Going to Puerto Rico. Any suggestions on great places to go, places to eat or shop?

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Javy

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pooh

We just vacationed in Puerto Rico for 6 days and loved it. We were in the San Juan area and it seemed safe enough. There are police everywhere. If you are walking to take photo's, you should be fine. You can always walk along the beach and get beautilful shots. Old San Juan is very interesting and picturesque and has nice buses. I would not go there at night alone though, it seems a little scary and easy to get lost. And the traffic/streets are really horrible. I was so thankful I had someone familiar with the area to drive us. As far as things to do - your group should go to the east coast to Fajardo (about a 45min drive) and take a catamaran sailboat trip to the smaller islands. We went out on the Salty Dog and it was, truly, one of the most enjoyable days of my life. Sailing, snorkeling, lunch, snacks, & unlimited drinks were all included and the crew was great. It really made the vacation memorable. Also, many people told us to visit the Rain Forest, but we didn't get time. I hear it has beautiful waterfalls.

rockandlola

Just use common sense when traveling solo, like in any part of the world.

San Juan metro area have some great places to eat, for every budget and every type of food. Here are some suggestions:

Cafe Belin in Old San Juan, for lunch with vegetarian options - http://www.cafeberlinpr.net/

Marmalade in Old San Juan, for a dinning experience - http://www.marmaladepr.com/index.htm

Mertropol in Isla Verde, great for lunch and a taste of PR/Cuban cusine - http://www.metropolpr.com/

Kasalta in Ocean Park (between IslaVerde and Condado), breakfast, lunch and mid afternoon snack, excellent coffee and pastries- http://www.kasalta.com/

Marisqueria Miro in Condado - Spanish tapas, great ambiance - http://www.marisqueriamiro.com/e/newsletter/menu.htm

For Shopping in Old San Juan you have many small artisans stores with unique gifts. Also some outlets stores like Coach, Ralph Lauren and Dooney & Bourke.

There are 2 major outlets in PR, Prime Outlets in Barceloneta (like 1:30 from San Juan) and Belz in Canovanas (like 35 minutes from San Juan). I suggest you go to Belz.

Check the stores here:
http://www.belz.com/shopping/canovanas.aspx
http://www.primeoutlets.com/locations/puerto-rico.aspx

Hope this helps!

monica4teach

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Man with no fear

TAKE ME WITH U!!! =(( I HAVENT BEEN TO P.R FOR 2 YEARS ~!!!~

Mikel

I lived in PR until I was 24, If are out a at night you will be fine, there is police car patrolling San Juan and condado all the time in , stay away from La perla is behind the old spanish fortes, for shopping any were will be fine food the best restaurants are in coast of the island, the towns of Fajardo, Luquillo, ricon, Cabo Rojo, Lajas and Loiza are were the local people go to relax, the prices are more reasonable and it will give you a better View of Puerto Rico, not what you see in the Daddy Yankee videos check this web link for http://escape.topuertorico.com/

Highly Favoured

I usually shop in Rio Piedras but be careful there because they have people that will cut your bag or try to rob you. Do not put down you bag unattended. Bayamon is also a nice place to shop along with the Plaza Las Americas and Plaza Carolina. I guess it should be safe to take pics if there are other people near. I have not been there in years.

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