Explore Paradise The Smart Way!!!
It’s that time of year. Summer is almost over and many Americans (especially those living in the northern states) are deciding where they’re going to spend the crudest winter months. They’re called “snowbirds”, because they migrate south during the winter months. Some have second homes in Florida. But after a while the amusement parks and golf courses all start to Continue reading…
Last Monday was a sunny day. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, which is rare for the month of August in Puerto Rico. Typically the summer months in Puerto Rico are characterized by overcast skies, usually not due to rain clouds but to the Sahara dust that covers the Island for weeks at a time. Consequently, when I’ve been asked Continue reading…
Now here’s a place that you’d never expect to find on a small island like Puerto Rico. The Museum of Transportation, in the municipality of Guaynabo, is nothing short of a jaw dropper. And it’s new! The museum opened its doors on December 1, 2013 and it has become an instant sensation among car aficionados of all ages and the Continue reading…
museo-felisa-rincon-de-gautier/a> Last Friday the 13th I once again visited a unique attraction in Puerto Rico. This time my wife and I visited the Felisa Rincón de Gautier Museum on the corner of Clara Lair and “Caleta de San Juan” in Old San Juan. The place is a well deserved shrine to a lady who’s sense of service, honesty and all Continue reading…
Most people that visit Puerto Rico come here because of a handful of reasons. Some come because of the beaches. Others come because of the Spanish forts in Old San Juan. Still others come because of the marvelous Puerto Rican cuisine and the tropical climate. But very few come because of our museums. Well, let me tell you. That’s a Continue reading…
It’s funny. I launched this site less than a year ago. Since then I’ve covered close to 100 destinations in Puerto Rico and published over a dozen posts about beautiful places to see. I’ve shot videos for our YouTube Channel, posted on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter and sent out thousands of emails promoting our site. And the questions I receive Continue reading…
During the past week I “stopped the presses”. I put my podcast on hiatus for 2 weeks, my blog “Picadillo”, my two YouTube channels and my social media participation. Why? To share some time with a friend from Texas who was visiting the Island and with my son and his wife, who live in Oklahoma and showed up unexpectedly on Continue reading…
The First International Circus and Street Performance Festival of Puerto Rico, better known among the locals as “Circo Fest de San Juan 2014” was so successful that it went well beyond its organizers wildest dreams. The event took place during Saint Valentine’s Day weekend on San Francisco Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Thousands of visitors from Puerto Rico and Continue reading…
This week I went back to nature. I got on my SUV, drove to the town of Fajardo and visited “Las Cabezas de San Juan”, a nature reserve unlike any other in Puerto Rico. Fajardo is a small town on the northeastern tip of Puerto Rico, about a 30 to 40-minute drive from the San Juan Metroplex. And believe me, Continue reading…
If you’re looking for something fun and different to do during Saint Valentine’s Day weekend in Puerto Rico, then stop by the First International Circus and Street Performance Festival of Puerto Rico, which will take place on Febrruary 15th and 16th, on San Francisco Street, in Old San Juan. The street will be closed to vehicular traffic from Plaza Colón at Continue reading…