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Royal Caribbean Cruise line to Jamaica & Haiti

Royal Caribbean Cruise line to Jamaica & Haiti – Review Where do I start? We had received a voucher for a discounted cruise a year ago. We had always planned on visiting Jamaica as part of our world trip, but when we couldn’t get there from Cuba, I was so disappointed. Then when we were […]

Fort Lauderdale Florida for a day

Fort Lauderdale Florida for a day – Single Mum travels As we fly in from The Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale, we see all the ships setting out to sea. We are pretty excited to be here. We catch a cab from the airport ($25 US) and are really pleased with the hotel – see separate […]

Fort Lauderdale Discovery & Science Museum

Fort Lauderdale Discovery & Science Museum – Florida, USA Attraction Name: Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science – Florida, USA Location:  401 SW 2nd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Telephone:  (954) 467-6637 email: information@mods.net Website: http://www.mods.org/visit/ Child-friendly: yes Review: We only have one day before our cruise to explore Fort Lauderdale, so we decide it is time for Explorason to select what […]

Sea Beach Plaza Hotel Fort Lauderdale Florida

Sea Beach Plaza Hotel Fort Lauderdale Florida – Review Accommodation Name: Sea Beach Plaza Location:  3081 Harbor Drive, Fort Lauderdale, USA 33316 Telephone:  954 761 1777 email: info@seabeachplaza.com Website: www.seabeachplaza.com Date stayed: January 2014 Breakfast: Not included, but coffee and tea is available in reception Bar: no Kitchen: a kitchenette with full fridge and microwave is in the room Wi-fi:  yes […]

Birthday in Nassau Bahamas

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 coloured glass beach Gibara

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

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

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

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

  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

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

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 […]