Guest Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Taking the wife to San Juan next week for a few days to celebrate our anniversary (17 years married!). Literally nothing on the agenda at this point besides disconnecting from the real world for a bit. Anything we should do/see/eat? @Ghost_MHaren’t you or your fam from PR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Simple tips for people visiting with no real plan in mind. Old San Juan is gorgeous, but don't miss out on Vieques even if it's a bit of a trip. Unless global warming has ruined it, you should get a lovely show on the beaches there this time of the year. If you need to chill and want to get away from the bigger crowds on some of the more popular beaches, check out the "not as nice" beaches in eastern Santurce. It's close enough to the night life of San Juan, but far enough away that's it's not normally flooded with tourists. I say that with the caveat of, I never go down to PR this time of the year so maybe it's is flooded with tourists right now. I've just never seen it. It's still a beach in PR with 80F ocean temps you just want to float away in. The food is amazing, so eat everything. Also, if you ever want to get drunk in shitty liquor, Gasolina is my wife's guilty pleasure. Think of them as adult Capri Suns, only with twice the alcohol of a beer. We haven't been in years, but our last time there she made me buy like 10 cases to bring back home since it's nearly impossible to find in the States. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 7 hours ago, Ghost_MH said: Also, if you ever want to get drunk in shitty liquor, Gasolina is my wife's guilty pleasure. Think of them as adult Capri Suns, only with twice the alcohol of a beer. you sunnova bitch, im in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I'm not Puerto Rican but a lot of Hispanic people mistake me for Puerto Rican. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: you sunnova bitch, im in I have a hard time explaining how much she loved their rum punch, which was basically nothing more than tropical fruit punch Capri Sun with rum. All the warnings that this is not a drink for children on them it's wildly on point, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: I'm not Puerto Rican but a lot of Hispanic people mistake me for Puerto Rican. Ok? What a random thing to say. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 You may not know this about me, but I've worked with a few Puerto Ricans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: You may not know this about me, but I've worked with a few Puerto Ricans. They're probably a lot cooler than you too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: They're probably a lot cooler than you too True, but do Hispanic people often mistake you for Puerto Rican? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: They're probably a lot cooler than you too Yeah they're used to warmer weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 @Ghost_MHheading out in the morning. What is a real signature PR dish I should be absolutely sure to eat while there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, sblfilms said: @Ghost_MHheading out in the morning. What is a real signature PR dish I should be absolutely sure to eat while there? Pasteles. Find a good restaurant and get the full course of arroz con gandules with some pork shoulder along with a nice pasteles. For something you'd be more familiar with. They're most similar to a Mexican tamale, but instead of the it mostly being made of ground corn, it's grated green banana or plantain. Also, there is a restaurant and a hotel that argue they invented the piña colada. Don't pick sides. That said, the outdoor bar at Barrachina in Old San Juan is quite nice. Then again, I'm more of an small town tourist when I'm on vacation, than huge fancy bar in giant hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: Pasteles. Find a good restaurant and get the full course of arroz con gandules with some pork shoulder along with a nice pasteles. For something you'd be more familiar with. They're most similar to a Mexican tamale, but instead of the it mostly being made of ground corn, it's grated green banana or plantain. Also, there is a restaurant and a hotel that argue they invented the piña colada. Don't pick sides. That said, the outdoor bar at Barrachina in Old San Juan is quite nice. Then again, I'm more of an small town tourist when I'm on vacation, than huge fancy bar in giant hotel. Thank you, and the wifey and I feel the same! Would much rather hit the smaller places with real local feel. If anything else comes to mind, please add it. We are very minimal planners when we go on vacation and like to kinda feel things out, so we are pretty much open the whole time we are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 What are you doing with the kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Long night last trying to get various work things done before we headed out, didn’t go to bed until around 5am and then was up at 7am to head to the airport. Got in to San Juan around 4:15 and to the hotel and checked in around 5. Too tired to think much so we went to the steak house at the hotel. It was good, typical of an upscale hotel restaurant. Looking forward to getting some local fare tomorrow. We went for a little walk on the beach in front of the hotel. A storm was blowing through so the seas were rough and the tide was crashing loudly against the rocks along the beach. I find that sound so mesmerizing ❤️ Going to bed now, completely out of gas now. 1 hour ago, best3444 said: What are you doing with the kids? My MIL is in town and staying at our house, otherwise they would stay with my parents (who are my neighbors 😊). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Will you make love on the beach while some of the locals look on? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Buying tickets brb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Don't get stuck up by any of the post hurricane gang members while you're there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Don't pick up any of their bad "Spanish" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: Don't pick up any of their bad "Spanish" Colonizer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Joe said: Colonizer! Clearly you haven't heard it. (I'm not Spanish.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 13 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: Clearly you haven't heard it. (I'm not Spanish.) Puerto Rican Spanish isn’t that bad at all. It’s nothing like Dominican Spanish, for example. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 @sblfilms I demand food pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 15 hours ago, Joe said: @sblfilms I demand food pics. Will do. Sitting on the beach enjoying a lovely afternoon at the moment. Juanita is figuring out dinner plans. It is weird to kinda be in America and kinda not at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: It is weird to kinda be in America and kinda not at the same time. You live in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 My best friend has a Puerto Rican father and a Guamanian mother. It's kind of wild that I have always thought of them as immigrants, but they're not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 24 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: You live in Texas I hate to break it to you, but America is more Texas in 2021 than it is Mass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I hate to break it to you, but America is more Texas in 2021 than it is Mass Shh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 53 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I hate to break it to you, but America is more Texas in 2021 than it is Mass That reminds me - I've spent my life trying to travel and go places, I would find it weirdly ironic if, in my leave Portland for good moment, I moved to Texas of all places, which is where I was born. Like after everything I end up dying 200 miles from where I was born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 @Ghost_MH @Joe@SuperSpreader I keep forgetting snag pics, but I did for lunch today and maaaaaaaaan was it good. Got both the pork and beef, and the plantains two ways. Now I’m laid out on the beach food drunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Showing @Commissar SFLUFAN how to properly take food pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, sblfilms said: @Ghost_MH @Joe@SuperSpreader I keep forgetting snag pics, but I did for lunch today and maaaaaaaaan was it good. Got both the pork and beef, and the plantains two ways. Now I’m laid out on the beach food drunk Sonova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Fuck that looks so good. I’d have asked for more rice immediately haha. Gotta soak up those juices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 29 minutes ago, sblfilms said: @Ghost_MH @Joe@SuperSpreader I keep forgetting snag pics, but I did for lunch today and maaaaaaaaan was it good. Got both the pork and beef, and the plantains two ways. Now I’m laid out on the beach food drunk I was wondering what to eat for lunch today. I guess I've got my answer. At the very least, I do have some good Puerto Rican restaurants up here in Massachusetts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 26 minutes ago, Joe said: Fuck that looks so good. I’d have asked for more rice immediately haha. Gotta soak up those juices. I got more, for exactly that reason. It’s a perfect 80 degrees and modest humidity today, a little overcast which I like as I got zero melanin from the old man so I burn like the Irish/Scottish mutt I am from my mom’s side. Normally about this time on a trip I’m getting the itch to be back home, but I could go for another full day. This is definitely my kinda place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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