jbecaj
American looking for information about Puerto Rico
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About me
American
Lives in Phoenix
Registration: 17 December 2014
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Safety in Puerto Rico by Christine
Hi, We would like to talk about a sensitive but important topic: do you feel safe in Puerto Rico? How would you define the level of safety in the country? Can you walk safely during the day and at night without any fear? Do you think ...
I live in Condado and feel pretty safe. I guess it's a touristy area, so there are a lot of police around. The thing I worry about the most are some of the homeless people that hang on Ashford. For the most part they are harmless, but appear ... Read More
Luquillo Kioskos by Jolo84
Has anyone been to the Luquillo Kiosks lately? A friend of mine just came from PR and i suggested that she go there because as a child we would go every weekend. She came back and said how dirty and run down it is now. We're going back in ...
Yikes, I thought the food was pretty disgusting. Went once with my family visiting, just grabbed a bunch of empanadas. The fish was rancid, and there was more dough than filling. Promised myself I would never go back, but husband planned a surprise ... Read More
Tax Question by travelgurl
I will be moving to Puerto Rico in August. I am a Federal employee. I would like to retain my current state's residency (I may only be on the island for a year or so). I believe that because I am a Federal employee I must pay Federal tax. Is ...
Piggybacking on this question even though it's not really related.....we planned on becoming PR residents just to avoid paying federal taxes, however the state taxes (at least what they take from my paychecks) are way higher than federal ... Read More
Websites to rent apartment by bertrandcampos
Was looking for the most commons website to find an apartment but they have almost the same ads. Here are the ones I usually check: clasificadosonline.com/ clasificadospr.com/ buyorrentpr.com/ compraoalquila.com.pr/ Any other to add?
I think clasificadosonline.com and clasificadospr.com are the best so far, but I also found: encuentra24.com/puerto-rico-es/clasificados It does have a map function but it only shows like 6 places at time when you do it that way. Zillow.com is the ... Read More
Help with neighborhoods/ apartments by jbecaj
Moving to San Juan.....didn't think the news would come so fast since my husband's interview was only yesterday. I am from NYC/NJ and my husband is from south Brazil. We have lived in DC, Milwaukee and most recently Phoenix. We are also ...
Thank you for all of your replies! He'll be managing a new restaurant, so it will mostly be late nights. I thought walking would be nice, because I've heard the traffic is bad. According to advice, it will be best for him to stick to ... Read More
Help with neighborhoods/ apartments
Moving to San Juan.....didn't think the news would come so fast since my husband's interview was only yesterday. I am from NYC/NJ and my husband is from south Brazil. We have lived in DC, Milwaukee and most recently Phoenix. We are also ... Read More