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Frequent resident and world traveler Lebawit Lily Girma offers her best insider's tips along with a tourist perspective in "Moon Dominican Republic. " Girma covers the best of the Dominican Republic, including coverage of Puerto Plata, the Samana Peninsula, Constanza, and Santo Domingo. Girma also offers intriguing sidebars about Dominicanisms, from colmados to traditional dances and syncretic beliefs. With unique and diverse travel strategies such as The Seven-Day Culture and Food Tour and finding the Best Beaches, "Moon Dominican Republic" gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience. This full-color travel guide includes vibrant photos and helpful planning maps.



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Lebawit Lily Girma

Lebawit Lily Girma is an award-winning travel writer and photographer specializing in the Caribbean region and whose work has appeared in major travel publications, including Delta Sky Magazine, CNN Travel, New York Magazine, BBC Travel, Sunday Times Travel Magazine, MorningCalm Magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, The Travel Channel, AFAR, New York Times Magazine, International Living Magazine, and American Way, among others. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Lebawit Lily Girma was nine months old when she first boarded a plane with her parents, moving from Ethiopia to the West African, French-speaking country of Côte d'Ivoire. She has loved travel ever since, immersing in cultures, picking up languages-she speaks four fluently, including Spanish and French-and studying on several continents, including Africa, Europe and the Americas. In 2009, Lily left behind her prestigious law firm career and launched one in travel photography, followed by writing, focusing on culture, adventure, and sustainable travel. She has explored the Caribbean region solo since 2005, becoming an expert in Jamaica, DR, and Belize, among other destinations. Lily authors three titles for Moon Guides: Moon Belize, Moon Belize Cayes and Moon Dominican Republic. She is currently based in the Dominican Republic, where she's lived for almost five years now, in between months in Belize, and short term trips to other parts of the region. You can find more of her work, interviews, and accolades on her website at http://www.LebawitGirma.com or follow her award-winning travel and photography blog, Sunshine and Stilettos.



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