Cuba Travel Blogs

On my last day I experienced Cuba at its most frustrating.  After eating a delicious Cuban breakfast at our casa and saying our sad goodbyes to Sergio, Miriam, and their daughter, we departed for the airport.  We checked in with the airline and got through customs with no problem.&nbs…

          Oslo - Havana, this will be a long day.       I have had a dream; se Cuba before Castro dies.  Last autumn I realised I had to hurry when Fidel got health troubles.     I got the opportunity to be part of a group bic…

Temprano me llevó Noel a la Plaza de la Revolución...tomé unas fotos, caminé un rato y tomé un cocotaxi hacia la Catedral de La Habana. Pasé a despedirme de Enrique y Marissa, caminé por Prado un rato por el Parque Central y tomé un taxi colectivo hacia Miramar ya que tenía que salir al ae…

I have family in Cuba. Went in summer 2000. Returned to Cuba in Jan 2009 and finally made it to Trinidad, my grandmother's home town. My cousins in Trinidad rent out a room in their beautiful 200 year old colonial home. If you would like more information don't hesitate to contact Julian and his wife Isabele at jsantanau@dmst.ssp.sld.cu. Isabele speaks English and is a wonderful cook. Trinidad has become a UNESCO world heritage site.

Hopping a Train We arrived at the train station 2 hours early to be assured that we would get seats.  We were told to come back in an hour.  In an hour, we were told that the train was 2 hours delayed.  Come back in 2 hours.  No problem.  I can get some more people watchin…

Guantanamo Bay [GTMO] "GITMO" The United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is the oldest United States military base on foreign soil and the only Unted States military base in a Communist country. GITMO is located in Oriente Province which is in the far southeast corner of Cuba. GITMO is ab…

Wicked cars, music, dancing the heat and Fidel, unsurprisingly focused on the Revolution, the centre of gravity. I started in Havana, a booming city, rich with history. The tourist trail is well marked and due to heavy regulation is difficult to avoid. I kicked around the city for a few…

Cuba is beautiful!

In 2005 a dream came true. A vacation in Cuba. I saved money to travel across the entire country. It became my best vacation ever. Cuba is so pure. It is like traveling back in time in another time. This country is unique. It is impossible to compare Cuba with another country. Cuba is an …

Varadero - Saturn Cave - Cayo Blanco - Havana - Topes Collantes - Trinidad 11.04.2008 - 26.04.2008

We got up late, went down to the town again and wandered about getting lost because we looked at the map. Had great craic trying to find where we were. The best craic though was when we were in one particular shop and we were getting hounded for the 7 millionth time so I started speaking to Rab i…

After spending a rather interesting time in Holquin airport, I was really looking forward to seeing the real essence of the country, and to put my mind at rest on seeing the hotel and that it was not cockroach infested or something! The next plane journey was a short one, and went without issu…

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just greeeeeeeeat

Just a few photos to show that there is life away from work.