ah, punta cana.  although this tourist destination is famous for its beautiful beaches and palatial balnearios, i personally know it best as the home of all-you-can-eat french fries, ambiguously sculpted towel animals, and a guido whose legal name is actually “guido”.

my parents and i embarked on a vacation last week to this particular place with a gang of our longtime family friends.  we spent our days lazing by the ocean, eating our butts off, and finding sand in the most random of orifices.  it was glorious.

below is a quick summary of our travels; if you’re looking for some more in-depth coverage, i uploaded a few handful of photos from the trip into five batches for your high-resolution viewing pleasure: batch uno, batch dos, batch tres, batch cuatro, batch cinco.  ole!