Saturday, May 19, 2012

Play Golf In Puerto Rico

golf in puerto rico

If you are planning a golf vacation, have you considered Puerto Rico? If it’s good enough for the PGA Tour (Puerto Rico will hold its first PGA Tournament in 2008), it should be on your list of potential golf destinations. Set in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico is blessed with great temperatures all year round and [...]

Renting a Car in Puerto Rico

‘Explore beyond the shore’ is the current tagline for Puerto Rico tourism. To do this you can either take one of the organized tours operated by several companies around Puerto Rico, or, like we have mentioned before, take a rental car and explore Puerto Rico. We have now added a ‘Car Rental’ section to our [...]

Video Paseo la Princesa in San Juan Puerto Rico

I stumbled on this video today. It shows a great view of Paseo La Princesa in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The quality of the video is great and the images that you will see, will make you want to see this really beautiful walk in Old San Juan. I would recommend that you try to [...]

Da House Hotel in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

This is not a review, but I thought it was worth a post. This newly opened hotel was featured recently in the Frugal Traveler series of the New York Times, as a budget hotel for those that want to be in the heart of Old San Juan. The hotel was used by the Frugal Traveler [...]

The Frugal Traveler Visits Puerto Rico

The Frugal Traveler, part of the NY Times travel series recently visited Puerto Rico as part of its budget weekend series. This is a great article on how you can visit Puerto Rico; enjoy the sights and sounds of San Juan; for under $500.

El Yunque Puerto Rico Where to Walk

So if you are visiting Puerto Rico you have probably heard about the El Yunque rainforest. It is the only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest System and is a must on your ‘to do’ list. We have updated ‘Visit The Coqui’ to include summaries of the walking trails in the El Yunque rainforest.

Puerto Rico Salsa Competition

From July 22 – 28, 2007 at the Wyndham El San Juan Hotel in the Isla Verde, some of the best Salsa dance groups / couples from around the world will be showcasing their talents at the Annual Puerto Rico Salsa Congress. This is the 11th year that the competition has been held here in [...]

El Yunque Puerto Rico

You have to visit El Yunque in Puerto Rico whether you are here for a couple of days or longer; you will not be disappointed.  For those of you that do not know about El Yunque, it is the tropical rainforest located 45 minutes east of San Juan along highway 3.

San Juan The Battle of 1797

If you will be here in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the weekend of April 20, you may want to check out the Battle of San Juan 1797 reenactment by the volunteers of the ‘Fixed Regiment of Puerto Rico’. I do not have complete details of the event,

Chiringas at El Morro

el morro kite flying

This past Sunday I learned what chiringa means in English.  If you look closely at the photograph you might be able to tell, If not I’ll put you out of your misery. Chiringa means Kite.  If you go to El Morro in Old San Juan any given Sunday (weather permitting) you will see not just [...]