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Going to Puerto Rico for a TV Pilot!
In March, yeah, one thing I LOVE about my job. Going to take Mrs Hugh R; my hotel and meals are paid, airfare, rental car, the wifey goes on FF miles with United. I may spend a few weeks there. Haven't seen the script yet, no idea what kind of TV pilot. Wifey looked at a couple of good websites on PR, and places to go. On a day off we'll do the scuba diving and parasailing thing, as well as tourist old San Juan.
I was there once on shore leave in 1972 for a few days with the USMC, so 38 years later, I'm going again! Did I say I LOVE my job? I'll get a few weeks in San Juan the wife and hardly spend a dime of my own money. I've done the same, taking her to London, Prague, Budapest, the Bahamas, Toronto, Montreal, Auckland, and a bunch of places in the good old USA.  Yeah, I posted totally to make you jealous BTW, any must see places that you can recommend?
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Go do the rain forest tour outside of San Juan. I know that's weak, but the only other things I remember about PR are of little use to married people.
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I love San Juan, bone up on your espanol a little bit and you'll have a great time!
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I have heard that the two smaller islands (Vieques and Culebra IIRC) are not to be missed, I think they are a couple of hours by ferry.
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It's been 20 years since I was there and I spent 3 weeks sorting out the control system of a Gas Turbine, 12 hours a day + 1 hour each way to and from work. The resort we stayed in was nice...the one sunday I was able to see it during daylight hours.
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El Morro in the old San Juan
El Yunque- Rain Forest Fluorescent Beach- Fajardo night activity ( extra cloths may be need you will have a 1 hour trip in a canoe) Ponce- Old fire station. Cabo Rojo- Lighthouse I have more if you wish....... 
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and the MOST important one !
Plaza las Americas- Shopping Malll for the wife
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If you like roasted pig, get a rental car and go to Guavate.
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I did some missile shots off of Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in early 1990...we also got to fly around the Island quite a bit. Very beautiful.
I did do the rain forest tour and it was great, a world I had not been in before. Highly recommend. 
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Cool, thanks guys. I did Vieques when in the USMC, we bombed the crap out of that island for decades. I'll check out the Mall and the Rain Forest for sure.
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El Radar is cool...Arecibo that is, the old fort in San Juan, Ponce in the south is nice but alot of the interior island is crappy.
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We don't care that you're going to PR Hugh. We just want you to tell us what's gonna happen on L O S T.
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Skip puerto rico and take a short flight to the Tortola. You won't be displeased.
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Try the local rum while there. Much better than the large chains.
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Joe, good point. And remember, you can bring back 5 liters, not the usual 1 liter per adult, when you return.
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Second vote for the rain forest on the eastern side. Kayak trip from the ocean up to the Bio Bay (glowing, phosphorescent water/organisms). Old San Juan is fun for nightlife and small, unique restaurants. Rincon in the west for quiet beaches.
Beautiful place, but familiar too - like Hawaii. Exotic, but with a Baskin Robbins, etc., if you crave something familiar during a long stay....Best food locally was some sort of stew over smashed plantains....can't recall the name, but yum! Last edited by RKC; 02-03-2010 at 12:50 PM.. |
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that's a different story
airports can suck at times
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