Tart Tangy Travel Deals

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade, or like at my uncle Jesus' birthday party, squeeze them up and put them on the pollo rostizado. This week, Mexico's travel industry was handed a giant basket of lemons when the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for the U.S.-Mexico border region. So, where does the limonada come in?
Well, now is the perfect opportunity for those folks who consider driving down to TJ to pick up their Xanax to be a Mexican getaway, to finally explore more diverse regions of Mexico. (BTW prescription drugs can be found in just about any major city)
Just in time for the travel warning, here are some of this week's best Mexico travel deals:
-Frontier Airlines has some crazy low rates posted including $103 round trip from Oklahoma City to Cabo San Lucas.
-Orbitz is offering 20 percent off on all hotels booked on the website this week.
-Travelocity has a special for $150 off last minute Mexico deals

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Puerto Rico's Coffee Country

Disposible camera magic in San Juan

The powers of American Apparel, the official San Juan color pallet and my keen eye for the ridiculous have come together to create this once in a lifetime opportunity. Yes, I matched the building.
This guy sells some darn good sesame seed candies.

A view of the Governor's Palace. Not a bad pad for a guy charged with 19 criminal counts.

They really dig the mint mojito color scheme here.

Being THAT girl

It seems whenever you go on a tour there’s always that one person who the rest of the group scoffs at for being a true fool. The lady who goes out on an eight-hour boat ride, forgets her sunscreen and ends up being mistaken for lobster dinner or the guy who takes a call from his divorce lawyer in the middle of a serene cathedral. “I want you to fry her ass!” Well this time the schmuck was me.
While I was packing for five days on a tropical island my grandma came into my room to offer me a bright orange poncho that she had kept in a mission tortilla bag. “No thanks, Grandma I bought this great windbreaker at the Gap.” Twenty-four hours later, the rain is coming down in ropes in the el Yunque Rainforest and the gift shop won’t accept my debit card for the $5 poncho. The windbreaker is no match for the tropical downpour and I end up soaked to the bone, dripping all over the tour bus as the rest of the Texans and Midwesterners marveled how their khaki shorts and Bacardi T-shirts were kept dry under their ponchos.
I also had the brilliant idea of trying to document this harrowing experience with my ancient digital camera. I got some great shots of me looking like a a sad version of the Jack Johnson Brushfire Fairytales album cover before my camera died of water inhalation. I spent the rest of the trip hanging around a group of international writers snapping pictures with a disposable camera.

Alegría Boricua

Three goals for three days in San Juan:
1. Ricky Martin Sighting
2. Use the phrase "No me importa que te gusta Coldplay" in casual conversation.
3. RUM!

I leave tomorrow and I'll keep you posted. In the mean time, enjoy my special PR mix.