Puerto Rico is part of the USA, but of course very different than anywhere else in the country. We visited it during the coldest winter in memory, and it was in the 80s every day! Some highlights of the trip:

Hyatt Cerromar Beach. This is where we stayed, about 40 minutes from downtown San Juan. Nice, but a little too removed from the action for my tastes. And the highly touted "lazy rizer" pool isn't a loop — you get to the end and have to walk back to the starting point. Ugh!

The Original Pina Colada. First made at the bar in the Caribe Hilton, where the likes of Joan Crawford and Errol Flynn used to hang out, I had to stop by and have one or two. They were mighty tasty! Click the pina colada at right for the original recipe.

Old San Juan. Some great coffee shops and lots of touristy stuff, including famous Fort El Morro. Parking is tough in these narrow streets, so we ended up in a garage on the edge of the area. Plan extra time and wear your walking shoes.

Bacardi Distillery Tour. Across the bay from Old San Juan (a 7 minute ferry ride) and then a bus or cab over to the tour. Nothing too exciting, but you do get 2 free samples of rum and a quick look at the bottling plant.

The Coqui Frog. This little guy makes lots of noise at night, but I loved it! I even have a sound clip of them near our hotel.

El Yunque Rain Forest. About 2 hours east of our hotel, this is the only rain forest in the USA. It's sort of interesting, more so if you feel like hiking. It rains all the time here, which I found amusing when it actually started to rain. Worth checking out if you have time to get away from San Juan for half a day or so.