8 Essential Apps for Your Vacation to Puerto Rico
It’s time for a reality check: most of us are addicted to our smartphones. You can check the weather, buy your groceries, keep track of your banking, read a book, turn the lights on in your house, and so much more, all with your phone. Without even realizing it, smartphones enhance our lives and make them […]
Saborea Festival 2016 – What to do This Weekend
Close your eyes. Imagine a beautiful beach and a weekend full of delicious food from Puerto Rico’s best restaurants. Want to make this daydream a reality? You can, this weekend at Saborea 2016! As Puerto Rico’s largest culinary event of the year, Saborea is a can’t-miss event for foodies and non-foodies alike. Taking place on Escambrón […]
Flavors of San Juan featured on Real Food Finds
Foodie, blogger, adventurer, and traveler Doug Brown graced Flavors of San Juan Food & Culture Tours with a visit to our historical port of Old San Juan while on a recent Caribbean cruise. In search of an out-of-the-box experience that deviated from the typical cruise shore excursions, Doug and his friends decided to take a […]
Carnival Traditions in Puerto Rico
Laissez les bons temps rouler… It’s Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras en française) and here at Flavors of San Juan Food & Culture Tours we wanted to share the origins of our very own Caribbean-style carnival and the unique and rich traditions celebrated in Puerto Rico. Much like the world-famous celebrations of New Orleans, Venice, and Rio de […]
A Taste of Rum Festival 2014
Save the date, the official rum festival of Puerto Rico is around the corner! The annual Taste of Rum Festival will be held next Saturday, March 1, 2014 in Old San Juan. The festival, which is sponsored by Rums of Puerto Rico, will give locals and tourists alike the unique opportunity to enjoy […]
Art & the City: Open Air Market in Old San Juan
This Saturday January 11 and tomorrow Sunday January 12, the Plaza de Armas square in Old San Juan welcomes the new Art & The City open air market. The cultural event will host over 20 artists and artisans as well as feature performances by Poncili Creación y Brendamaris Rodríguez y live music by Vozegata Música. […]
Flavors’ Cooking class and Food Tours on Mom Central
On a hot and steamy August in 2013, Flavors of San Juan Food & Culture Tours was graciously visited by Mary Ellen Cronin, on vacation in San Juan and corresponding on behalf of www.momcentral.com, the web’s largest and most influential mom resource center. Mary Ellen loved her leisure time at our boutique cooking class and […]
Music and Art come together @ Musicarte @ El Convento Hotel in Old San Juan
Every last Thursday of the month (jueves social, or social Thursdays as its known in Puerto Rico) the convent-turned-boutique hotel El Convento teams up with the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico and The School of Visual Arts for an evening filled with great music, art, food, drink, and of course, socializing! This Thursday August […]
Girls Just Wanna Have fun: A Girls Get-Away Weekend in San Juan, Puerto Rico
What could be better than getting away from it all with your best girlfriends? The trend of “women-only” getaways is on the rise and women everywhere are creating weekend escapades that cater around their needs and wants. A recent womansday.com article listed Puerto Rico among the top “just-the-girls” trips for 2013. In honor of National Girlfriend’s Day […]
Cattlemen’s Caribbean BBQ Competition & Outdoor Festival
July 13 and 14 dozens of teams from all over Puerto Rico, the US, and the Caribbean came together on the grounds of the Puerto Rico Convention Center for the biggest outdoor, culinary event of its kind in the Caribbean: the 6th annual Cattlemen’s Caribbean BBQ Competition & Outdoor Festival. Over 80 teams and 35 sponsors […]
