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"Let's just say many left again..."
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Credits:
Produced by Alec Corday
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Executive Producer Lola Mendez
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Theme Music by SENNA
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"That's the toilet. Don't ever use it."
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Credits:
Written, directed, edited and produced by Alec Corday
http://www.aleccorday.com
Executive Producer Lola Mendez
http://www.uhlola.com
Theme Music by SENNA
http://sennamusic.tumblr.com/
All videos/animations by
Alec Corday
Soundtrack featuring The Haitian Roots "Chay Nanm"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omeL0IAFKbs
Vector images by
http://freepik.com
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Head east at Santo Domingo and after a few hours drive you'll end up in the south. Down here you'll see all the things you'd expect in the deep south: deserts, swamps, gators…. Wait, wrong deep south.
But actually not that far off. This is indeed desert area, and while there are no gators, there are crocodiles... But we’ll talk about them in another video.
Because of the desert the area is sparsely populated and most communities center around specific areas of geographic or industrial importance. Still, there are a lot of interesting locations far off the beaten tracks worth a visit.
But today we wanted to visit one thing that doesn't usually count as a tourist attraction, and for remote places down south i turned to a local expert and one of the foremost guides to the area: Mike. He also happens to be my little-big brother… Or big-little brother. You decide which is which. We like to keep people guessing.
It's called a Haitian market since it sells Haitian products. Except they're mostly not Haitian products. I mean, you'll find some local produce and products of course, but for the most part it's actually a secondhand market, or flea market if you will.
You see, for over 50 years the world has been pumping aid into Haiti, which has not just served as a moral placebo for the world, but does actually do something: it's created a whole economy of its own, that of the used clothes and items market. You know what they say: one man's trash is another nation's economy. Or something like that.
Donated and used clothes that end up in collections in the more, shall we say wealthy nations, are packed and shipped to developing countries worldwide: Haiti for example. And here they are resold for dirt cheap. Seriously, you can get used clothes for a fraction of a fraction of what you would pay for them new. But they're not just resold within Haiti: a large amount is taken outside the Haitian border and resold to Dominicans -- in the case of the Pedernales Haitian market literally just a few feet from the border. Here anyone can then rifle through these, buy a few or a whole bunch and then resell them again somewhere else on the island. If you thought your free donations are given for free to someone somewhere, you've been sadly misled. For the most part all donated things are at some point sold and resold, even if it's just for a few cents on the pound. Even so, the point was for them to help someone, right? Well, by creating this economy, someone got a job and was able to make some money and feed their family. And that was the whole point, right?
Speaking of which, what about visiting Haiti? Could I just go ahead and visit Haiti by myself, outside of the antiseptic resorts and cruise ships?
While I don't need a broom, I heard of something very elusive - Haitian rum. It is rumored to be one of the best rums in the world, and I want to know if that is true. It's not available in the DR, but you can find the odd bottle here on the market. You just have to look.
My verdicts is that it really is the best rum I’ve ever had. Not sure the best in the world since I haven't tried them all yet, but it seriously is delicious. Especially Bakara Kanel, with its hint of cinnamon flavor. If you can get it, try it. But you may have to go to Haiti to find it or at least to the border...
"5 out of dozens..."
Featuring the song 'When I Look At You" by SENNA
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Credits:
Written, directed, edited and produced by Alec Corday
http://www.aleccorday.com
Executive Producer Lola Mendez
http://www.uhlola.com
Theme Music by SENNA
All videos/pictures by
Alec Corday
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Transcript:
"...sometimes!"
According to old maps, the peninsula Samaná is actually the Island Samaná... except it isn't. Or is it?
Check out some old maps and see for yourself!
http://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Dominican_Republic
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Satellite images:
Google Earth
Written, directed, edited and produced by Alec Corday
http://www.aleccorday.com
Executive Producer Lola Mendez
http://www.uhlola.com
Theme Music by SENNA
http://sennamusic.tumblr.com/
All videos/pictures by
Alec Corday
"Don't touch my rum!"
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Credits:
Music by:
Joakim Karud "Great Days"
Written, directed, edited and produced by Alec Corday
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Executive Producer Lola Mendez
http://www.uhlola.com
Theme Music by SENNA
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All videos/pictures by
Alec Corday
"... because it was full of bird poop, known as Guano."
Visit http://kiskeya.life/guano for literary references for this episode.
¡Duda, investiga y aprende!
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Crdits:
Escrito, dirigido y producido por Alec Corday
http://www.aleccorday.com
Productor Ejecutivo Lola Mendez
http://instagram.com/uh.lola
http://instagram.com/lolamendezphotography
http://www.uhlola.com
http://www.lolamendezphotography.com
Tema musical principal por SENNA
https://sennamusic.bandcamp.com/
And then there were only two. Not able to complete the journey due to a technical stupidity, Alec returned home. Mike and Jared finished the trip without him, visiting The Pyramide, a monument marking the geographic center of the island. Their journey had ended, but their adventures had only just begun...
"They only needed one successful film to show the Dominican potential"
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¡Duda, investiga y aprende!
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#starwars #cinedominicano #kiskeyalife
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Créditos:
Escrito, dirigido y producido por Alec Corday
http://www.aleccorday.com
Productor Ejecutivo Lola Mendez
http://www.uhlola.com
Tema musical principal por SENNA
http://sennamusic.tumblr.com/
"We CAN make a difference..."
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Credits:
Written, directed, edited and produced by Alec Corday
http://www.aleccorday.com
Executive Producer Lola Mendez
http://www.uhlola.com
Theme Music by SENNA
http://sennamusic.tumblr.com/
All videos/pictures by
Alec Corday
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Transcript:
At the Haitian border, trying to cross. And the UN wasn't much help either. Plus, what happens with tax-deductible donations? By the way, this is Jimani, the village that was at the center of the Earthquake relief-efforts a year later. My brother returned here after the quake to help. but that's a different story entirely...
Part of the Rubberside Down web series. See more and the credits on http://www.dustangels.org
starring
Jared
Mike
Alec
narrated by
Alec
written by
Alexander Dittrich
Michael Dittrich
music by
Sascha
"Rubberside Down" Theme written and performed by
SENNA
http://senna.virb.com/
directed/edited by
Alec Corday
http://www.aleccorday.com
produced by
Alexander Dittrich
http://www.sensoryoverloadentertainment.com
executive producers
Michael Dittrich
Jared Peralta
associated producer
Hermann Dittrich
Justin Schwarz
Additional music provided by
PODSHOW PODSAFE
MUSIC NETWORK
http://www.music.podshow.com
The music is copyright by the respective artists.
TWOP KOU
Performed by
Zenglen
"A music video by a Dominican artist..."
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Song by Sendero Dragon
https://www.facebook.com/rafael.prensa.96
https://www.instagram.com/dragon_sendero
Video produced by Alec Corday
http://www.aleccorday.com
Executive Producer Lola Mendez
http://www.uhlola.com
Theme Music by SENNA
http://sennamusic.tumblr.com/
The road along the Haitian/Dominican border is an adventure in itself.
If you're stranded out here it can take days to get back to civilization.
Which makes it the more interesting when you meet someone like Meneo, one of
the most curious characters on our journey...
I observed these horses being broken in in the Dominican Republic. This may seem odd and unusual (horsewhisperer this aint), but its an interesting and quick way to get a horse used to a rider. The water was not particularly deep, but just deep enough to slow the horse's movements and make it possible for the rider to climb up. Is this cruel? Possibly. But the horses seemed only annoyed afterwards and surprisingly calm.
Stuck all day trying to fix the bike, we take a quick look back at the origin of Alec's bike... and learn that it isnt even his. With one bike gone for the count, finishing the trip seems hopeless...
Driving from Punta Cana through Santo Domingo to Azua. What a rush!
Part of the Rubberside Down web series. See more and the credits on http://www.dustangels.org
starring
Jared
Mike
Alec
narrated by
Alec
written by
Alexander Dittrich
Michael Dittrich
music by
Sascha
"Rubberside Down" Theme written and performed by
SENNA
http://senna.virb.com/
directed/edited by
Alec Corday
http://www.aleccorday.com
produced by
Alexander Dittrich
http://www.sensoryoverloadentertainment.com
executive producers
Michael Dittrich
Jared Peralta
associated producer
Hermann Dittrich
Justin Schwarz
Additional music provided by
PODSHOW PODSAFE
MUSIC NETWORK
http://www.music.podshow.com
The music is copyright by the respective artists.
LA SALSA
Performed by
Don Betto
http://www.donbetto.com/
SANTO DOMINGO
Performed by
Por Tu Valentino
A one minute sum-up of my last trade show, the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show. See the display of our preciousssss, the unique and very expensive (hence the cops) Blue Amber. And no decent coffee anywhere!
The guys wake up in Cabarete for their second day on the road. The North Coast flies by, but then the rain hits them towards the evening.
Part of the Rubberside Down web series. See more episodes and extra footage on http://www.dustangels.org
Additional music provided by
PODSHOW PODSAFE
MUSIC NETWORK
http://www.music.podshow.com
The music is copyright by the respective artists.
This episode featuring
KEEP THE MOTOR RUNNING
Performed by
Jessi Hamilton
http://www.youtube.com/user/jessihamiltonmusic
http://www.jessihamiltonmusic.com
Arriving in Samana a new day is dawning. Time for rest and then it's off to the bay to catch a boat. But how to get three dirtbikes on a small boat like that?
Part of the Rubberside Down web series. See more on http://www.dustangels.org
After solving the not-so-mysterious Magnetic Pole issue, we spent the night in Azua. We had only one more day to go, and home was but within reach. And in the morning... disaster struck. You know how Murphy's Law states that 'anything that can go wrong, will go wrong'? Well... it did.
Rubberside Down has been off the air for a few months now. But we're back and strong. To pass the time, here is a little song and dance number that was improvised on the spot. Apologies to those who's Spanish is not so good.
