Destination: Cuba

a lo cubano

Sun, 9 Nov 2014 | By vedrankrkic | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Photos: Varadero

Fri, 7 Nov 2014 | By kaitnarciso | Photo Gallery

Tags: #varadero #riuvaradero #cuba

Photos: My Scholarship entry -

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 | By memoriesmemories | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Photos: Havana

Sat, 11 Oct 2014 | By lthom | Photo Gallery

Cuba

Sat, 11 Oct 2014 | By lthom | Views [400]

Quite the adventure. The city is literally crumbling, so sad to see although they are slowly restoring buildings so one day it may be better but there is a very long way to go. We stayed in a Casa which was actually quite nice. We had the whole apartment ... Read more >

447: Days on the Road

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 | By thetimelesstraveller | Views [313] | Video | Scholarship Entry

My first time on a plane was when I was 3, when my parents decided to migrate from Uzbekistan to Israel. That's probably when the wanderlust bug has bitten me, I've wanted to explore everything and go everywhere since I can remember myself. Later, I got ... Read more >

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Photos: Cuba

Wed, 2 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Photo Gallery

Day 34 - Vinales

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [521]

I don't think I will ever get tired of drinking out of coconuts- water or cocktails- it just makes everything seem more exciting. I spent the morning poolside at hotel La Ermita - not a great pool but a stunning vista of the moments & a great ... Read more >

Day 33 - Vinales

Sun, 29 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [367]

Sitting on the porch of our Casa - Dany y Carlos in Vinales watching the lightening & rain while thunder roars overhead. It's cooling down as the day draws to an end. Today we hired bikes & cycled around Vinales. We met an American girl called ... Read more >

Day 31 & 32 - Baracoa to Vinales

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [448]

Friday, Friday night & Saturday we spent in transit as we pretty much travelled to the other end of Cuba. We bussed from Baracoa to Santiago then to Havana & then to Vinales. Apart from reading two books,sleeping in the most awkward positions ... Read more >

Day 30 - Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt

Thu, 26 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [556]

Another awesome breakfast at what I'm going to say is one of the nicest little Casa's in Cuba. We got a small group together to get a good price on a tour to the Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt - about an hour & a half northwest of Baracoa.... Read more >

Day 29 - Parque Natural Majayara

Wed, 25 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [771]

The day started with an amazing breakfast of tropical fruits - some of which I had never heard of or seen before. The fruit was accompanied with traditional cacao, fresh squeezed juice & tortilla natural. Amazing! This was perfect fuel to set ... Read more >

Day 28 - Baracoa

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [409]

We got the early bus from Santiago de Cuba to Baracoa & were at the bus station before 7 with our Korean friend from our casa & our Dutch travel buddy Ilona. Baracoa lured us in with the promise of nice beaches, cacao, spicy food & good hiking ... Read more >

Day 27 - Playa Cazumel

Mon, 23 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [432]

Decided to try a second beach excursion knowing it would probably not live up to our expectations of a 'nice beach'. We heard that despite still damaged from the cyclone a few beaches near Bacanoa out of Santiago were ok so we headed to Playa Cazumel.... Read more >

Day 26 - Santiago de Cuba

Sun, 22 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [381]

Following breakfast on the rooftop of our casa with our new Korean housemate - a really sweet young journalist from Seoul our friend Ilona came to collect us for the days adventure. We spent the morning wandering around the city & ended up at ... Read more >