Puerto Rico Travel Blogs

big boat and the EPA
Feb 4, 2006 (3 photos)

So three days ago (again I'm still trying to catch up here...) I met the captain and the first mate of the ship, BOLD. This isn't any old ship, but the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) larges scientific research vessel! We had a great time ...

Biking on Vieques
Feb 21, 2006 (10 photos)

... to the beautiful island of Vieques! Me and Shane just took a three day biking trip to a small island off of the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. I rode my mountain bike, and Shane rode a single speed bike! He got one hell of a workout to say the least on ...

Pictures of San Juan
May 17, 2005 (1 photos)

Pictures of San Juan, Puerto Rico

Day 23
Sep 27, 2007

Today was actually one of the more eventful days we've had aboard ship. We had a test in World Lit this morning; nothing special but still an event. I went out on deck and worked on tagging pictures after class, but then my battery died and I had to come ...

San Juan
May 15, 2005

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Puerto del Rey, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Nov 21, 2005 (5 photos)

... park. We also got together with one of Al's high school and scouting friends, Father Vincent Pasquelleto who has been a Catholic priest in Puerto Rico for over thirty years. We made a visit to Sam's Club and the Plaza les Americas, the largest mall in the ...

Weekend at Daniel and Vanessa´s
Oct 12, 2008 (18 photos)

So, I broke another chain, something is up here. I have all new bearings but still I have problems, turns out the hub where rear sprocket sits has just got worn out from all the clanking around and probably the knackered bearings I was riding with in ...

Puerto Rico
Jan 26, 2006

... Puerto Rico or I should say adios since I was just outside watching us sail away from our first port! Quick fact about Puerto Rico: During the mid-1900's the United States government changed Puerto Rico to Porto Rico to make it easier for Americans to ...

Bloomin' Marvellous Bioluminescence
Apr 20, 2007

... Beachside kiosks that are bars, restaurants, eateries and souvenir shops. This also was a main tourist destination for seeing a bit of Puerto Rican life. Today it looked like a shanty town, there are around 75 kiosks and I reckon there was barely ten open ...

Old San Juan sightseeing
Feb 1, 2009 (14 photos)

Dear Blog, Today, we got up late.  It is departure time for some people and embarkation time for others.  As for us, we are staying put.  We are here for another week having booked a back to back cruise (Southern and Western ...

Day at Sea
Aug 30, 2008 (4 photos)

... went back to the room to get ready for bed.  Tomorrow is another day at sea. Note:  We changed course today due to Hurricane Gustav.  We are now going between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico instead of between Cuba and Jamaica.

Land - At last!
Dec 26, 2007 (32 photos)

We arrived at San Juan, Puerto Rico on time. We disembarked without problem, right into Old San Juan. We walked, with the aid of some telephone calls to Fernando (Kudos for dealing with us by the way Fernando!) and found Raices on Calle Recinto Sur 315. ...

Stateside... well, sort of
Aug 10, 2009

... back to Latin America…….. We elected to rent a car for these few days, mostly because the public transit in San Juan and Puerto Rico isn’t very good (ah yes, back in the USA!) So we picked up the car from ACE rental car, off-airport.  ...

Visiting The City of Old San Juan
Oct 19, 2006 (51 photos)

... I drill her with questions: "Does it rain like this everyday?" "How do you like it here?" "How far is the University of Puerto Rico from Old San Juan?" "Do you come downtown often?" She answers: "Yes, like clockwork." "Love it here." "About 45 minutes." " ...

Puerto Rico
Jan 28, 2008 (12 photos)

When the ship sailed into the harbor of San Juan, Puerto Rico it could only be described in one word: serene. I don't know if it was the early morning hour (7am) or the splashing of the waves on the side of the M/V Explorer as she led us into San Juan that ...

Ceiba, Honduras, 25th to 26th Sept 07
Sep 25, 2007 (4 photos)

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Disembarkation day & flight back home
Feb 8, 2009 (2 photos)

Dear Blog, As the Caribbean Princess made its grand entrance into San Juan, Puerto Rico at 6:00am this morning, we were wide awake!   Today......we are going ' HOME ' !   By 6:30am, we were having our last ...

Ben's Experience as a Rainforest Inn Volunteer
Jul 6, 2009 (28 photos)

... recommend the experience for people with flexibility in their schedules and who are interested in learning basic construction and seeing Puerto Rico.  If you already have construction skills, that is even better and Bill will love you.  If not, ...

The machete hike!
Feb 13, 2006 (3 photos)

The machete hike is a hike offered to our guests at the rainforestinn.com It isn't the easiest hike, and after it rains it can be veeery slippery. You'd better bring some cloths that can get dirty, because they will!

Isla Verde Beach
Feb 16, 2007 (2 photos)

We arrived in San Juan at about 1:30am, but coming from Seattle--four hours time difference--we weren't all that tired. Our room has a great view of the crescent beach out to the east and of the airport to the south. The next morning we headed into old ...

Puerto Rico
Feb 6, 2007

... , a fort that was built in the mid 16th Century. It took 200 years to build, and is a very prominent part of Puerto Rico. It was attacked a number of times and was controlled by the Spanish and British at different times in history. There were steps up ...

ARRIVAL AT PUERTO RICO
Sep 2, 1997 (23 photos)

SAN JUAN - PUERTO RICO   It's the 7th day today, and we have come to San Juan.  We are very anxious to disembark because we need to call our children.  Today is the day when my daughter is going to know whether she passed her University ...

Ottawa - San Juan: Cruising the Caribbean Islands
Jan 22, 2009 (31 photos)

... and a laptop.  Hey, I'm not the one doing the carrying. :) We flew Continental Airline from Ottawa to San Juan, Puerto Rico via New York/Newark, New Jersey.  Flight was smooth and no problems were encountered.  Hourrah!  We  ...

Forts, Forest, and Flan
Aug 11, 2009

... on Columbus's second expedition to the New World.  He actually named the island 'San Juan [the Baptist]' and the port city "Puerto Rico" and the names got switched... at some point Ponce de Leon was involved and had a lot to do with Spain deciding to ...

In Search of Mofongo
Oct 21, 2006 (8 photos)

... . I learned a lot about Puertorican history and got a refresher course in the Spanish-American War and those countries' influences on Puerto Rico. The Fort is beautiful and mysterious. I am amazed that they could build such a fortress. All of that ...

Rio Camuy Caves
Feb 16, 2007 (5 photos)

Next, we rented a car to drive out to the Rio Camuy caves. I had my doubts about whether the hour and a half trip would be worth it, but I need not have worried. The caves were truly impressive, formed by the eons-long process of subterranean water eating ...

Puerto Rico
Jan 26, 2006

... from Vietnam so he showed us some of his shots from there and he plans on showing more right before we actually get to Vietnam. Puerto Rico has been awesome so far, the weather is great and there's a ton of stuff to do. Monday we met some Puerto Rican ...

Day 22
Sep 26, 2007

Back to class today. We had a guest speaker in my Politics of Terrorism class (actually he spoke last Blue Day but I'm going to write about it today because it was way more interesting than what we talked about today) who works for the United Nations. He ...

Joyuda, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
May 4, 2007 (42 photos)

Trip Report - April 23-30, 2007 Joyuda, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico Our week in the west Porta del Sol area was absolutely wonderful! We went for R, R and R, (rest, relaxation, and restaurants) and that was exactly what it was.We're a 50+ couple looking to ...

Road trippin'
Aug 12, 2009

... Parque de las Cavernas del Rio Camuy.  This is a spectacular underground cavern - absolutely huge.  The geology of Puerto Rico is this porous limestone.  Where there were ancient underground rivers and oceans, there are now giant caverns. & ...