Destination: Cuba
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Mon, 22 Dec 2008 | By ivanci | Views [2668]
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 >
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By nigelb | Views [2169] | Comments [1]
Laura writes: Cuba has so far been an interesting place, just as I thought it would be all these years. The revolution is everywhere around us; on the billboards, in the music played on the streets, in the names of the hotels ("Habana Libre"... Read more >
Tags: culture
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2074]
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
Tue, 4 Feb 2014 | By irenecabay | Views [1594]
It was raining slightly when we touched down at Santa Clara airport. The remainder of our week was hot and sunny!
Our bus was waiting to take us to Memories Paraiso Azul Beach Resort . Since our plane was late, our 2 hour bus ride to ... Read more >
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Views [1270] | Video | Scholarship Entry
When considering the theme for our travel video, we couldn’t help but think of Cuba. Different in every way possible to our home in NZ, we were struck by the contrasts in political ideology, way of life, geography and atmosphere. Everything about Havana ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 | By 5amigas | Views [1234] | Comments [1]
Well got a bit of catching up to do... Cuba is not the best place for internet... or phones... or atms or generally any sort of modern technology that isn´t at snails pace and ridiculously expensive. Havana was a huge culture shock for everyone- with ... Read more >
Tags: Cubana
Sun, 9 Apr 2017 | By william1 | Views [892]
Departures from airports are almost always inauspicious. In my case, the trip I had been longing to make began with a bad-tempered New Zealander at the check-in desk at Gatwick, who asked gruffly for my passport and visa; an unpleasant cup of stryrofoam ... Read more >
Tags: communist countries, cuba, straits of florida, varadero
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 | By mr306 | Views [657]
Cuba was blast with the most beautiful beaches ive seen! the only downfall is the lack of interent in the country which is no problem when your there short term but makes trying to stay there longer much more dificult. So with that said it's off to Mexico, ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Oct 2017 | By william1 | Views [600]
I was talked into sharing a taxi to Havana with two Russians. The drive, from the beach town of Varadero, took two hours; the Afro-Cuban driver never spoke, except to sing softly along with the booming reggaeton on the stereo, or to exchange a shouted ... Read more >
Tags: cuba, graham greene, havana
Sun, 15 Sep 2013 | By n8wzdm | Views [577]
Setting up today Sunday 15th September.
Ticket, Insurance, Bundle from Tour company, Visa to Cuba arrived safely.
This trip I am travelling with 15 others and a guide for two weeks to Cuba. This is my fourth adventure in travel since turning 50.... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By | Views [409] | Scholarship Entry
Blue skies, cobbled streets, cracked buildings all in faded gelato colours. A horse and cart standing in front of a rendered white wall with a painted sign saying 'Terminal omnibus'. Although this may not have been the town bus I was unsure. I had, only ... Read more >
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By sally | Photo Gallery
Just a short holiday
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Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By rebeccarou | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am a 29 year old Irish graphic designer from the west of Ireland, based in Dublin. I've had an interest in photography since I was very young, as I watched my father, an amateur photographer, a take beautiful portraits of my siblings. I liked nothing ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Photo Gallery
Challenging & Charming
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