Visiting Puerto Rico recently was a fun adventure. We explored, relaxed, and ate a lot of good food. We highly recommend booking a trip and staying in and around San Juan. Here are some things we learned and places we recommend you visit. The Beach We stayed in the Ocean Park area so spent several days at the beach there, which was walking distance from our Airbnb. It is a popular location and you’ll see a lot of wind and…
When we camp, we prefer to do it away from a lot of people. On occasion we will camp in improved campgrounds that you can reserve – especially if we’re going to be in an area during a popular time, like a holiday weekend. Most of the time, we prefer to camp off-grid so we boondock. You might also have heard it called dry camping or dispersed camping. So what is boondocking exactly and what do you need to know…
A weekend warrior is defined in the Oxford dictionary as someone “who participates in an activity only in their spare time.” That’s what Alex and I are. We LOVE traveling and going on adventures but we both have full-time jobs. Contrary to what some may think – we don’t get paid to travel (we wish!). Lately people have surprised me by saying something similar to, “you guys are so lucky to be able to go on so many adventures! I wish…
Have you ever come across a mud puddle right in the middle of your hiking trail? What did you do….go around it or walk through it? Confessions: Personally if I encountered mud, I used to go around it. I mean, who wants mud all over their boots and clothes, right?! Turns out….traveling thru the mud puddle is the better of the two options because it doesn’t make the trail wider if others decide to follow your non-mud puddle route. Widening…