Author Archives: Laura

Taxi fear, Subway courtesy 

So my family spent 4 nights in New York City in July. We had a blast! We traveled so lightly. Meaning, we didn’t transport at least 12 articles of baggage. We didn’t even take the car seats. We needed to … Continue reading

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What airlines ought to tell us…read and learn

Our family of four schlepped 5 pieces of luggage, 2 car seats, 4 heavy carryons, 4 backpacks, and 2 gate checked strollers. We couldn’t even move it all ourselves without a porter. I joked, “I hope the plane takes off!” … Continue reading

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50 States walked into a bar

I just saw this on Facebook: http://www.tickld.com/x/the-50-states-of-america-if-they-were-actually-people-in-a-bar Read all the way (ok skip) to the bottom. I think PR would also be salsa dancing out on that street there. 😉

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Pumping Problema

I wrote about my gripe about pumping gas in Puerto Rico. But apparently I’ve gotten used to it.  And apparently I didn’t get gas last winter when we went back to Wisconsin.     Because during our Wisconsin visit this summer … Continue reading

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I’ll admit. I’m a biking snob. 

I don’t think I’ll ever bike in Puerto Rico. At least around Mayaguez. Oh I see people biking. Quite a bit. Especially on the route to Playa Sucia. But…I’m a bit of a biking snob.    A) I don’t like … Continue reading

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No matter how far you roam…

no matter how far you roam on this planet, how far you go from the familiar, how little you have to grasp on to that is comforting, there will always be music. Music that transports you to a happy memory, … Continue reading

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Momentous news!

“Have you seen Facebook or the news??” my sister texted me. I hadn’t. Gay marriage was legal in ALL states! The Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage spurred Puerto Rico into following suit! yippee! I saw this article. After … Continue reading

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Oh please don’t let this have the typical outcome!

So many business that looked like they once we great ended up as decrepit and abandoned around here. In Aguadilla there is an old kids train and what once looked like an awesome area full of activities. Now the huge … Continue reading

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Kids know we were born to travel

“When is Emma moving to Puerto Rico?” (Emma lives in St Louis) “Why do they speak English in Wisconsin?” (Meaning, why not mostly Spanish like at home?) “Can we go to Mexico/Japan/France?” These are all questions my son has asked … Continue reading

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