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This past weekend the Regimiento Fijo de Puerto Rico and a group of Living History Volunteers including more than a dozen from Poland reenacted events from the 1797 Battle of San Juan. The weekend started with a night march through the streets of Old San Juan and continued with events in and around El Morro [...]
As the father of a very active 4 year old boy and 14 month old girl, one of the things I love about Old San Juan is the number of different things we can see and do that are fun for all the family and that are especially kid friendly. For anyone heading here who [...]
Time travel, amazing food and movie premieres are all on display in Puerto Rico during the month of April. The reenactment of the Battle of San Juan will transport you back to 1697, Saborea Puerto Rico will wow your taste buds with amazing food and the Rincon International Film Festival will showcase emerging film industry [...]
UPDATE: NEW DATE – May 19 2012 Unfortunately Chef Anne Burrell will not be appearing at the revised event. An exciting fusion of Food, Music and Fashion will be on show Saturday Mar 31, 2012 at La Ventena del Mar in Condado. The Condado Food and Fashion Festival is a new event on the ever [...]
Back in 1797 a small band of Puerto Rican soldiers and resistance fighters held off an attack by the British Navy and ensured that San Juan and Puerto Rico did not fall into the hands of the enemy. That battle became known as the 1797 Battle of San Juan. On April 27 – 29, 2012 [...]
Pinones is a firm favorite with locals and visiting Travel Channel food presenters and for good reason; awesome Puerto Rican food from numerous roadside food kiosks and restaurants that line PR 187 through Pinones towards Loiza. But Pinones has another secret: the Pinones Boardwalk. An 11Km nature trail, that runs along the north coast and [...]
Old San Juan captured in photographs. I always take my camera with me when ever I am in Old San Juan and here are a few from the past few visits, to give you a feel of this old walled city. Raices Fountain Paseo de la Princesa Paseo de la Princesa San Juan Gate Steps [...]
Kids love zoo’s and the Mayaguez Zoo on the west coast of Puerto Rico is a great way to spend a few hours getting ‘up close’ to some of the planets exotic animals, reptiles and birds. ‘Parque Nacional Zoologico de Puerto Rico Dr. Juan A. Rivero’ to give the zoo its official title (Mayaguez Zoo [...]
The fastest way (usually) to drive around Puerto Rico is to take the toll roads (autopistas). This is fine if you want to just get from A to B as quickly as possible, but if you have the time, I urge you to explore the roads beyond the autopista. You won’t be disappointed and will [...]
Held every year during the week leading up to Ash Wednesday, the Ponce Carnival in Puerto Rico is a HUGE celebration attended by thousands of locals and visitors to the island. This year’s event takes place from February 15th to 21st. The Carnaval de Ponce as it is known locally is one of the oldest [...]
