Should You Stay in Puerto Plata or Sosua?

Recently a subscriber of mine asked me about Puerto Plata, which is the capital of the province with the same name and is the third largest city in the Dominican Republic. 

Personally I love Puerto Plata because it's a proper city, but it still has a very local and coastal vibe unlike the very Americanized Santo Domingo. 

Also the beaches are great and  there is a mountain the can be visited via a cable car. So just overall for a long term stay I always advise people to consider Puerto Plata.  

However the subscriber that messaged me said that he would only be visiting for a week and definitely wanted to get in to some action, but also try to start some meaningful relationships. 

If you have a similar vacation agenda and timeframe and you want to visit the north of the Dominican Republic, then I'd recommend just going to Sosua instead of staying in Puerto Plata. 

There you will definitely be able to get in to all the action that you could ever want and do it very easily without any hassles. 

It's not as easy to find women in Puerto Plata, because it's more of just a regular city. When women go to Sosua they go there with the intention of finding foreigners and putting on their best face. 

When it comes to meaningful relationships with Sosua women that's almost like a contradiction in it and of itself.  

A meaningful relationship with a chica that you meet in Sosua isn't so much about being exclusive at all or some romantic love, because that is a long shot. 

But if you can build a relationship of trust and respect with a chica in Sosua then that's pretty meaningful because that is not easy.