Tag: Vieques
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Revisiting Vieques, Puerto Rico
Hi there! Things are chugging along at a very busy pace here at Poe Communications and Cat Box Management Engineers. New clients, new projects, new contracts…all very exciting stuff. It’s been almost a year since I picked up my lemons and struck out on my own and the transition has been surprisingly smooth. I keep waiting…
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Back to Vieques
We’re off again to Vieques, Puerto Rico. So, I thought it might be fun to revisit our last trip there in December 2011. That time we stayed at the W Retreat and Spa. Man, I had forgotten how many issues we had with those guys! Hopefully this time is better. We’ll also spend a few…
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Hotel Crashing: W Retreat and Spa, Vieques
The W Retreat and Spa in Vieques is like the hipster, musician boyfriend you dated way back in the day: uber-cool, way too sexy and smart for a nerd like you. Your street cred is instantly bumped up just by telling people that you are staying at such a cool, unique, and awesome “retreat.” But…
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Dive Instructor Arnaud: The Most Interesting Man in the World
At approximately six feet tall, with his sunbleached hair pulled back into a ponytail, our dive instructor Arnaud looks like a pirate or Viking. Not a French sommelier who lived in New York for 22 years working at the city’s finest restaurants. With all apologies to Dos Equis and Jonathan Goldsmith: Arnaud of Black Beard…
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Totally Pretentious Food Truck Review: Sol Food in Vieques
Let’s go international for this Totally Pretentious Food Truck Review! Actually, Puerto Rico isn’t international, but whatever. It was tropical, and so was the food at Sol Food in Vieques. Sol Food is on the corner of a busy intersection on the road to the National Wildlife Refuge. Now in its third season, Sol Food…
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At Least Petunia’s Happy We’re Home
After a week of not wearing makeup, or proper pants, or even deodorant, we’re home from Vieques. It is a balmy 36 degrees in Alexandria this morning and overcast. This time yesterday, we were sweating by the pool, awaiting the delivery of 2 pounds of lechon (roasted whole pig). I’m mildly sunburned, covered in mosquito…
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Five (or so) Fascinating Facts About Vieques
This is our last full day on the island. Yesterday we rented a Jeep and drove all over the island, stopping at one gorgeous, white sand beach after another to snorkel or just sit and read. Today’s plan is some pool time and then a trip to the W’s spa, then dinner at Mix here…