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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 08:48 AM
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Well, we're off to Puerto Rico tomorrow!
Due to me being underemployed, it's out first vacation in 3 years. We've never been there before and are really looking froward to it!
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 09:29 AM
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1. Where are you staying?
I went a few years back and LOVED it..Gorgeous scenery with both mountains and beaches....
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 09:55 AM
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2. The Embassy Suites in San Juan
It's a Casino too, which I'm not wild about. But we got a good deal. So maybe next time we;ll rent an apartment or something.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:02 AM
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3. Make sure you get to the beaches outside of San Juan
They are MUCH nicer..I stayed in El Dorado..about 30 minutes West of San Juan...
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siligut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:09 AM
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4. I was there a few years back.
We were told it was OK to run red lights, after stopping to make sure the way was clear. This was meant to prevent car jacking which had become more common.

It is beautiful there and the people are beautiful too. Enjoy your vacation!
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Symarip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:10 AM
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5. Oh man
Do I have some drunken Sailor stories from Puerto Rico. Have a good time but stay out of the slums.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:10 AM
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6. Oh really.
Do tell...:popcorn:
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Symarip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:12 AM
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8. I'd surely be banned
But it involves a tattoo, strippers, a lot of booze, and a fellow sailor catching some fungus on his tongue.

... Live every Navy story should.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:12 AM
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7. Thanks for the tips everyone!
Unfortunately, the weather forecast looks like lots of ran.
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Symarip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:13 AM
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9. It rains everyday in San Juan
It's actually kind of fun to slosh around in warm rain.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:14 AM
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11. Yeah it generally rains every day there.
But usually not for long..Be sure to see the rainforest btw...
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 11:08 AM
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15. That's good to know
Because the weather forecast didn't look too promising. Now I'm pumped up!
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:14 AM
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10. I keep hearing that but hey, I'm from Detroit
And I drive through the slums all the time. I don't think it gets much worse than here!
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Symarip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:16 AM
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12. I grew up in the ghetto
I hear what you're saying. But just so you know, the ghetto is there.
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:18 AM
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13.  have lots of wonderful adventures
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-09-09 10:26 AM
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14. I know several people who took their families there for vacation.
Every one of them loved it and wants to go back.

mark


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