One of my favorite places in Old San Juan is Paseo del Morro. It’s a great spot for some awesome views of El Morro Fort and a great spot to catch the sun setting
Museo de Vida Silvestre, San Juan
September 9, 2011 By 2 Comments
You will know it as the The Museo de Vida Silvestre or Wildlife Museum or even that building with the enormous elephant in front. For locals this is a great place to bring your children to learn about animals and habitats from around the world. For visitors to Puerto Rico, this makes for a great [...]
Vloggers in Paradise; Starring…
August 17, 2011 By 5 Comments
Question: What do you get when you bring 6 popular online video bloggers (Vloggers) to Puerto Rico, give them 48hrs and a limit budget to film around Puerto Rico Answer: Thanks to the San Juan Marriott, you get 6 awesome unique videos capturing the best of Puerto Rico The Vloggers in Paradise Challenge was sponsored [...]
Cataño Ferry
August 2, 2011 By 2 Comments
The locals call the Cataño Ferry, La Lancha de Cataño and it crosses the San Juan Bay between Pier 2 in Old San Juan over to the ferry terminal in Cataño. It’s a short 5 minute ferry ride with the ferry running every 15 to 30 minutes depending on the day of the week and [...]
Leatherback Sea Turtles of Puerto Rico
July 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
Nature is amazing, it’s all around us, but how many of us really take time to see and enjoy it? Sometimes it takes one of nature’s miracles to jolt us into really seeing just what is out there. Some folks on a San Juan beach this month were lucky enough to witness one of nature’s [...]
Condado Food Festival 2011
July 12, 2011 By 3 Comments
Ashford Avenue in the Condado District of San Juan will be tantalizing your taste buds during this week’s Condado Food Festival. Starting on Thursday July 14 until Sunday July 17 a host of Condado restaurants will be showcasing their dishes and culinary expertise. The event was originally scheduled for May but adverse weather conditions forced [...]
The Arecibo Observatory: The Truth Is Out There
June 30, 2011 By 4 Comments
The Arecibo Observatory is CURRENTLY home to the world’s largest single-aperture radio telescope with a diameter of 1000ft (305m). Unfortunately that crown will be handed over to China in 2016 when the radio telescope goes online in the Guizhou Province in southern China. The Arecibo Radio Telescope is used to study three major research areas: [...]
Fathers Day in Puerto Rico
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you happen to be spending fathers day in Puerto Rico, here are a few ideas to give your dad a great time on this special day. Adventurous Dad For those dads that like a bit of an adrenalin rush, why not treat them to an adventure at one of the many zip line tours [...]
El Yunque Rainforest Visitor Center
May 17, 2011 By 4 Comments
El Yunque Rainforest Visitor Center (El Portal Rain Forest Center) is the official visitor center for the El Yunque Rainforest and is located at Km. 4.3 on PR 191. The building is an impressive structure hidden amongst the trees of El Yunque and is accessed from the car park by an elevated walkway. The elevated [...]
Guavate: It’s a PORK Thing
May 9, 2011 By 2 Comments
Question: Guavate, Puerto Rico ? Answer: The best (but not the only place) to try Lechon (slow roasted whole pig) in Puerto Rico Guavate, Puerto Rico is a pork lover’s dream and is a MUST stop for anyone who wants to try the traditional Puerto Rican Lechon. Located about 45mins south of San Juan, Guavate [...]
