Just came back from a 8 day trip to Puerto Rico. We were based at San Juan for the first 4 days and at Ponce for the remainder. A few highlights:
- Almost everyone was friendly and helpful. Even if they didn’t know the language they tried to help
- The whole island was a party town during the Christmas week. Weddings and processions in every city and town.
- Every receipt you buy with included sales tax is a lottery ticket. Lottery occurs twice a week and there guaranteed winners. Go to http://ivuloto.pr.gov/ for more information. Prices are exempt from IT and excise.
- There are so many beautiful beaches and other attractions. Reviews and recommendations are very subjective. For me La Playuela/Playa Sucia (Dirty beach) is one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever been to with breathtaking views of limestone cliffs and reefs.
- If you are traveling with young kids and can’t kayak in the night into mosquito bay, La parguera is a great option. It may not be the brightest, but I think touching and feeling the water is an important part of the experience. (Hope we don’t trouble these interesting organisms too much). I got stung by some small jellyfish while in the water, but the pain went away next morning.
- If traveling back to US, baggage will need to be screened by USDA. USDA closes their screening around 10.30PM and reopen only at 12 midnight. Plan for additional time in peak seasons, if your return flight is in the early morning.
- We dined at the following restaurants and highly recommend them:
- St Germain – Yummy and healthy veggie options. Not something you can find easily
- Piu Bello Gelato – Decent breakfast and dinner options. Hazelnut cookies gelato was delicious.
- El Turrumote – Had superb mozarella sticks, green pea hummus and mofongo.
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