Puerto Rico

The smallest of four Greater Antilles, the US commonwealth territory of Puerto Rico – or Borinquen to the locals – doesn’t have quite the tourist cache of many of its Caribbean peers. In surfing circles it’s renowned as Florida’s answer to Hawaii, but remains unexploited as a windsport destination. The wind might not be so consistent, but the nightlife’s pumping, the surf is regarded as the best in the area and – away from the west coast hotspots – the waters are uncrowded and the locals friendly.