Rum Is Flowing Again In Wake Of Damage After being closed in the wake of Hurricane Maria, the Bacardi rum tour is back open in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The location is known as Casa Bacardi and torus take place Tuesday thru Sunday. They start during the week at 9 a.m., and noon on Saturdays and Sundays, with the last tour starting at 4:30 p.m. There are three … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney & Toby Keith Hurricanes Benefit Concert Sells Out In 11 Minutes
"Tryin' To Reason..." Show Benefits Florida Keys, The Caribbean & British Virgin Islands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Parrothead Blogger The fins were up and the wallets were out as Parrotheads purchased so many tickets so fast that a benefit concert for victims of hurricanes Irma and Maria sold out in 11 minutes. It's the "Tryin' To Reason..." show … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney & Toby Keith Playing Hurricanes Benefit Concert
'Trying To Reason' Show Set For Tallahassee, Florida By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Parrothead Blogger He promised and now he's delivering, and he's also bringing along a couple of friends. After Hurricane Irma ripped through his old stomping grounds of the Florida Keys and Key West, Jimmy Buffett promising to do a benefit concert to help the victims. And … [Read more...]
Hurricane Maria To Bring Tropical Storm Conditions To North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island Evacuated As Flooding Expected Along Coast Hurricane Maria is not through just yet. Now a Category 1 storm, Marina will come close enough to North Carolina this week to trigger gusty winds and rain while bringing dangerous seas elsewhere along the East Coast. As a precaution, officials have issued forced mandatory evacuations … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico Travel & Tourism Updates Post Maria: Island Asks Congress For $4 Billion
Cruise Ports Remain Closed As Island Looks Ahead To Attracting Visitors By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Like a battered boxer rising to its feet to answer the bell, Puerto Rico is shaking off the effects of Hurricane Maria and is working to bring tourists back to the island. Tourism is a huge part of the Puerto Rican economy and the government, … [Read more...]
Hurricane Maria Not Expected To Make U.S. Landfall
Storm To Be Between Bermuda & North Carolina On Tuesday After ravaging the Caribbean – St. Croix and Puerto Rico in particular, as well as Turks and Caicos and the Dominican Republic – Hurricane Maria is headed out to sea and is unlikely to make landfall in the U.S. This is good news for several states including Florida, which sustained heavy rains and … [Read more...]
Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Updates: Casa Bacardi Rum Factory Tour ‘Reopening Soon’
Top Tourist Attraction Survives Storm Update Available Here: Casa Bacardi Reopens By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger With destruction all around it, no power anywhere and no tourists to visit anyway, one of the top tourist attractions in Puerto Rico is temporarily shut down. Casa Bacardi, the rum factory for Bacardi Rum which offers … [Read more...]
Hurricane Maria Caribbean Islands & Puerto Rico Updates: ‘A Disaster In The Making’
From A Tropical Storm To Cat 5 In One Day; Florida & Florida Keys To Be Spared By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Already ravaged by Hurricane Irma, the Caribbean is getting pounded by yet another storm. Hurricane Maria went from a tropical storm to a Category 5 storm in one day, pummeled Dominica early Tuesday morning hit St. Croix in the U.S. … [Read more...]