Hunter Thompson is my hero. The man and his work have played a large part in my preparations to become a journalist. (In fact as I write this I downed a 40 of Colt 45). But the father of Gonzo Journalism was also a writer by trade, so journalism was not his only outlet, fiction was also explored in his personal moments. And in 1998, The Rum Diary, was finally published. Written in 1960, the book follows Hunter’s “adventures” in Puerto Rico as a young, go-getter journalist writing for a …
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Hunter Thompson is my hero. The man and his work have played a large part in my preparations to become a journalist. (In fact as I write this I downed a 40 of Colt 45). But the father of Gonzo Journalism was also a writer by trade, so journalism was not his only outlet, fiction was also explored in his personal moments. And in 1998, The Rum Diary, was finally published. Written in 1960, the book follows Hunter’s “adventures” in Puerto Rico as a young, go-getter journalist writing for a …
Old San Juan. A place where the modern world meets with the past, and siphon reality into timeless experiences. Walking down its narrow streets in the late hours easily carries a person into the late 17th century… were not for the cars that litter the sides of the road. It is a pleasurable and momentous occasion, to have to suddenly stop, and look around, because you don’t know if you are still in your time. Like crossing a portal into centuries gone by.
While Old San Juan is a very cool city, it can get scorching hot very quickly! Here are some of the best ways to lower the heat when your in the OSJ.
3-Ben and Jerry’s
Although you might think that because of its comfortable and air conditioned facilities, and the fact that they serve any product derived from the lovely iced cream, this one would be on top of the list. Well your not entirely wrong, but the only thing keeping it from climbing higher is the fact that its a franchise …
In the past we used to have an interactive map for our network’s landing page. Some time has passed and we wanted to give the network a voice that would resonate with the community that it covers. Hence this blog. We put a lot of work into it and a lot of people love it, so the map is still up and running. You can see it featured in the right side column of this blog’s frontpage.
The map serves as a great tool when you’re in the city. Whether your …
Hunter Thompson is my hero. The man and his work have played a large part in my preparations to become a journalist. (In fact as I write this I downed a 40 of Colt 45). But the father of Gonzo Journalism was also a writer by trade, so journalism was not his only outlet, fiction was also explored in his personal moments. And in 1998, The Rum Diary, was finally published. Written in 1960, the book follows Hunter’s “adventures” in Puerto Rico as a young, go-getter journalist writing for a …
Old San Juan. A place where the modern world meets with the past, and siphon reality into timeless experiences. Walking down its narrow streets in the late hours easily carries a person into the late 17th century… were not for the cars that litter the sides of the road. It is a pleasurable and momentous occasion, to have to suddenly stop, and look around, because you don’t know if you are still in your time. Like crossing a portal into centuries gone by.
While Old San Juan is a very cool city, it can get scorching hot very quickly! Here are some of the best ways to lower the heat when your in the OSJ.
3-Ben and Jerry’s
Although you might think that because of its comfortable and air conditioned facilities, and the fact that they serve any product derived from the lovely iced cream, this one would be on top of the list. Well your not entirely wrong, but the only thing keeping it from climbing higher is the fact that its a franchise …
It’s been almost two years since WiFiwyg started serving free Wi-Fi to the Old San Juan community. Since the beginning, with help from our sponsors, we have been able to keep our original promise of free-accessible internet connection for Old San Juan. Today we thought of expanding our service to the Old San Juan community by creating this blog.
We’ve been busy the whole day trying to put this out as fast as possible and the efforts of the team have been remarkable. Hopefully this will be a place where residents …
