Destination: Cuba

Day 9 (29/12): Cienfuegos --> Vinales

Fri, 30 Dec 2016 | By cee_402 | Views [333]

  Had early breakfast at Hostal Took Taxi Collectivo to Havana (8:15 am - 11:45 am), and shared the taxi with one guy. At Havana, took another Taxi Collectivo from Havana to Vinales (12:15 pm -3 pm). The taxi was big and ... Read more >

Day 8 (28/12): Cienfuegos

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 | By cee_402 | Views [341]

  Had Breakfast at Hostal. A nice big breakfast with eggs, fruit plate, pancakes. Hostel helped arrange a taxi at 8:30 am to take us to El Nicho, where there's waterfall (2 hrs, 10:30 - 12:30 pm). Rita thought the water would ... Read more >

Day 7 (27/12): Trinidad --> Cienfuegos

Wed, 28 Dec 2016 | By cee_402 | Views [302]

  Nice City Walk in the morning: Library, Coffee Shop etc. Had Breakfast at Local Joint (Ham Egg Hamburgers) Took Taxi Collectivo to Ceinfuegoes at 3:30 pm, and arrived at pm. A Korean girl joined the collectivo ride.... Read more >

Day 6 (26/12): Trinidad

Wed, 28 Dec 2016 | By cee_402 | Views [321]

  Took antique train to the Valley of the Sugar Mills. Entire trip (mostly the train ride) is from 10 am to 2:30 pm. The Valley of the Sugar Mills is a series of three interconnected valleys (~ 12 km) outside of Trinidad, and were ... Read more >

Day 5 (25/12): Santa Clara --> Trinidad

Tue, 27 Dec 2016 | By cee_402 | Views [291]

Started in morning in search of Monument of Che w/ Baby, which turned out to be a super tiny monument (well, real-size monument). Breakfast at Local Joint (Ham / Ham w Cheese sandwiches); 3 CUC Took taxi to Viazul bus station; 4 CUC (supposing ... Read more >

Day 4 (24/12): Santa Clara

Mon, 26 Dec 2016 | By cee_402 | Views [318]

  Enjoyed breakfast at rooftop of Hostel; 5 CUC Solo quick City Walk in the morning Managed to find another hostel (Hostel Zaida) within walking distance, nicer and cheaper w two beds. Turns out the Hostel is recommended by ... Read more >

Day 1-3 (21-23/12): HK --> Santa Clara

Sun, 25 Dec 2016 | By cee_402 | Views [334]

  Day 1: HK --> Vancouver (layover 7 hrs); Original plan was to head to Remedios immediately from Santa Clara in time for the festival of Las Parrandas (for xmas eve and xmas). However, learnt from the travel agent that ... Read more >

Photos: Cuba

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 | By excellentadventure | Photo Gallery

Day 47 v2: Jam rolls

Mon, 14 Mar 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [313]

Jam rolls for breakfast...omg I was so excited! There is alot of sitting around waiting for buses, trains, planes when you travel. I can see you're getting angry at that comment so I will continue. Well it's lucky we got to the bus station early because ... Read more >

Day 46 v2: Shell

Sun, 13 Mar 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [269]

Breakfast at a cafe for something different. Whole day devoted to beach laziness. I swam about a km across the beach - I packed the goggles for times like this. The water was super clear, just like being in a pool. Reading and listening to music and ... Read more >

Day 45 v2: Saturno

Sat, 12 Mar 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [268]

Hired a scooter for some fun times and in search of Saturno Cave. As we do, we get limited information and give it a go.....9 times out of 10 we never get it right. Much like today, we ended up overshooting our destination by 40mins...but found the cool ... Read more >

Day 44 v2: El Torro

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [272]

So Mike read a review of Varadero saying it was "soulless"....well it aint far from the truth. We stayed her a few days too long, but the beach is pretty spectacular! White sand, lovely clear blue sea, stunning. The soulless part is the all-inclusive ... Read more >

Day 43 v2: Autobus

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [243]

Grabbed a hand-made souvenir from the cook at Charbela's place. Escaped the Zika fumigation and headed for the park to read while we waited for the afternoon Varadero bus. Had a nice long chat with Charbela, she showed us pix of her grandchildren, the ... Read more >

Day 42 v2: Waterfall walk

Wed, 9 Mar 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [396]

Still full from dinner...but couldnt say no to breakfast. Decided to take a walk out of town to a local waterfall and swimming hole in El Cubano national park. It didnt disappoint, water was a lovely 22, fresh from the top of the mountain. We swam ... Read more >

Day 41 v2: Ride

Tue, 8 Mar 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [269]

Mike mentioned bike hire to Charbela over breakfast and 30 seconds later the mechanic from across the street was at the table to answer our questions. Then says he'll have 2 bikes ready in half an hour. Off to the beach: Peninsula Ancon via a little ... Read more >