The La Rogativa statue in San Juan

Welcome to the birthplace of humble Pinacoladas - Puerto Rico. Old San Juan is a medieval walled city where legends and true stories go hand in hand. With its narrow cobbled clean street, a la Europe and colorful Spanish Architecture thanks to influences by Spanish conquests, this city leaves everyone wanting more. Surrounded by two massive forts and home to Bacardi Distillery, San Juan is the right amount of fun everyone can have including Jimmy Fallon who enjoyed his visit to the city once!

To celebrate ray of hope and life after the disastrous Hurricane which made tourists anxious if Puerto Rico was indeed ready for them, last year the Governor and his wife implemented a project in La Fortaleza Street in Old San Juan covered in Umbrellas to symbolize that it is indeed now normal to invite tourists in and we welcome all.

                                   The Paseo De Sombrillas at La Fortaleza Street

Don’t be fooled though, this seemingly small city of Old San Juan has all the American necessities you may need including creative small stores, exclusive showrooms of high-end brands & pharmacies and more.

The doubt we had turned into a blessing when we realized we do not need a visa to Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Caribbean Sea and hence, what makes it so easy to travel is that we don't need a separate visa to travel to Puerto Rico from USA. If you can enter USA you can enter here! So pack your bags and leave, like right now!




What was our plan?

We were going to stay in Puerto Rico for 5 days. And this was our plan:

1. San Juan (1.5 days)
2. La Parguera Bioluminescence Swim / Pink Salt Flats of Cabo Rojo/ Vaga Baja at Puerto Nuevo  (1/2 day)
3. Culebra / Flamenco Beach
4. Culebra / Town
5. Vieques / Kayaking in Mosquito Bioluminescent Bay

A lot of things have changed over a period of time. In the 1990s, kids used to carry their lunch boxes, books, and other school items in a simple bag that was strapped on the shoulders. Such bags were in fashion and kids loved them. The same also applies to travel bags and suitcases that travelers used to carry along when they go for a trip.

             Me, carrying lightweight wildcraft backpack during my trip to Shimla few years back.

Fast forward now, there are so many options and humble-looking bag used frequently is now replaced with Backpacks. The primary advantage of using backpacks is that the design does not put weight on one of the sides of the body as it evenly distributes the weight on either side. Backpacks particularly fall into three categories - small backpacks, suitcases, and large backpacks.