This past weekend I spent a day at Playa Escambron which is a very nice beach very close to Old San Juan.  Escambron in my opinion is one of the best beaches in San Juan metro area.

It has a back drop of some nice big waves hitting natural rock that surrounds a section of the beach in a big semi circle.  Within the… Continue reading

I am probably a little late in posting this for all of the Spring Breakers, but I recently receive in an email asking me what the legal drinking age is.

The legal drinking age in Puerto Rico is 18.  I don’t think the age is enforced though.  I am not saying it never happens, but I have never even seen anyone be carded here. … Continue reading

If you planning a trip to Puerto Rico, make sure you check out these Puerto Rican City maps for Old San Juan, Condado, and Isla Verde.  Hopefully we can see more cities in the future.

You can download the maps as PDFs to print easily or save to you laptop and view them with out access to the internets.  The maps are littered with advertisements; but hey they are free… Continue reading

I just discovered a video tour of different areas of Puerto Rico done by Mens Journal.  The player defaults to play the last segment and the interface can be a little confusing on how to get the other videos to play.  The trick is to click on “Close” then at the bottom click “View Videos”…

The first video is of Old San Juan and Pinones.

The second is of Ponce and… Continue reading

[flickr style=”float:left;”]photo:1418632004[/flickr]When you travel here on your vacation, you do not need to bring your US Passport (if you are a US citizen). When you go back home, the same goes for leaving the island, no passport is needed. The only proof of identity that should be required is your driver’s license or similar ID. This is because Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States Continue reading