John Boyter / Boyter Island SRL

27/05/2026

My partner and manager of Boyter Island SRL with attorney Ingrid de la Cruz.

They have been close friends since university. We have our business address for Boyter Island SRL at the offices of Studio Legal, which is owned by Ingrid, and she owns the office space. She is a specialist in labor law.

Raysa works with real estate in Santo Domingo centered around the areas of Bella Vista, La Esperilla and the Polígono, the center of Santo Domingo.

We were specialists in commercial space together, but Raysa now works more broadly, including residential real estate in Bella Vista.

I feel I am in good hands in Santo Domingo. Raysa takes care of the administrative side of things, and Ingrid provides the office space and legal support.

07/05/2026

Working on my website for the online publication VidaStories. In Santo Domingo, I met with developer Lorenzo Solano, and he recommended web designer Smiling Perez, who helped me with the website for the office in Santo Domingo as an outsourcing studio. We finished that website, www.boyterisland.com.

In Aarhus, I now work on the website www.vida-stories.com myself, but I have the option of having Smiling Perez help with improving the design and Lorenzo Solano helping with the technical side.

In Denmark, I use AI tools and I will try and get help via networking in Aarhus and Copenhagen. At the same time, I have started working on the first paid publications. I will have an annual fee of 50 USD, which gives access to the existing archive and future publications. On the website, I added links to the site for the outsourcing studio in Santo Domingo and my personal website in the footer.

In Aarhus, I typically start my day with exercise, either at the gym lifting weights, swimming at an exercise pool or going for a long walk. Then I usually go to the public library Dokk1, Godsbanen or somewhere else nice—maybe a cafe like today.

17/04/2026

20-Year Footprint in the DR and a new website www.boyterisland.com

“John Boyter and Raysa Suarez have worked together for 20 years. We specialized in commercial space in the Santo Domingo real estate market for 15 years, including managing a coworking space. Raysa is an established Real Estate Broker with over 20 years of experience in this market. Today, Boyter Island SRL also serves as the operational hub for our digital ventures. John continues to support the real estate business through website management, digital marketing, and networking. Since the pandemic, John has been writing a blog and has now launched the online publication, VidaStories."

Boyter Island SRLin Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic Outsourcing Studio in Santo Domingo for the online publication VidaStories John Boyter Founder of VidaStories & Digital Publisher LinkedIn→ Instagram→ Personal Website→ Raysa Suarez Manager of Boyter Island SRL & Real Estate Broker Li...

07/04/2026

March 2026 | Santo Domingo

Mission accomplished: Boyter Island SRL is now an active outsourcing studio for my online publication, VidaStories.

This allows me to work from Denmark with my team of collaborators in the Dominican Republic: my partner and manager, Raysa Suarez; lawyer Ingrid de la Cruz; web designer Smiling Perez and developer Lorenzo Solano.

When I am in Santo Domingo, I can meet with the team in person and continue my networking, making my stays in the DR more meaningful, enjoyable and productive.

This setup gives us the best of both worlds: a professional yet relaxed base in La Esperilla in Santo Domingo for content creation and outsourcing, while Raysa continues building her specialized real estate practice.

While some of our team overlaps, she also works with an experienced freelance business administrator for operations and a dedicated tax accountant for monthly tax compliance.

John Boyter

21/03/2026

Exercise and diet in Santo Domingo

Recently I’ve been thinking that it’s like I won the lottery being a Danish citizen and a dual resident of Denmark and the DR. Being able to spend a prolonged time in both countries is a privilege. Both have a friendly atmosphere and great culture, although very different.

Healthy food and good healthcare are key. Especially in Denmark, but in the capital, Santo Domingo, healthcare has improved a lot in recent years. I keep a local insurance with Humano Seguros alongside my Danish travel insurance.

In early January, I experienced more anxiety than usual in Las Terrenas. I decided to quit coffee, caffeine and sugar. Now, over two months into this routine, I feel it has helped me. I’ve seen a noticeable difference; it has diminished the anxiety and gradually improved my sleep. I drink tea without caffeine and eat fruits if I feel like something sweet.

During these last months, I ended up spending more time in Santo Domingo. I especially love the large gym and the exercise pool I go to. Being as healthy as I can has become my main priority; I can’t be productive or creative without the resilience that comes from exercise.

Today I went to the gym with Raysa. I’ve been acting as her “personal trainer”, encouraging her to exercise more, while she has been my “nutritionist” during my time in Santo Domingo. Her strong health consciousness with food is a great support.

Our company, Boyter Island SRL, is now a real estate office for her and an outsourcing studio for me. Please follow the page Boyter Island SRL, my Instagram (.boyter) and LinkedIn for updates about the company and my life in Denmark and the DR.

I follow a similar workout program at both the Body Shop Gym in Santo Domingo and PureGym in Aarhus, but the atmospheres are dramatically different.

In Santo Domingo at the gym, the environment is noisy and very social, which I find pleasant. In contrast, at PureGym in Aarhus, members are more focused, quiet and listen to their own music.

However, in Aarhus, the hand weights are always in perfect order, whereas in Santo Domingo they are sometimes all over the place, and you can’t always find the weight you need!

05/03/2026

Met again with Web Designer Smiling Perez. We are finishing the new website for our company Boyter Island SRL and we started working on the specific real estate website for my partner Raysa Suarez.

We signed a contract where Smiling works with Boyter Island SRL and Raysa regarding any modifications and SEO campaigns.

We should be finished when I leave for Denmark at the end of the month.

24/02/2026

Met today with web designer Smiling Perez here in Santo Domingo at Starbucks in Naco. He is helping me with the website for the company I have with Raysa Suarez — Boyter Island SRL. This is now also an outsourcing studio for my online publication, VidaStories, which I am developing.

We are also working on the more specific real estate website for Raysa Suarez as a real estate broker in Santo Domingo, specialized in commercial space. I continue to be involved in this business and help with the website, marketing and networking.

30/01/2026

I met today with Lorenzo Solano Martinez, who is a Dominican software developer and works remotely in the Dominican Republic for some US based companies.

I told him about my different websites and asked him for recommendations for freelancers to help design the website for the company Boyter Island SRL with Raysa Suarez and for her specific website as a real estate broker.

​I am hoping to get it sorted while I am here in Santo Domingo so I can just focus on finishing my website www.vida-stories.com when I am back in Aarhus, Denmark.

26/01/2026

We are setting up our new business location for Boyter Island SRL with the help of lawyer Ingrid de la Cruz, who used to work with mediation and now works in litigation in labor law. She is a close friend of my partner, Raysa Suarez. The location is at the offices for her firm, Studio Legal, in La Esperilla in Santo Domingo.

Going forward, I will be posting mostly on this page Boyter Island SRL, my Instagram page (.boyter) and the LinkedIn page Boyter Island SRL. This will include both our business and my life living in Denmark and the Dominican Republic. I am a Danish citizen and a dual resident of Denmark and the Dominican Republic.

20/01/2026

I’ve been doing a little social media housekeeping lately.

I am trying to avoid all the noise and my feeds being just gossipy news, politically loaded content and fake news. Starting with the early days of social media, I set up my accounts on Facebook, LinkedIn and then Instagram. It was a good way to connect with old contacts.

I was living in Santo Domingo, in the DR. I moved from Denmark in 2002 and moved back in 2022 after a major health challenge. Now my primary place of residence is Aarhus in Denmark.

I am fortunate enough to be able to still go back to the DR. It has become a second home for me. With business, I keep it simple and enjoyable. That is also the solution for me in general. I am not one for growing a large business, startup, scaling up or fancy stuff like that.

Dominicans are very nice people. Relaxed and sociable. I have stayed in some other places too for a prolonged time, but in those places there was too much political polarization or more greed for my liking.

I have started limiting the use of my personal Facebook profile. For personal use I still will maintain my Instagram. It seems to get less inundated with political content.

My favorite platform is probably LinkedIn. Less graphic and has more informative content, although I sometimes chuckle over the exaggerated rags to riches stories.

I like the platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit but only as research tools for finding interesting, useful content. But it is a challenge to eliminate the unnecessary content.

For my Dominican company, I have a page Boyter Island SRL, my Instagram page (.boyter) and a LinkedIn page. Here I will have my updates from my personal life living in Denmark and the Dominican Republic. You are welcome to follow me on these accounts.

I am back at the gym today in Santo Domingo at Body Shop in Bella Vista. I just did 20 minutes on the standing bicycle and then some core exercises with funny names like Russian Twists, Plank, Leg Raises and Donkey Kicks.

John Boyter