Reviews - Raul Colon - photographer, digital marketer & writer living on the beach in Puerto Rico.

Our Visit to Santa’s Academy at the Mall of San Juan

My daughter is turning 5 soon. Before she was born, we did not celebrate Christmas. Once she was born, we were not sure if it was appropriate to create a fantasy out of the entire Christmas experience. With time, we both gave in and let our daughter enjoy the magic of Santa Claus. The past…

Great Vegan Food & Venue at Kona Grill San Juan

One of the many things I hear when I leave the Island is how challenging it can be to find Vegan food in Puerto Rico. Over the years I have found my way around some unique places. Most of them are usually not close to where I live and there aren’t many. New Place Managed…

Book Review – Everything That Remains

One year ago, after my first visit to this cool town up north called Fargo, the first thing I did was read Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life by the Minimalists. After getting lots of positive and great energy from Misfit Con, the book by Joshua and Ryan was a perfect fit to start making much needed…

Feel Your Music Everywhere – Bass Egg

Every year during March I do my annual pilgrimage with a bunch of other geeks over to Austin during the South by Southwest Interactive Festival. I usually find something unique at the tradeshow and this year it happened to be Bass Egg. I was walking with Antuan, a designer from Puerto Rico, when he brought…

San Juan’s Vegan Friendly Asian Bistro

Finding a regular restaurant that caters to Vegans in Puerto Rico can seem impossible at times. Same reason why I go to vegan/vegetarian food venues or we eat at home. It’s truly hard for me to walk into a place and ask them to make me a vegan option because on most occasions, as hospitable…