Birthday in Nassau Bahamas We just had an eventful and stressful last few days trying to get out of Cuba. It cost us hundreds of dollars I never budget on. But the good thing is we did get a really cheap flight to The Bahamas. So as we fly over, I’m pretty excited! When we […]
Holguin Cuba & a colored glass beach Gibara We have been in Cuba for near four weeks and decided to come to Holguin so we could fly to Jamaica. BUT… why is there always a BUT ????? BUT in this case, it was when we checked on our last day at our Casa Particular. A […]
Santiago de Cuba is definitely worth a visit Passing by horse-drawn carts on a separate road, our bus journey this day seemed to take forever. We are pretty much going to the bottom of Cuba, nearer to Jamaica, and I am told it is different from the rest of Cuba. It seemed to be external […]
Camaguey Cuba – a mix of the old, the new and art Up at 5 a.m. in order to be at the bus terminal at 7 a.m., this day did not start as planned. We had enjoyed dinner the previous night at the Casa Particular, and our wonderful hosts made us a fabulous lobster dinner, […]
Trinidad Cuba – a stunning colonial town We have just had the most memorable time in Cuba. Due to virtually no wi-fi, we were unable to load blogs, but this gave me a good break. A time to just get out and enjoy each day, without checking Facebook, emails, and blogging. We reached Trinidad rather […]
Vinales Cuba to Havana by taxi then onto Trinidad Leaving Viñales on 30th December by shared taxi (30 CUC for both of us), we journeyed back to Havana to collect our main luggage, which we had left in storage at the Casa Particular my sister had stayed at. To our surprise and delight, the […]
Vinales Cuba. Washed out at a Tobacco Farm Being in Cuba at a peak period has its good and not so good points. The good – it is a time where you get to meet many fellow travelers, and there is definitely a buzz about the place. The cities and towns are alive. The not […]
Havana, Cuba – stepping back in time. PART 2 This is Part 2 of a 2 part blog on our first days in Havana, Cuba. This morning we waited nearly an hour in a lineup to change some of our CUC’s to local Cuban money. Returning to our apartment, I was shocked to see […]
Havana Cuba – stepping back in time. PART 1 Arriving in Havana is like stepping back in time. It starts before you arrive. Our Cubana Air flight was 7 hours delayed from Mexico, and we were given a $10 voucher for food. Seeing the cheapest item is about $12, this is a bit of a […]
A Traditional New Years’ Eve at a Finca. Trinidad Cuba New Year’s Eve day started out with a trip around Trinidad, trying to buy bottles of wine to take to the Finca (country property) we had been invited to for New Year’s Eve. As the shops closed at 12 noon, and town seemed to […]
Playa Del Carmen Mexico – a very pretty touristy town We have just spent 4 glorious days in Playa del Carmen in Mexico. We stayed at Playa Caribe B&B (see separate blog) and it was located right alongside a lovely golf course. So we would walk into town, via the golf course each day. Just […]
Christmas in Cuba for an Australian Christmas is not celebrated in Cuba. Being communist, it was banned, but a few years ago the Pope visited and begged the government to allow the people to remember the birth of Christ. For the few who do, this is celebrated on Christmas Eve, with a traditional family meal. […]
