February Calendar
Tuesday January 31, 2012
February is here, and with it comes Saint Valentine, a marauding (and I mean that in the nicest way) band of vejigantes, a squad of must-be-nuts freefall divers, and army ... Read More
Five Things to Do in the East Region
Friday January 27, 2012
Puerto Rico's East Region has three ridiculously unfair advantages over its fellow regions: They're called Vieques, Culebra and El Yunque. Each one of these destinations, on its own, is enough ... Read More
Five Things to Do in Porta Caribe
Tuesday January 24, 2012
You may never have heard of Porta Caribe, but you've certainly heard of some its attractions. There's Ponce, a city so elegant it's known as the Pearl of the South. ... Read More
Five Things to Do in Porta del Sol
Friday January 20, 2012
Porta Atlántico is Puerto Rico's new tourist region ... but how many of you know the remaining five? Not to worry ... I'm going to cover each of them this ... Read More
Five Things to Do in Porta Atlántico
Monday January 16, 2012
Last week I teased about the launch of Porta Atlántico. This week I thought I'd introduce it properly with my list of five things to do in the region.
It's a ... Read More
Banish the winter blues at the Rio Mar Beach Resort in Puerto Rico
Saturday January 14, 2012
The Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort typically ranks among the best values on the island. A pleasant, inviting resort right on the beach with the magnificent El Yunque rainforest as ... Read More
Two New Late-Night Hangouts
Tuesday January 10, 2012
I'm not surprised that my reviews of San Juan's best bars, lounges and clubs rank among the most popular articles among readers. It's always fun to go out at night ... Read More
Porta Atlántico is Coming
Thursday January 5, 2012
It's not just the Three Kings that are kicking off 2012 with pomp and ceremony. This year, Puerto Rico will launch a whole new tourist region called Porta Atlántico. What ... Read More
The Three Kings Are Coming
Tuesday January 3, 2012
The Three Kings, or Reyes Magos, are traditionally far more important to the Christmas season in Puerto Rico (and throughout Latin America, for that matter), than Santa Claus. Things have ... Read More
Happy New Year!!
Sunday January 1, 2012
Welcome, everyone, to 2012! I hope you had a tremendous, fun-filled and memorable New Year's Eve, and are currently enjoying a lazy January 1. Time to switch our focus to ... Read More