For those who choose to break out of the confines of all-inclusive tourist resorts, Lifestyle Smart! Dominican Republic gives a tantalizing insight into this warm, essential, and interesting people. It takes you on the journey through the unspoiled coastline to the agricultural interior, to the imposing mountains also to the hamlets where period seems to have stood still. After that it catapults you into the twenty-first century, through poverty and opulence, towards the hustle and bustle of the large cities as well as the life styles of the luxury seaside tourist resorts. It offers practical tips on what to expect and to how to act within a Dominican home, or in interpersonal and work settings.