Explore Paradise The Smart Way!!!
Are you planning a trip to Puerto Rico for this winter? Have you seen all the ads, checked out all the tourist sites, blogs and YouTube videos and still feel lost? Do you feel like you’re being sold to? Well, guess what? You are! Unlike the United States and Europe, Puerto Rico’s peak tourism season is in winter, not summer. That’s Continue reading…
The other day my wife and I visited the town of Arroyo, Puerto Rico. It’s a little town on the southern coast of the Island that was one of those that took the brunt of hurricane María six years ago. Like many other towns in Puerto Rico the destruction caused by hurricane María is there for all to see. The destroyed Continue reading…
Today was supposed to be a normal day in Puerto Rico (whatever that might look like). I was supposed to record a voiceover for my upcoming video and start editing it. Then, after 2–3 days of work, I would write a 2,500 to 3.500-word post for the same location. After that the cycle would start all over again. But normal in Continue reading…
Global warming has become a real problem. You can hardly turn on the news without learning about a place that’s burning up. And Puerto Rico is no exception. Just recently we’ve had several weeks with temperatures exceeding 100°F. Thankfully, that’s not the case in Cidra, Puerto Rico. At 1,417 feet above sea level, temperatures in Cidra are usually several degrees below Continue reading…
It was 8:38 in the morning, on May 26th, and my wife and I were parking in front of the Ramón Frade Square in the town of Cayey, Puerto Rico. The weatherman had announced a maximum temperature for the day of 108° F, so we planned to be in and out before noon. Well, as you will learn throughout this Continue reading…
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…
Puerto Rico has one of the longest Christmas seasons in the world. It starts on Thanksgiving day and ends with “las octavitas”. These are the eight days that follow “Three Kings Day”, which takes place on January 6. Another event that usually coincides with “las octavitas” is “Las Fiestas De La Calle San Sebastian” (The San Sebastian Street Fiestas), which Continue reading…