San Juan, 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 ...

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

Pictures of San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan
May 15, 2005

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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 ...

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

... at the time we arrived.  I proceeded in choosing the treadmill facing the front of the ship, giving me a panoramic view of San Juan.  I walked for a good half hour on it feeling satisfied having done my day's exercise.  As for Mi, he ...

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

... was 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)

... 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." "Just ...

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 ...

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 ...

Isla Verde Beach
Feb 16, 2007 (2 photos)

... the south. The next morning we headed into old San Juan, the walled Spanish colonial era section of the city. Old San Juan is a triangular peninsula with a long straight northern coast guarded by El Morro and Fuerte San Cristobal, which were erected to ...

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)

... luggages 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& ...

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 ...

Kickin' it in old san juan
Mar 11, 2006 (4 photos)

... Juan to party it up! We saw some great music, drank lots of medalla beer, and wandered through the hip night life of Old San Juan. We saw some really cool graffiti stencils and met some cool locals. The coolest bar by far was this one in the alley way. ...

Day 1 at Sea
Apr 19, 2009 (4 photos)

Hello Everyone, Well, we made it safe and sound to Puerto Rico on Friday. We had a nice time in San Juan and went to an interesting "local" restaurant where we tried Mofongo which is mashed plantains filled with meat and vegetables. It was very good. We ...

Puerto Rico
Mar 22, 2005 (5 photos)

... San Juan which is beautiful, with cobbled streets lined with pastel coloured Spanish colonial buildings mostly renovated to pristine condition. When Puerto Rico joined the USA commonwealth it became their oldest city. We had dinner in the bistro of the 5* ...

La Isla Encanta
Jun 23, 2007 (13 photos)

First glimpse.

Stoppover San Juan
Oct 21, 2006

... has a stand at Plaza de Christophe Colombus at the end of Calle Fontaleza. Even with traffic we moved between the airport and Old San Juan within 15 minutes. After a busy and lazy week we slept well on a 1/2 full flight to JFK with plenty of empty ...

At Sea
Jan 24, 2006

... dangers and street facts of San Juan. It has been really nice to get background historical and native advice about San Juan. I didn't realize the murder rate in Puerto Rico was 3x that of New York City! San Juan is known as "La Ciudad Amurallada" or the ...

First Cruise
Nov 8, 2005

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and so it begins....
Jan 24, 2006

... back and forth, its terrible! I looked at my notes from GS the other day (its a 2 hour class) and all I had written was "Puerto Rico... narrow island 100 miles long" LOL. Met a lot of cool ppl in my classes, interested in all the same academic things I am ...

Visit El Yunque (El Joon-kay) Rain Forest
Oct 22, 2006 (111 photos)

Grab some breakfast. Rent the car. Pick up Kristin. Stop for snacks (because you know the Globetrotters can never hit the road without some snacks). Then we're on our way to El Yunque (El Joon-kay) Rain Forest about 45 minutes from Rio Piedras. After a ...

San Juan
Jan 26, 2006 (5 photos)

... was not good food. After lunch we had to head back to the ship for our field trip to the U.S. Federal District Court in Puerto Rico. The court was awesome. I was able to see a drug trafficking sentencing. The convicted felon tried to get a man to take ...

San Juan
Jul 30, 2005

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El Yunque Rainforest and Luquillo Beach, Puerto R
Jan 24, 2009 (26 photos)

... ;a lovely beach with crystal clear water and amazing palm trees.  It is supposed to be the most famous beach in Puerto Rico.  No argument here.  Mi and I walked along the ocean's edge and amused ourselves by leaving our ...

Borricua, morena, domincana, colombiana...
Feb 18, 2008 (5 photos)

... : beach and formal wear found their way into my predicted itinerary as I set off to the Caribbean island known as Puerto Rico.   As usual, the journey was bookended by a breathtaking trip through the mountains from Cuenca to Guayaquil, where my ...

San Juan: Visit to El Morro Fort and Old San Juan
Jan 23, 2009 (47 photos)

... feel the rich culture with a variety of local shops, plenty of bars and authentic restaurants. There is also a lovely Cathedral (San Juan Cathedral) which was built in 1540 and is where the body of Ponce de Leon is entombed.  The ...