Sabine. We will need help from people that live in the PC area to give you a better picture of what "town" living is. My wife and I went there when we were looking for what part of the island to live on.

On the nort coast, you have town after town after town...all have shops, beaches, and very few have all inclusive hotels. From PP, Sosua, Cabarete, Rio San Juan, Playa Grande....you are just a short drive away. There are restaurants everywhere, and there are locals mixed with the tourists.

In Punta Cana, you have 5 star hotels lining the beaches in Bavaro, then Higuey, then nothing. Again, you would have to ask someone that actually lives in that area for a better representation of what living there is like.

The only way to know is to head down there and try it for yourself. Then let me know how it worked out! Also, not sure what you would do for work down there either...

marc