Posted on 03/10/2019 in misc • Tagged with Puerto_Rico
As I start this post I'm on JetBlue flying home from our second vacation to Puerto Rico. An island that I think is the Dominican Republic is visible out my window. Nothing about this week changed how I feel about Puerto Rico. A couple more years to build up savings …
Posted on 12/31/2015 in misc • Tagged with Family, Travel, Puerto_Rico
We pick up the vacation review on the West side of the island, in Rincon. Rincon is famous for being named in The Beach Boys song Surfin' Safari. Rincon is a sleepy, laid back beach town that traditionally has had a bit of a hippie vibe to it. However, there …
Posted on 12/27/2015 in misc • Tagged with Family, Travel, Puerto_Rico
All the tourism sites, and even friends that had been to Puerto Rico warned me about driving on the island. However, unless you are staying in Old San Juan and don't plan to leave the city, you kind of have to have a car to visit PR. So I rented …
Posted on 12/24/2015 in misc • Tagged with Family, Travel, Puerto_Rico
We decided to do the "experience" Christmas this year. Puerto Rico was probably the 4th or 5th island I looked at, and the combination of not needing a passport, direct flights from DC, and relatively low prices for the high season made it the clear winner. Why it wasn't the …