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Disney On Ice In Puerto Rico 2007-04-10 00:30:25
If you have children or you are just a child at heart, then the Disney
On Ice show in Puerto
Rico might be just what you need. The show is currently being performed at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon and will be followed by several shows at the Coliseo Manuel “Petaca” Iguina in Arecibo.
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Puerto Rico Salsa Competition 2007-04-08 16:23:16
From July 22 – 28, 2007 at the Wyndham El San Juan Hotel in the Isla Verde, some of the best Salsa dance groups / couples from around the world will be showcasing their talents at the Annual Puerto
Rico Salsa Congress. This is the 11th year that the competition has been held here in Puerto Rico
.
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Puerto Rico – Essential Gear Part 1 2007-04-08 15:07:29
What are some of the must have items when you are on vacation (or business) in Puerto
Rico? From my own personal perspective the following would be on the top of my list of items to bring:
Digital camera: This goes without saying, you need to have a camera with you at all times when you are in Puerto Rico
.
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El Yunque Puerto Rico 2007-04-08 13:33:43
You have to visit El Yunque in Puerto
Rico whether you are here for a couple of days or longer; you will not be disappointed. For those of you that do not know about El Yunque, it is the tropical rainforest located 45 minutes east of San Juan along highway 3.
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Cell Phones in Puerto Rico 2007-04-04 13:13:56
If you are planning on using your cell phone while on vacation here in Puerto
Rico, then the following may be of use to you.
Here in Puerto Rico
the main cell phone providers (more…) Read more:Cell Phones
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2007 Hurricane Season Predictions 2007-04-04 00:25:32
The weather experts appear to be predicting a busy hurricane season this year, with 17 named Atlantic storms of which 5 could be major.
The Tropical Meteorology Project (more…) Read more:Predictions
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San Juan The Battle of 1797 2007-04-03 03:04:38
If you will be here in San Juan
, Puerto Rico, the weekend of April 20, you may want to check out the Battle
of San Juan 1797 reenactment by the volunteers of the ‘Fixed Regiment of Puerto Rico’. I do not have complete details of the event, (more…)
Restaurants in Puerto Rico 2007-04-01 16:10:26 Puerto
Rico and food can only mean one thing… A fantastic vacation with a choice of restaurants serving world class cuisine from around the world. From local vendor kiosks to award winning restaurants; you will find them all here in Puerto Rico
.
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Puerto Rico and Car Rental 2007-03-25 22:05:19
These are just my thoughts on whether or not to rent a car when you are on vacation here in Puerto
Rico. The first thing to consider is how long will you be on vacation in Puerto Rico
and do you want to see more than the beach and Old San Juan.
If your vacation is for several days or you want to take a quick trip outside of San Juan then I would suggest you think about car rental and here are my reasons:
1. With car rental you can arrange your day trip to your schedule and not the schedule of an organized tour.
2. You can make a detour without any problems and make stops along the way (not the case with an organized tour).
3. If there are two or more of you, it will be cheaper to rent a car than to pay for an organized tour. The approximate cost of a full-size rental car is about $35-40 per day + gas. The cost of a ‘half day’ trip to El Yunque rainforest from the Condado / Isla Verde area is about $45-50 per person. The cost for an organized trip to the Camay Caves or Po Read more:Car Rental
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Prison Break in Puerto Rico 2007-04-12 00:25:06
Unfortunately not the Fox TV series PrisonBreak
but an actual Prison break out from the Mil prison in Guayama, Puerto
Rico on Monday evening. 7 prisoners managed to climb into the roof access of the gym and escaped through the air conditioning ducts.
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PGA Heading to Puerto Rico 2007-04-12 00:02:07
According to eurosport.com the PGA has added Puerto
Rico to the 2008 tour. This will be the first time that the PGA has played an event here in Puerto Rico
and it follows this years inclusion of Mexico to the 2007 tour.
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Live Earth The Concerts 2007-04-11 04:39:34
At the moment there is not an event planned here in Puerto Rico, but I thought this is such an important issue that it deserves a spot on this site. On 7/7/07 the Live Earth
Concerts to Combat Global Warming will take place. The 24 hour, 7 continent event will raise awareness to global warming and will hopefully help to make a difference to our planet.
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Master Painters of Puerto Rico 2007-04-14 00:55:55
From April 29 to July 29, Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto
Rico will present Mi Puerto Rico
: Master
Painters of the Island, 1780-1952. This exhibition explores the evolution of three painters and how they saw and represented their surroundings over nearly two centuries.
Through some 47 paintings by José Campeche y Jordán (1751-1809), Francisco Oller y Cestero (1833-1917), Miguel Pou y Becerra (1880-1968), and several of their peers and descendents, you will see how these artists contributed to forging a notion of national identity in Puerto Rico.
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Drink in a Sandal 2007-04-13 12:53:33
The other day I came across these sandals from the manufacturer Reef. From the outside they look like normal Reef sandals, but on closer inspection of the Reef Bobby Dram 2597, you will see that they have the added bonus of a small drinks container in the heel of the sandal. Yes, you read correctly, these sandals come with a built in drinks container.
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El Yunque Puerto Rico Where to Walk 2007-04-15 18:11:00 So if you are visiting Puerto
Rico you have probably heard about the El Yunque rainforest. It is the only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest System and is a must on your ‘to do’ list. We have updated ‘Visit The Coqui’ to include summaries of the walking trails in the El Yunque rainforest.
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Turn Signals Optional in Puerto Rico 2007-04-14 16:39:55
Ok, so I have resisted up until now to write a sequel to ‘Driving me mad…’, but after several close shaves yesterday on my way to and from work, I have to vent my frustration. I have come to the conclusion that the MAJORITY of drivers here in Puerto
Rico do not know what the turn signal is for. I have been here in Puerto Rico
for over 5 months now and I can safely say that the car horn gets more use than the turn signal.
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Drive Thru Tax Return in San Juan, Puerto Rico 2007-04-17 13:17:37
It appears that you can get a ‘drive-thru’ for everything these days…
As usual on the last day for tax returns, the General U.S. Post Office on Roosevelt Avenue, San Juan
will stay open until midnight for those of you who still have to file a return
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The Frugal Traveler Visits Puerto Rico 2007-04-16 13:20:42
The FrugalTraveler
, part of the NY Times travel series recently visited Puerto
Rico as part of its budget weekend series. This is a great article on how you can visit Puerto Rico
; enjoy the sights and sounds of San Juan; for under $500.
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Bon Jovi Here in Puerto Rico? 2007-04-19 04:17:20
I have heard this from a couple of sources, so it looks like Bon Jovi
will be here in Puerto
Rico playing live. Bon Jovi have been rocking since the 80’s with hits such as: “You Give Love a Bad Name”, “Livin’ on a Prayer”, “Wanted Dead or Alive”, “Bad Medicine’, “I’ll Be There for You”, “Keep the Faith”, “Bed of Roses”, “Always”, “It’s My Life”, “Everyday”, “Have a Nice Day” and “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”.
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El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico 2007-04-19 01:42:14
One of Puerto
Rico’s greatest salsa bands, El Gran Combo
de Puerto Rico
will be celebrating their 45th anniversary at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on May 4th. This should be a great evening for all you salsa fans, where you will have the chance to hear their hit songs such as; “El menú”, “Timbalero”, “Brujería”, “Ojos chinos”, “Me liberé”, “Don Goyo”, “Achilipú”, “Le dicen papá”, “Aguacero”, and many more.
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Puerto Rico Weekend Weather April 20 to 22 2007 2007-04-18 13:30:12
According to the Weather Channel, this weekend’s weather here in Puerto
Rico is going to include scattered thunderstorms. It looks like all parts of the island will see some scattered thunderstorms on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures for all three days look like they will have high’s around 90F and lows around 15F. Precipitation is in the 30-50% range.
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Statehood or Independence House Measure (HR 900) 2007-04-18 03:26:22
Alan K. Ota writes in the Congressional Quaterly, that legislation for Puerto Rico to have the chance to decide on whether to become a Statehood or declare Independence
, is about to go to the House
in the next few weeks with support from senior members of both parties.
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Ponce Expected to be a little crazy this weekend 2007-04-20 23:32:17
You may or may not want to skip a visit to Ponce this weekend April 20-22. From all accounts Ponce will be very busy and probably very crazy this weekend, as thousands of students gather in Ponce to take part and watch the Interuniversity Athletic League (LAI). As well as the athletics they will be enjoying the various social events that accompany the games.
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Da House Hotel in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico 2007-04-21 14:11:41
This is not a review, but I thought it was worth a post. This newly opened hotel was featured recently in the Frugal Traveler series of the New York Times, as a budget hotel for those that want to be in the heart of Old San Juan. The hotel was used by the Frugal Traveler reporter during their weekend stay in Puerto
Rico. As the Da HouseHotel
website states ‘Come and Experience Bohemian Old San Juan’
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Low Cost Airlines to Puerto Rico are they Cheaper? 2007-04-21 01:15:08
Having just done a quick search on the internet for low cost airlines that fly from New York to Puerto
Rico, I could only locate 2; JetBlue and Spirit Airlines
. Both Jet Blue and Spirit Airlines run a limited service to Puerto Rico
with only one or two flights daily. So how do these low cost airlines compare to the more traditional airlines for flights to Puerto Rico. This is just a quick comparison based on the following parameters.
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