How safe is travel to the Dominican Republic?
Don’t Worry…Be Happy. Armed guards in many places is a natural thing and has been for many years, in the DR. Now most of the men porting arms are private security guards. And this is probably one of the reasons that the DR is one of the safest places to vacation. We are used to them and we don’t even notice them, much less worry about them. Don’t worry its just a leftover of the militarist culture of the Dictator Trujillo Era. It does not imply there is trouble in the country or anything to worry about. Usually they are a status symbol of the wealthy and powerful (or that want to be), that want others to know (or to think) that they “have it”.
