Destination: Cuba

Mexico city, cuba

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By brikem21 | Views [867] | Comments [1]

We went off to Cuba via Mexico city- I night stay but packed a lot into it- visiting the wonderful cathedral in the city centre that is gradually sinking . Had dinner in an amazing restaurant in the old town – walls covered in tiles. Recommended by ... Read more >

Swine Flu Outbreak

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2022]

While on holiday in Cuba, Cuba canceled all of the flights to and from Mexico due to the outbreak of Swine Flu. I was planning to continue my trip in Mexico and due to this cancellation, I was unable to go to Mexico. How WN Helped They covered ... Read more >

Tags: cancellation, cuba, epidemic, mexico, swine flu

Cuba Libre

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 | By sophalina | Views [514] | Comments [1]

Cuba has been getting a fair bit of attention in the media recently, and most of it is negative, related to an oppressive political regime that is severely restricting the freedoms of the Cuban people, particularly when it comes to the press.... Read more >

Tags: casas particulares, cuba, habana

Havana, and the journey back

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1614]

Getting back to Havana from Trinidad would be a long arduous journey but was half the fun! Juana woke me at 8:00 AM because I asked her to last night. Immediately I washed up and went to the kitchen por mi desayuno de bananos, guayaba de jugo, pan y ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, cities, food, hitchhiking, mojitos, old cars, people, socialism

Photos: Santa Clara and Trinidad

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Saluting Che....and a journey to Trinidad

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1724]

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 [3340]

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 [2312]

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 [3033]

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 [1754] | 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