I hope you enjoy my Puerto Rico Travel Blog. I offer tips for diabetic travel, which can be valuable for people without diabetes as well. Safe and healthful travel is great for all of us!
We first visited Puerto Rico in December 2015, with a goal of checking it all out, dreaming of my retirement, thinking that we may want to buy a winter home there.
Why the interest when we have not previously visited? There are so many reasons a diabetic would choose Puerto Rico over other warm locations, but one big reason is the Water. Yes! the water is potable right out of the tap. No more stomach distress episodes! I can enjoy the salad!
We went around the entire island, from San Juan, to Luquillo, Fajardo, Yabucoa, Maunabo, Ponce, Guanica, Cabo Roca, Rincon, Isabela, Arecibo, Camuy and Caguas.
Then in 2018 we purchased a winter home in Isabela!
Puerto Rico is an excellent, nearby location for a diabetic to visit. Before you continue, you might check out my complete discussion of Diabetic Travel Tips for International Travel. Many of the topics apply to Puerto Rico and I’ve put the details in that article, and references to them in
Before you continue on, check out my new article How Best to Spend a Week in Isabela Puerto Rico, if you are looking for our Very-Top places and how to efficiently combine them into a great week. Continue reading here to learn about ALL the activities in the area… Local
A one week itinerary of our favorite things to do, and places to bring our guests to, in Isabela Puerto Rico. From Jobos Beach, visit El Tunel de Guajataca, La Cara, El Faro Los Morillos, Joyuda, Rincon, Gozalandia Falls and Crash Boat Beach.
Extraordinary Beachfront Luxury Penthouse Near Jobos Beach! Yes! In May 2018, we bought a penthouse beachfront condo in the northwest corner of Puerto Rico, in Isabela. It is the best place to stay in Puerto Rico. We know, because we took a long trip around the entire island in 2015,
This past winter we regaled our friends and family with daily Facebook posts as we renovated and redecorated our new Puerto Rican beachfront penthouse apartment. However, all our friends and family are not Facebook fans, so I have put together this music video to entertain them. (Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod)
During Part 1, we worked and worked and worked. Starting with Part 2 our family guests began to arrive, first Mom and Dad, in February, then Kyle, Greg’s son, also in February. We finished the winter off with Ian and Susan McConnell, from Tranent, Scotland, in April. In spite of
In May of 2018 we purchased a large condo in Isabela, at Haudimar Beach Apartments near Jobos Beach. Here’s a link to its current status with lots of pictures We flew down Dec 17, 2018, and intend to stay until the first week of May. It’s looking really good
In December 2015 we took a road trip around the entire island, thinking that someday we would buy a winter home there! Well, the trip was a success, and a little over two years later, we bought the condo, in Isabela. (Here’s a link to it, in case you are
I feel almost foolish writing about swimming at Playa Azul, in Luquillo, Puerto Rico. Foolish because, after all, hasn’t everyone who grew up within a few hours of the sea enjoyed a swim? I grew up in Westfield, New Jersey, just a couple of hours from the great Jersey Shore.
El Yunque truly is a busy place. This is partly due to the beautiful rainforest and partly due to its proximity to San Juan. Guidebooks tell you to arrive early. Don’t think that they are exaggerating; simply do. We arrived around 10am and were just able to accomplish all
Thud! Thump! A woman cried out. You could hear everyone gasping in the dark cave. The guides rushed back to where someone had tripped on the rocks in the dark and crashed to the floor. “Is she ok? Is she ok? Is she ok?” the echo rippled through the cave. “Yes…. Yes….
Tango and Zuma. They sound like a pair of cowboys, or perhaps a rock band, or even a couple of private-eyes. Actually Tango and Zuma were especially chosen for us by the staff at Tropical Trail Rides. The leader had announced to the group that we shouldn’t bring anything on
El Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes is located a short distance northwest of Ponce and a visit there includes a museum, movie and a guided visit through the entire open-air archaeological site. It is the largest ceremonial center in the Antilles. When we first arrived, we paid the small
We stayed the night at Yabucoa, at the Parador Costa del Mar. Turns out there are two hotels from the same chain within 1 mile of each other. The chain is called “Tropical Inns.” I’m really glad we stayed at the Parador Costa del Mar rather than the other one, Palmas
Is it Rojo Cabo or Cabo Rojo? It means red cape. Cabo Rojo appears to be the town and Rojo Cabo appears to be the cape. Regardless, we headed towards the cape, the home to the Los Morrillos Lighthouse, in the southwest corner of the island, about as far away from San Juan as one
We live in Newport, Rhode Island, and in the summer it is possible to parasail in the Narragansett Bay, or the Atlantic. My husband had that opportunity when his daughter and her family visited two summers ago. Unfortunately I had to work and have been resentful of my loss
Many people may wonder at my choice of Puerto Rican highlights. A banana boat? A jet-ski? How old are you, and why would you find such wonder in such ordinary events? I presently am 53 years old, and due to a number of factors have never been a water-bug. I
The title of this adventure could also be called “Taking Rt 514 to the top of the world”. We left Ponce on Christmas Day, anxious to have an Adventure in spite of the closure of businesses and tourist attractions. We headed east along Rt 52 a bit, to Rt 149
We aren’t “hang out at the beach” type travelers. We enjoy seeing new sights, learning new cultures and history, and trying new activities. We call them “Adventures.” Puerto Rico is very high on our “Adventure” list. We traveled around the island, and then did a half of a figure-eight at
Hello, my name is Wendy Kirkwood Powers and this is my travel blog with travel tips and travel stories for diabetics and non-diabetics alike. |
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I am a type 1 diabetic, and have been for fifty-three years. From Antarctica to Svalbard, Australia to Africa, I’ve visited every continent. With my husband Greg, I have been on safari to Africa, wandered among the blue boobies in the Galapagos, slogged through jungle mud in Laos, and he has even chased an ocelot in Costa Rica (with his camera!) Our travel has taken careful planning, and constant attention to what is most important. I want to give you the inspiration and travel tips to enable you also to look beyond your own personal challenges, to not hide behind those words “I could never” and to see the world. |
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