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San Juan
Travel Blogs from San Juan, Puerto Rico
Disembarkation day & flight back home
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 ...
We Protest
... . Pillows and blankets would have been nice, however. We arrived to the El Convento Hotel and cruised around old San Juan. We had a very good meal at Marmalade Restaurant. There were student protests going on while we were there ...
Ottawa - San Juan: Cruising the Caribbean Islands
... 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! ...
a beautiful latino province
... już musisz się zegnac. Z drugiej strony, (zwykle) 6-cio-miesieczne kontrakty pociągają za soba rotacje. San Juan jest, jak do tej pory, najladniejszym miejscem, do którego przypłynęliśmy. Starowka jest malownicza ...
San Juan - 11 years later
I had to wake up at 5 am to catch a 7 am flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico. After a change of plane in the overcrowded Charlotte airport, I will arrive at San Juan by 2:30 pm. I am not really interested in San Juan, so I did not even arrange any ...
Half way across the Atlantic
Day 3 or is it 4 at sea? We are still at sea, and the ship passed the halfway point to Africa at 5pm yesterday. The weather has been fair with highs in the 70s. The days at sea have already started to blend together, and we have relaxed quite a bit from ...
San Juan: Visit to El Morro Fort and Old San Juan
... 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 ...
Embarkation day for 14 days Princess Cruise
Dear Blog, Today is embarkation day. We are supposed to be picked up at this hotel this afternoon at 2:00pm to be driven to the pier. We had breakfast at Burger King around 7:30am and then, having no planned activities for the ...
Konik morski and Thanksgiving
... chrypka sie nasilila. Czulam sie tak,jakby ktos wycial mi kawalek gardla. W drodze powrotnej natknelismy sie na Carlo, Annie i Juan`a,ktorzy mieli inna rozkladowke tamtego wieczoru. Oni mogli jeszcze troche odpoczac, my wracalismy na dyzur. To byl chyba ...
A very, very quick visit to Vieques!
Today we are back to San Juan, Puerto Rico..for disembarkation. We woke up early, couple of our luggage where pick up already last night by the steward. Then we proceed to Lido deck for our final breakfast! The disembarkation process went well and no any ...
Arriving in San Juan
... taking advice from the hotel and some guidebooks we decided to hire a car so before going to bed I booked a four day hire online. Apparently Puerto Rico has almost no public transport and so if you want to get around at all you need a car. On the upside I ...
Flight to San Juan
... had only one bus-boy, so virtually no tables were clean. Hostess refused to clear anything saying, it was "Services job." But flight to San Juan was also on time. Felt like a very long flight. Kyla and I had bulkhead seats, so I least I didn't have to ...
Always with the hurricanes
... a week prior and reported great weather and fantastic snorkeling. But we arrived in the aftermath of Hurricane Tomas, which didn't hit Puerto Rico, but which was hanging around offshore for most of the week bringing rain and high seas to the island. We ...
Travel day home
... me 3 times as long as it should to get over things. I have been a fool for a pretty face and notions of love. Goodbye Puerto Rico. Hasta luego. 5ish... There is a couple here on the plan with a child. They haven't said one word to each other or ...
Embark
... be on the ship because we had run into her at Disneyland in December.) Departed at night; lights everywhere. Pleasant to watch Old San Juan slide by and to spot our hotel up on the hill. I'd like to return to PR someday, to explore the ...
Reflections on San Juan
We had five days in San Juan and I think this allowed us enough time to get a good feel for the rhythm of life here. Old San Juan is a pretty touristy place but it is lovely too so I enjoyed spending time here. On our last day we drove out to Rio Piedras ...
Birthday Bash at Bacardi Rum Plant!!!
Okay! We've have tons of content online on San Juan. Lovely beaches, sizzling dance clubs, plush restaurants. But boy, any thing special for the boozehounds?? When I look back to 18th March 2006, the day I turned 25, I'd go bananas!! Yes, we were in ...
Florida to Puerto Rico
... a result of all of this we had to run to our gate and were the last ones on the plane. Things were much easier in San Juan. We got straight into a large taxi and straight to the port where our gigantic cruise ship the Carnival Victory was waiting for us. ...
Puerto Rico
Our annual holiday getaway with Pantea's dad was wonderfully relaxing. We spent the week in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico. Since we had been there several times before we felt no pressure to act as tourists. Instead we took advantage of the fabulous weather ...
AMAZING OLD SAN JUAN
... the Bishop way back when, by the Pope. The Bishop left the remains in Spain to be prepared while he returned to Puerto Rico. The remains remained in Spain for many years. The next time the succeeding Bishop was through Spain he picked ...
San Juan...the final day
... I've had enough fried foods to keep me satisfied for awhile. But I was really distressed to think that before we got to Puerto Rico, I wasn't at all excited about it. I didn't care much at all about it. I just considered it the first ...
Bienvenido! Puerto Rico!
... we proceed to the curbside check-in counter and got our boarding pass. We're flying to American Airlines direct flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico at 10pm and arrival will be around 830 am PR time. After the security checked, which went well, we went right ...
PUERTO RICO!! The first day
... can be happening. It's insane. I hate to say it, but walking back to the ship through the rougher parts of Puerto Rico was actually nice for me because it reminded me that there is a real world out there. It's so bizarre to think that ...
The first day at sea
As of noon, February fifth, we have gone 357 nautical miles. We have 450 some nautical miles to go before Puerto Rico and we are 46 nautical miles away from land. At one of my many nights at Bertolini's, a man I met, John, told me that while I ...
Puerto Rico, Day 2
... pretty funny. After the pigeon extravaganza, we went back to the poet's store and got the book signed. While we were there, Puerto Rico's famed artist Rafael Tufino came in to say hi to her, so we got to chat with him and take pictures. ...
Day 3, Adjusting to my new life
I've never felt so cut off from the world and at the same time so close to it. I realized this when I spent an hour trying to check my email. The reception is not entirely reliable, making it extremely difficult to utilize the internet at my ...
Stop #34
Today, we journeyed back across the Atlantic Ocean and ended up in Puerto Rico....thanks to our wonderful pilot dad, Mr. White:) It sure must have felt nice to sit out on his balcony and skype us while it was chilly and windy here. The view of the ocean ...
Puerto Rico
... of wonders to explore Not sure yet ... will plan in a few days after I know exact dates of the cruise from Diets ... PS: Puerto Rico is lovely and chilled ... It has all that Cuba and Jamaica have ... except none of the annoying people trying ...