- Discovering why many people consider Puerto Rico to be the most underrated destination in the Caribbean, with so many varied things to do and see in such a small package.
- Being immersed in a kaleidoscopic mix of cultures that combines mostly Spanish influences with traces of Africa along with colorful Caribbean touches.
- Strolling along the streets of Old San Juan and reliving in my mind the multiple generations of people who trod on those same cobblestones over the centuries.
- Coming upon petroglyphs carved into stones by Taino Indians, and finding ceramic shards of bowls and other implements at the ceremonial site where they once gathered.
- Searching for the best pina colada on the island and learning that the libation is a Puerto Rico original, created in San Juan during the 1950s.