Blogs from Puerto Rico, Central America Caribbean - page 5

I'm a little late writing this one, but better late than never! In July, I went down to Puerto Rico to celebrate the marriage of one of my best friends, Alisa to her new beau Donray. I worked with both Alisa and Donray in Comayagua, Honduras, where we all met while teaching down there. It was a small and intimate wedding (maybe 40 people?), so I felt honoured to be one of very few friends among the group, and the only one who had been there to see this relationship blossom from the beginning! We all stayed at the Gran Melia Resort (non-inclusive), which was beautiful, but SUPER pricey, and not really worth what you pay. As a whole group, we also had several issues with the resort, but you can read all of the reviews ... read more

Day 5 was also a relaxation day when we checked into our hotel the Best Western Palms Inn Condado in Condado, PR. It was an amazing hotel that had a view of the ocean from the balcony! We had some pina coladas at the hotel bar and also took a dive in the pool. Later on, we ate at Tijuana's Bar and Grill and the food was delicious. What a perfect way to end our trip in Puerto Rico.... read more

My husband and I decided to explore the historic sites of San Juan Puerto Rico starting at San Cristobal Fort and learn about the Spaniards military strategies during the Spanish era. The view overlooking the ocean is so spectacular and amazing. We went to the secret tunnels and mysterious dungeons where they kept their prisoners before executing them. Stop at the Capitolio of Puerto Rico home to the islands senate and house representatives. We walked to the Constitution Avenue and learn the history of buildings like casa de espana(Spanish house) and the "Plaza de Los presidentes" where they built a statues of all the U.S presidents who visited Puerto Rico. We also traveled through time exploring south Fortaleza street and learn the history behind the tapia theater and the famous Christopher Columbus plaza. Luckily that we ... read more

Woke up to rain but we still decided to head out to the horseshoe beach Mar Chiquita in Manati. We hoped that the rain would subside but it did not. We had a rough time finding our way to the freeway since the signage is horrible. Be cautious of this. We even accidentally went down a one way street! Once we got on the freeway (Highway 2) we discovered that although it is a tollway, the freeways have large potholes in it! How crazy is that? Once we finally found Mar Chiquita, it was beautiful! It is a little cove surrounded by eolanite rocks (limestone) and that day it had some serious waves due to the rain. They have kiosks that serve food that is open on the weekends. Unfortunately, we were not able to swim ... read more

Nouvelles presque fraîches Nous sommes partis depuis septembre 2008, notre dernier blog remonte à juillet 2009. Ce n'est pas de la paresse, c'est de l'adaptation au rythme local. Où sommes-nous présentement? À Salinas, Puerto-Rico. Nous revenons d'une petite escapade à Haïti. Peu de gens croisent dans cette région mais nous n'avons pu résister. À vrai dire, voici comment a commencé le projet d'y aller. Moniiiiiiique! Viens lire ça! C'est comme ça que le projet Haïti a commencé. C'est à l'été 2012, à la Grenade que nous lisons sur le site internet Noonsite qu'un rallye humanitaire se prépare vers l'orphelinat de Sœur Flora, Île-à-Vache, Haïti, avec un départ ... read more