It was all arranged: we would visit the tourist office, collect the map for the self-guided historical walking tour of Old San Juan, and follow the instructions. Our day didn’t go as planned. Instead, after just a few steps into…
Staying in Santurce, San Juan’s Hippest Neighbourhood
In the quiet streets of the Santurce neighbourhood, one sound rang out above the cockerels and the traffic and the planes flying overhead: the sweet call of the coqui frog. Even in the heart of San Juan, this little tree…
In Search of the World’s Best Beach at Playa Flamenco
From guidebooks to magazines to blogs, everything I read told me that Playa Flamenco, on the tiny Puerto Rican island of Culebra, was one of the best beaches in the world. I didn’t believe any of them. Call me cynical,…