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I started this series about “5 Must-See Places in the town of ???” last January in the town of Carolina. And while some towns have more than lived up to my expectations, others have not quite hit the mark. I guess you can find “5 Must-See” places anywhere, if you look hard enough, but in some cases I just Continue reading…
It was the morning of February 28, 2023. The sky outside was so blue that it made your eyes hurt. And to top it all off, the temperature was a mild 78 degrees. It was the perfect day to go for a walk. So why not do it in a place that I hadn’t visited in 50 years; a place Continue reading…
Twenty twenty-three has been a busy year at Puerto Rico By GPS. We started with an ambitious goal: “to visit all 78 municipalities in Puerto Rico to produce a video and however many blog posts were warranted for each township”. The idea was —and still is— to end up with the most comprehensive collection of photographs, video and articles about Continue reading…
Are you sick and tired of the freezing cold, shovelling snow and being trapped inside? Or maybe it’s the opposite situation: it’s 125° outside, your air conditioner just can’t keep up and —once again— you’re sick and tired of being trapped inside. Did you know that there’s a place, just off the eastern coast of the United States, where the Continue reading…
Today we’re going to talk about Caguas, Puerto Rico, “centro y corazón de Puerto Rico” (center and heart of Puerto Rico). Well, let’s just set the record straight, I’m all for motivation and “pepper uppers” but, for those of you visiting from the mainland, the geographical center of Puerto Rico is actually in the “Pellejas” ward of the town of Continue reading…
Gurabo is one of those little towns in Puerto Rico that many people just ignore. It’s east of Caguas, a larger city, and south of San Juan, the Island’s capital. So it’s on the way to something, next to somewhere, but not something in itself. Right? Wrong!!! Gurabo is great. I actually spent an entire day there with my wife Continue reading…
It’s finally here! The mega post where we answer 45 of your most pressing questions about Puerto Rico has finally arrived! We went through the hundreds of emails asking about the Island and identified the most frequent. These are questions that come to mind if you’re coming to Puerto Rico for a week or if you’re planning an extended stay. Continue reading…
In Puerto Rico we have a saying: “Los pueblos que no conocen su historia están condenados a repetirla” (People who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it). However, it’s not a local phrase. It was first coined by the Spanish poet George Santayana at the dawn of the 20th Century. However, that’s one of the first questions that Continue reading…
Old San Juan is one of those wonderful places that people pay a small fortune to visit and I have it for free. Why? Because it’s 12 ½ miles away from my home. And it’s beautiful. That’s God’s honest truth. When my children were kids (they’re all now in their 30’s) I took them so many times to Old San Juan Continue reading…