Cuba Travel Highlights
Cuba Travel Highlights Here is a long-overdue short video from our travels through Cuba in January 2017. Cuba was one of the countries most devastated by recent hurricanes. They have been largely skipped in the international aid effort and the United States makes it nearly impossible to help them in any way. We are researching […]
Trinidad, Cuba: Tropical Buildings and Beaches
Trinidad, Cuba: Tropical Buildings and Beaches Trinidad, Cuba is a small colonial city on the south coast of the island, about a four hour drive from Havana. Nestled on a hillside overlooking the Caribbean, Trinidad offers pristine examples of colonial architecture. The buildings were painted in all different bright colors and the streets where cobblestone. This […]
Viñales – Enchanted Land of Tobacco
Viñales – Enchanted Land of Tobacco Havana, Cuba was great and all, but after spending four nights in the busy big city we were ready for some country time. We were headed for Viñales, Cuba famous for it’s tobacco fields and beautiful countryside. Our señora in our casa particular arranged for a taxi to grab us […]
Havana’s Rumba Paradise
Havana’s Rumba Paradise Havana is a paradise for music and art, and on our Sunday there we decided to check out an amazing little spot for both! Callejon de Hamel is a short block in central Havana that’s also the center of Afro-Cuban culture in the city. Eclectic and artsy, it almost seems like the Burning Man […]
Enjoying Havana
We had been trying to go to Cuba for awhile. We had the whole plan set to go before we were officially allowed to, but easing of the restrictions made it easier for us. Our flight from Mexico City to Havana, Cuba set down after dark and we had our visas and passports and we couldn’t wait […]