Santa Clara Travel Blogs

      I remember when Che Guevara was assassinated in 1967 in Bolivia.  I was a small girl then and didn`t understand the reason why.  I didn`t know his history just that he was killed.  Travelling to Cuba I had to read up on the countries history and on Ernesto G…

On to Santa Clara, a provincial capital and dedicated to the memory of Che. Much less touristy, much busier than Trinidad with a largeish University. Cari met us at the bus station and we taxied 2km to her casa, a well kept house near the centre. You only scratch surfaces and fully understand littl…

3 weeks in Cuba

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This travel blog is from a trip to Cuba in 2008. I travelled from Havana to Santiago the Cuba by bus.

The music,the weather, the beaches and the rum. I (L) Cuba

Esta fue nuestra luna de miel. Cuba y costa rica

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Of course: iconic classic cars, cigars and salsa... But Cuba is lots more that that!

Mi amigo Fabian me llevó a buscar boletos para ir a Santa Clara apenas llegué a La Habana pero fue imposible, por ser temporada alta. Fuimos a la estación de omnibus cercana a la Plaza de la Revolución y un tipo de la oficina de omnibus me dijo que fuera al otro día temprano (5 am). No hubo ta…

Exploring West Cuba

Santa Clara is the home of the monument and mausoleum of Che Guevara.  The city and its surroundings is also where key events in the revolution took place, eg. in 1958, Che and his men manage to derail the Batista government’s heavily armoured train carrying troops.  The monument and …

I was staying in an illegal casa in Varadero which made me uncomfortable. Also, Varadero is very touristy, with no Casa Particulares and only big tourist hotels. The whole town feels very touristic and not very Cuban so I decided to move on to Santiage de Cuba and have a look at the Che Mausoleum i…

My husband and I travelled to Cuba in January to go to a friends Wedding at the Melia Las Dunas in Cayo Santa Maria. While there we took a day trip into the surrounding cities.

(Originally published at http://www.troysgonewalkabout.com) After a unique breakfast of biscuits and pastries we settled up with Angel, and added the extra couple of convertible pesos for the young girl next door who had sat outside on the doorstep the previous night to watch our car and give us t…