We have been living on Vieques Island for the past 6 months, house sitting. This does not make us locals, nor does it make us tourists. We fall somewhere in between. What it does make us is somewhat of authoritarians in so far as what you might want to know as a tourist or what it …
If you want something to do on Vieques Island other than lazing around on pristine Caribbean beaches, head into the jungle in search of some 19th century ruins. From the early 1800’s until its closure in the early 1940’s when the Navy expropriated nearly 80% of Vieques Island for the war effort, The Central Playa Grande Sugar …
The week after returning from the Jump Up Festival in St Croix it was fiesta time for us again. Fiesta Patronales on the island of Vieques was going to be a stamina event, the festival marathon as opposed to the festival sprint of Jump Up. For 5 days in July the island of Vieques turns on …
We have had some experience with cockfighting before, but only in the illegal sense. Sheepishly standing on tiptoes, peering over the shoulders of dubious-looking men in a seedy backyard venue deep in the Mekong of Vietnam. Straining to get a glimpse over small circles of men that would crowd the action in the back of a …
The Reality of Living on Vieques Island When people in the “normal world” imagine living on a tropical island they picture a lifestyle offered in all too many glossy brochures or of holidays past. They are secretly envious of your life and I mean let’s face it, why shouldn’t they be – Island dwellers live …
If you have ever tried to catch the ferry from Vieques, a mere 1-hour boat ride from Puerto Rico, you might what to prepare yourself for an adventure. Some might call it an ordeal. On our first attempt, at nearly 5.00 pm, we finally received the go-ahead; we would be allowed to board the 1.00 pm …