Saturday, May 18, 2013

Celebrate National Get Outdoors Day EVERYDAY in Puerto Rico

Outdoor activities in Puerto Rico

Tomorrow is National Get Outdoors Day and to celebrate there is FREE entrance to The El Yunque Rainforest Visitor Center (El Portal) and El Morro and San Cristobal Forts in Old San Juan. So that’s three FREE options for National Get Outdoors Day… The aim of this new annual event is to get people outside [...]

Puerto Rico Tourism Roundup: May 2012

Puerto Rico Tourism Roundup May 2012

Food lovers, Families and golfers will find plenty to enjoy here in Puerto Rico and if you need convincing then take a look at the following articles which I enjoyed reading this past month. Colorful Food Tours Cailin O’Neil of The Taste of Travel checked out one of the very popular tours in San Juan [...]

Puerto Rico Coupon Sites: aka Daily Deals

Puerto Rico Coupon Sites - Daily Deals

If you are looking to save some money on your vacation to Puerto Rico then you might want to check out the local Puerto Rico Coupon Sites, aka online discount sites or Daily Deals. You’ve probably heard of and maybe even used Groupon. Well here in Puerto Rico we have a host of locally operated [...]

Puerto Rico Tourism Roundup: March 2012

Puerto Rico Tourism Roundup: March 2012

With the annual Saborea Puerto Rico Food Extravganza taking place in April, this month’s roundup has a culinary feel about it along with some ideas on how to make the best of your stay here Puerto Rico’s Culinary Renaissance Former resident and now frequent visitor to Puerto Rico, Julie Schwietert Collazo has a great article [...]

Puerto Rico Tourism Roundup: February 2012

Puerto Rico Tourism Central Region

Just thought I would try out a New Feature on the site where I highlight a few articles that caught my eye this past month. Just click on the links to see the articles in full. $57M Investment in Puerto Rico’s Central Region Hotels & Attractions Having just completed a couple of road trips through [...]

Music, Rum, PGA Golf and More: Puerto Rico March 2012

Puerto Rico Events March 2012

Music lovers and sports fans will be spoiled for choice here in Puerto Rico during March. Salsa, Jazz and Classical provide the music thanks to Día Nacional de la Salsa (National Salsa Day), the Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest and the continuation of the Casals Festival. Sports fans can get their fix at the Puerto Rican [...]

2012 Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest

2012 Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest

The 22nd edition of the Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest will be held from March 29 – April 1 at the Tito Puente Amphitheater. Usually the event is held at the beginning of summer, but organizers have brought it forward to the end of March with the hope of escaping potential bad weather due to the [...]

Puerto Rico Road Trips

PR 143 Scenic View Point Puerto Rico

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 [...]

Street Food, Coffee, a 10k run and more: Puerto Rico February 2012

events in puerto rico february 2012

February 2012 in Puerto Rico is a pretty good month if you like coffee, eating street food and running, as the month brings us the first ever Puerto Rico Street Food Festival, the World’s Best 10K run and the Maricao Coffee Festival. Puerto Rico Street Food Festival (Feb 4-5) Head to the Hiram Bithorn Stadium, [...]

Christmas in Puerto Rico 2011: The Highlights

Christmas in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico was just recently voted one of the top winter destinations by Travel and Leisure and Christmas in Puerto Rico is a really magical time. The Christmas season starts immediately after Thanksgiving and continues well into January with celebrations and festivals throughout the island. If you are here in Puerto Rico during this Christmas [...]