
That said, keep your wits about you: Signage can be poor, and road conditions are hit or miss. Puerto Rico is an ideal road trip destination, where no drive is longer than two or three hours. You can embrace the island ethos of taking your sweet time at every beach bar and roadside fogón you like.

Very few delve into the phenomenal natural beauty and rich culture the rest of the 100-mile-wide island offers. Many travel-hungry Americans who flock to this US territory are content to just hit Old San Juan and t hat cocktail bar they saw in a Luis Fonsi video.

If you like road trips but hate driving, let us tell you about Puerto Rico : an island where you can stroll down a tropical beach, drive up into the mountains, ride back through the jungle, and end up in a desert-all in less than an hour.
