is like three blocks away, so why not? I walk over to ni-chome, have some ramen and gyoza and go to the sauna. It is the perfect crowd for me. Not packed, but not empty. A nice mix of Asian and white guys (can’t tell if all of the Asian guys are Japanese or not - obviously some Filipinos, but not sure about the others). As I walk into the wet room, a guy in one of the tubs makes eye contact. He’s a really cute Asian guy. I wash, go into the dry sauna, and then go to the steam room. He eventually meets me there. He is very cute. His cock is on the smaller side, but he has a nice pumped body and we enjoy a little play. He wants to go to a room. I had just arrived, so I decline. I’m still waiting for “Daddy’s boy”. There’s an older white guy with a really nice body and cock. He plays footsies with me in the rain sauna and I suck his cock a little. He sounds like he’s French. He wants to kiss but has really bad halitosis. We eventually stop playing and I stand up to see this beautiful hunk, I’m guessing Brazilian from the way he looks, with a very major cock. A group of guys are circled around him and he’s in the corner on the way out of the sauna. No one is doing anything, they are just standing around him. I reach out and touch his cock and he gently brushes me away. Okay, message received. I leave. It gets quiet and I go check my phone. Daddy’s boy has messaged me. “Are you there?” I say ‘yes, but I don’t think you’re coming.” I go back up and it’s quiet now. I return to the sauna and there’s this tall, muscular guy who looks Filipino and the big-dicked hunk. They are sitting across from each other. I sit down. The hung guy stands up and puts his dick in the other guys mouth. He starts sucking. And not even a minute later, he stops, sighs this wimpy sigh, and makes a face. He can’t take it. I can’t believe it. He should be on his knees worshipping that thing. I mean, this guy was absolutely gorgeous from head to toe. I can’t help myself. I say out loud, “Are you serious?” - he motions for me to suck it. I say, “he won’t let me” and it’s true, he won’t. The hunk starts jerking off and I just think, ‘too bad for you because none of these guys are going to suck it the way you want’ - some guys get it - older men have learned through years of experience, a lot of these young twinks are wimps when it comes to serving a big dick…they think they want it, but then can’t take it. They both leave. I eventually find the original cutie. We go into a shower stall and fool around. He soaps up my dick and puts it between his legs (facing each other) and makes me cum. I check my phone. Daddy’s boy has not responded. I get dressed and leave. Once I’m back in my place, Daddy’s boy messages me to tell me he is there. Obviously a mis-communication, but I am okay with it. I am sure he had fun. I wonder if he met the guy with the big dick. I have always gone early in the day because I thought evenings were too busy and for me busy means too much competition, but I actually enjoyed it, and since I’m so close, I am going to go back tonight and try again. If nothing else, it actually is a good sento - the baths feel good after weeks of walking and it’s nice to sit in the sauna and sweat a big. And who knows, I might meet a guy with a big dick who understands that older guys give the best head.

Projecting?

In a previous post, I recommended Hotel Shu, an Airbnb building that you can also find on Booking.com. I stayed there before I went to Nagoya. The unit was small, but the location was very convenient. I just returned to Tokyo after a few weeks in Nagoya and returned to Hotel Shu. They had me in a different unit. When I entered, there was a horrible smell - kind of like a wet dog/body odor/smelly feet. I opened the window and door and messaged them. We went back and forth - they told me to use the deoderizing spray and open the window. They said the smell was not coming from the unit because the cleaner was just there. Finally I said I was paying over $2,000 for two weeks and their answers were not acceptable. They sent the cleaner up. he confirmed that it smelled, gave me more deoderizing spray, which I sprayed, left the window open and went out to dinner. When I returned, the smell was still there. I messaged the host and asked if they had another unit. They didn’t. I requested a cancellation and contacted Airbnb support. Long story short, Airbnb support was great, but the host was a major asshole. They changed the reservation to one night and when I asked when I had to check out, they said 10 am. I said, I haven’t even found a new place yet, I think the least you could do would be to give me until 3. They said they would have new guests checking in. When I questioned this, they withdrew their offer to change the reservation and told me to contact Airbnb support. Airbnb support was great, and they got me the refund. But Hotel Shu is a no for me from now on. In a country where customer service is top notch, I was shocked at how rude and uncooperative they were. I am in a new place a few blocks away. Still a good location. A little bigger and it smells clean rather than like B.O. I love Tokyo but accommodation here can be really problematic. I loved the hotel in Nagoya - Ibis Styles - big bed, great view, wonderful front desk staff, and cheaper for 18 nights than 14 nights in a stinky Airbnb in Tokyo. Last year I liked the places I found, but they were a bit far from Shinjuku. If I come back, I guess I’m going to have to decide if comfort is more important than location.

I stayed in an Airbnb in Tokyo which I can recommend - it’s listed on Booking.com as “Hotel Shu” - it’s not a hotel. It is a building with long-term rentals. It’s not too far from Shinjuku ni-chome. No issue with guests (they don’t even mention it in their rules like some of the other Airbnbs I looked at). The room is small, not much bigger than a hotel. There is a small kitchenette and a washing machine. A great supermarket around the corner and convenient to everything - bus, subways (Shinjuku sanchome and gyoenmae stations) and not far from Shinjuku station I’m in a hotel in Nagoya and my room is bigger than the Airbnb. One thing, the bed was hard. It’s a futon on a platform. I like the bed in Nagoya better. I would not book an overnight without first meeting the guy. There are all sorts of things that you might find when you meet him that are not obvious from the website. One guy I met in Kyoto had really bad breath - not from food, but from years of not flossing and poor dental care. I would not want to spend an entire night with someone like that. I’d say meet the guy first, and then if you like him, arrange an overnight. I’ve been doing 1.5 hour, which seems to be the right amount of time to chat , snuggle and get down to business. I find a lot of the guys speak some English. Google translate is kind of fun to use though. Some agencies charge for their room and some are free. They all seem to charge for a business call. So in the end, using their room may be cheaper. But finding it can be problematic if you don’t know your way around, or if like me, you are not good at reading directions (I mistook right for left once and I went to a completely different location another time - and I lived in Japan and speak some Japanese!) - the problem I had with the Airbnb was the one I stayed in last year was hard to find. (Hotel Shu is easy, and the neighborhood is more of a grid layout than the former rice field I was in last year). I’d say don’t stress about it. Overall, Japan excels at service, and these agencies do a really good job of ensuring that their guys meet the same standard you would find outside. The staff have been very easy to work with in booking (I use email rather than their form) and these guys really do take their work seriously. Not all of them have been perfect, but they do make an effort. And when they are hot, Japanese guys are really hot.

I’ve been in Japan for a few weeks - two weeks in Nagoya now. I’m here doing a 33 Kannon temple pilgrimage, which has been an amazing experience, but I know that’s not what you guys want to know about (but PM me if you want to know more). Because I have been doing a lot of walking, I have been trying to hit onsens/sentos whenever I can. There are some really great ones here and they are much cheaper than in Tokyo. Not much English available, so it’s been a challenge, even though I can speak some Japanese and lived here for 6 years (and have been back often). Sentos make me horny. Ok, so Nagoya. Grindr has been a bust. As soon as my Shinkansen pulled in, I got some messages. One from a guy with a really big cock. I said I was interested once I checked in. Then he told me he was a money boy. I asked how much and he said 3,000-4,000 yen. Hmmm…suspiciously cheap. I asked for more photos. The other photos showed that he was more average Japanese size, which was not a problem for the price, but let’s just say my enthusiasm waned. He has continued contacting me, but I’m not really sure if I want to meet him. Another guy with another nice dick contacted me. He was nearby and wanted to meet for a blow job. The interaction was a little strange. Like he wanted to, but he didn’t. I was ready to give up and then he said he was outside my hotel. I went out to meet him. He approached me with his hand covering his face. Again, he was acting strange, like he wasn’t sure. Finally, he said, “ok” and walked towards my hotel and walked to the elevator like he knew where he was going. I guess he’d been here before. We came up to my room and he stood in the entryway. He didn’t want to go to the bed. He pulled down his pants and his cock was not as big as in the photos. I still don’t get how, or why they do that. I started sucking him and he was trying to turn my head sideways and fuck my mouth, but it just wasn’t working. He also wasn’t getting very hard. I was relieved when he pulled up his pants and left. He blocked me before he got on the elevator. It was so strange, I checked to see if I had been robbed. So since Grindr wasn’t going well, I booked a guy with Dojo Group. His name was Goku and he was only in town for a week and looked like he was getting fully booked. I went to the shop to meet him because I wasn’t sure about my hotel policy (now I see that they never look up from the front desk and are usually busy). When he opened the door, I was pleasantly surprised. Dojo Group will give you a login code if you ask so that you can see the guys’ faces clearly, but his face was still blurred. In person, he was adorable. A cute, young, straight boy. He was wearing a shirt with cutoff sleeves and had beautiful arms. Not huge, but nice hard muscles. He was also super friendly and affectionate. After we took care of the money, he immediately started snuggling. We chatted a bit, and I was wondering when we were going to do the shower and mouthwash. I was also conscious of time. I had booked 1.5 hour. https://www.dojo-group.com/ipn/osaka/prof/?prof=648 Long story short, I began to undress him (he wasn’t making the moves), began sucking his cock, and then when I suggested we move to the bed, he told me to shower. The sex was not the best. I mean, he really was a straight boy, but I had fun and I came (he didn’t). Yesterday I had a sento/massage day and the sento was packed with hot young boys. It’s apparently spring break and everyone went to the sento. I saw a few really nice cocks, one which I think the guy was playing with and got semi hard, and one guy with the most incredible ass. I was super horny when I left. The place I went to had a free shuttle bus from Nagoya station. I was on the bus and someone hit me up on Grindr. He was nearby. He wanted me to go suck his cock. He kept saying “quick suck”. I couldn’t get off the bus, because it only went to the station. But when I got to the station, I took a taxi back and met this guy. He wasn’t Japanese. I think he was Thai. When I asked him, he said he was Taiwanese (I know Taiwanese vs Thai accents and I don’t believe him). He was older than in his photos and his cock was not as big. Also, he didn’t just want a quick suck. He wanted to fuck me, he wanted me to fuck him (we did neither) and he had this weird wild-eyed look like he was on something. I did my best to make him cum quickly so I could leave. So, that’s been Nagoya so far. I’m not here for the sex, so it’s okay. Goku is based in Osaka and I think will be in Shinjuku in a few weeks. His photos don’t do him justice. I think he’s trying to flex in the photos and it makes his body look weird. In person, he was perfect. If you want to snuggle with a hot straight boy, try him. If you want good sex, maybe not.

I’ve been in Tokyo for the past week and heading to Nagoya on Monday for about 3 weeks. I’ve been having fun and thought I’d report on a massage place I found along with a few other adventures. Grindr has been pretty steady, but the older I get, the pickier I get, so I haven’t really been interested in most of the guys who have contacted me. A few I was interested in turned out to be flakes (one I remember from my last trip who I blocked - he pulled the old “I was on a work call” bit that he pulled on me last year, so I blocked him again). I did meet one really hot Japanese guy who I think is my neighbor. He came by for a blow job and had some lovely sensitive nipples and a really sporty body. And another hot young Chinese guy who chatted with me last year came over for some fun. Today I went to the sauna - 24 Kaikan. I was probably too early, and also, I have gotten really picky in my old age. I only saw a few guys I was interested in and for some reason was really turned off by the place. The steam room smelled moldy, the place seemed shabby and the sauna had a very unpleasant smell, I think from guys fucking in it. I saw one hot guy who looked like he had a big dick and seemed like he might be Thai - very handsome, really nice body and always surrounded by a group of guys groping him. I didn’t even bother to approach him because I’m just not into the feeding frenzy that happens around hot guys. I eventually stood in the shower area in a spot where I could observe but wasn’t in the flow of traffic. This hot guys approached me and touched my nipples. I reached down and his dick was hard, and huge. No wonder he always had a group of guys around him. I thought he would just play with me for a bit and then leave. I tried to get him to go into a shower stall, but he wanted to stay out in the open, so I got down on my knees and started sucking him. His dick was really thick, but not too big that I couldn’t take it all in my mouth. A few other guys came over to play, one tried to fuck him, but his ass was really tight. Long story short, he eventually came in my mouth. I didn’t stay much longer after that. it didn’t really look like I was going to top that experience. And now, the massage. I thought I’d try to see if I could find a decent male/male massage so I asked Chat GPT. I got a list of about 5 possibilities and one of them was very near where I am staying in Shinjuku. Silom Thai Massage. From the website, it sounded like they provided happy ending massage, but also seemed legit. I was hoping I could get a massage like what I used to get at the Ambassador Hotel in Bangkok in the 90s - really good, professional oil massage where he’d gently tease me until he got me hard, and then lean over and ask if I wanted extra. The shop is right outside of ni-chome, literally a block from the sauna. They had two massage rooms. I booked a 90-minute massage with Kosuke. The massage was pretty good. It was a Thai oil massage. None of the stretching like in regular Thai massage, but palming and working pressure points. The room was comfortable and it was done on a mat on the floor. Every now and then he’d ask if it was okay, which started to get annoying. He had me turn over, and as he spread my legs and wrapped them around his waist, he asked about the war in Iran. He wanted to make sure I was okay. Not the best topic for a massage session. I was hoping he’d continue with the massage, but instead, he oiled up my dick and started jerking me off. He asked if I wanted to touch him. Personally, I didn’t find him that attractive (because remember I am very picky in my old age), but I said okay. He actually had a nice body. He told me I could touch his cock. It was a decent size and he started to get hard. I eventually came and that was it. He laid down next to me and put his head on my chest. I’d give it a 7 out of 10. I’ve had worse. The massage itself was decent, but I am spoiled by the guys at the Ambassador. It was 15,000 yen. After I got dressed, we went out to the reception. He got a bronze plate and held it in his hands for the payment. He said “please give me…” and I didn’t catch what he said. I asked him to repeat but he didn’t. I put the 15,000 yen in the plate. He didn’t seem happy. At some point during our final conversation he told me he was half Japanese and half Thai. He grew up in Thailand. I think he may have said “please give me tip” and I think he was disappointed that I didn’t. Oh well, we’re in Japan. We don’t tip. I personally think 15,000 yen was more than enough. If you are looking for a decent male/male massage with a happy ending, check it out. They have other guys available. I booked last minute, and he was the only one available. He told me he was the manager. Not bad for my first week, for a picky 66-year old guy. Not sure what Nagoya will be like. Looks like Dojo-group has some guys available there if I don’t meet anyone on Grindr. I don’t know about saunas, but I’m not expecting much. I will be doing a 33-temple pilgrimage there, so maybe sex won’t be my number one priority. But who knows, I may be pleasantly suprised. Link for Silom Massage https://www.silom.jp/en

If you like Mexico, I think you'd like Queretaro. I honestly had never heard of it and Chat GPT recommended it based on the criteria I thought made Reggio Calabria such a good fit for me. I'm putting this up there with my top five trips anywhere. I thought it rivaled the beauty of places I'd visited in Italy without the crowds, smoking, exhaust fumes and unfriendly attitudes of tourist-weary locals. I met so many nice people, several who had moved from Mexico City. People were friendly, inquisitive and complimented my Spanish, even though it was far from perfect The food scene was quite international - I had great regional Mexican food as well as some local Queretano cuisine, and I also had Thai, Korean, Italian and Chinese. The weather was very pleasant (I was in Merida one April and I had to stay inside during the day). I never knew what I was going to stumble across - a market, food stalls, a concert on the street, dancing in the plazas (for Valentine's Day). I don't think it would be any less exciting than Merida, though definitely slower paced that CDMX.

Some random photos. Absolutely gorgeous here.

I’ve been in Queretaro, Mexico for a week and wanted to give a short report. I’ve been getting a lot of hits on Grindr since the day I arrived. The problem is, I have become very picky in my old age, and most of the guys are not what I am looking for. The few who are my type, flaked out. In the past week, I’ve met two guys. A cute 21-year old, and a hot guy who said he was 28, but looked younger. There definitely is potential here if you are looking to meet people for fun, and are not as picky as I am. There are also guys on Mileroticos, and there is a men’s club - Cronos Men’s Club, with a sauna, steamroom, jacuzzi and gloryholes, near where I am staying. But, Queretaro is a wondeful place. It’s in central Mexico, north of Mexico City, about an hour south of San Miguel de Allende. In the highlands, it’s warm during the day and cool at night, about a 40 degree (F) temperature difference. Very comfortable. The people are super friendly. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage site and the historic center is filled with beautiful buildings - ex-convents, churches, museums, and Porfirian-era mansions. There’s also a huge aqueduct built with pink stone. The food scene is solid and there are coffee shops and cafes everywhere, as well as plazas which are active day and night. It’s been a really fun trip and I’m fine with the fact that I haven’t really hooked up with that many people. My Airbnb is great - newly remodeled, 1-bedroom, a few blocks from the historic center. Nice bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, living room, and laundry area, averaged about $44/night, so it was super affordable. One of my retirement goals is to visit a new place in Mexico every year, and this was perfect. It doesn’t seem to be on the gringo/digital nomad radar yet, so if you’re looking for a place to hang out for a bit, check it out. You’ll be pleasantly surprised. Next, I’m going to try Durango, in the north. Maybe I’ll meet some hot cowboys.

I always found it easiest to just email them and arrange things that way. Not with this agency, but with others. If they have an email address, try that.

It's really hard to estimate - food depends on where you eat - $3.00 for fried rice and fried chicken or $70 for a world-class dinner with wine and dessert. What I will say is it is more affordable than the US right now. I could never afford a place like Meson de la Cava without feeling like I was needlessly draining my bank account. In Santo Domingo, it was a splurge, but still felt like a bargain. Ubers are cheap. Accommodation varies, you can find cheap or not, depending on where, and what is important for you (I wanted a nice pool, and a nice room, so I spent more on my hotel than I normally would - but again, much more affordable for similar quality elsewhere). You can definitely get by on a budget.