Destination: Cuba

Saluting Che....and a journey to Trinidad

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2010]

Once I got off the Viazul bus filled mostly with well-heeled Cubans, jinteros immediately starting literally breathing down my back, saying "casa particular" over and over. Finally I turned around and got upset with one of the guys; it's annoying ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, beaches, che guevara, colonial architecture, hitchhiking

Photos: Valle de Viñales

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Martian Red Soil

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [3978]

After spending five days in La Habana, I decided to make a run for Viñales. Let me tell you first how I got there, because getting there turned out to be half the fun. After taking a taxi to the Autopista (Cuba's central highway) I wanted to hitchhike.... Read more >

Tags: caving, culture, hiking, karst landscapes, old cars

The Real Havana!

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2629]

This morning I woke up early but I was too lazy to leave. I don't know why. I paid Lisdey 30 CUC for my stay and I just lazed around for a bit. After having a few cups of tea I was finally ready to set out at about noon. My plan was to go to Angie's ... Read more >

Tags: history, people, socialism

Photos: Havana

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

'50s Time Capsule

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [3313]

When I first landed in Cuba, I must admit I was a little bit scared. In the "address in Cuba" I wrote the address of a casa particular that I had no intentions of staying at. Since I'm American I had to ask the customs official not to stamp ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, history, old cars, people, socialism

Gallery: Cuba

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By franzi_tina | Photo Gallery

La inevitable vuelta a casa (o "FIN")

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 | By k-lero | Views [1883] | Comments [8]

Y como todo viaje, éste también ha llegado a su fin. Por varios motivos no pude actualizar el blog debidamente antes de volver y ahora ya sólo escribiré este último capítulo (fotos sí que he subido). Tras Chiapas (lo último que escribí), lo que siguió ... Read more >

Tags: cuba, mexico, yucatán

Gallery: Cuba

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 | By k-lero | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cuba

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 | By sarahw | Photo Gallery

Cuba

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 | By simon_castles | Views [1117] | Comments [1]

On arriving in Cuba, from the first cab ride from the airport, you are bombarded with iconic images.  Political propaganda, 50s American cars in all shapes of disrepair and crumbling infrastructure left right and centre.  I was surprised by how little ... Read more >

Gallery: Cuba

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 | By simon_castles | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cuba!!

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 | By shelleytravels | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cuba

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 | By ivanci | Photo Gallery

Cuba

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 | By ivanci | Views [2616]

Cuba is nothing like we have seen so far. If time can freeze then it happened here and this country feels like Czecho in 1960's with one significant difference - music and dance is present on every corner on every day. No matter if it's weekend or ... Read more >