http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Cuba en-us Wed, 09 Dec 09 06:20:59 +0000 Wed, 09 Dec 09 06:20:59 +0000 Hi EveryoneI have just got back from Cuba and want to tell you all about a great Casa particulare in Havana Vieja run by the lovely Mercedes. Mercedes speaks English and is very friendly and helpful if you want to travel the rest of the island as she has contacts Remedios and Vinales etc. She can also give you ideas for restuarants and bars.She is particularly good if you are girls travelli http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/blog-445996.html OK people. I told you last year that UGGs were awful and ugly and not to be worn with shorts andor skirts. But did you listen NO. For some reason people are still wearing Ugg boots and strutting around like they're wearing Christian Louboutins. May I remind you that you aren't and you probably bought your Uggs not because they are comfy and easy to wear but because everyone and their sorority http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Granma/blog-442810.html This is an old story never before toldA small trickle of blood collected on my neck as I tried desperately to recall the Spanish for ldquostop humping my leg you stupid dogrdquoIn all my confusion the words failed to come and that mangy mutt just kept doing its thing against my bare sweaty leg. Its owner seemed to neither notice nor care and she brushed me off despite my pleas for hel http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/La-Habana/blog-430892.html Salsa cigars and mojitos antisalsa too or how I learned to hate salsaYes I can confirm the kitchy cliche and post card image of cuba. time stood still oldtimers everwhere people sitting outside drinking rum and playing guitar extremely friendly atmosphere only drawback is the food or actually variety of it. as I love good food and have already been prewarned I was prepared and took som http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/blog-430875.html Hi everybodyHeard about the yellow scorpion treatment in Cuba for cancer...well..I hope it works so far I went twice this year just to get. Went to Habana and got to Labiofam Lab which is close to the airport. A really a nice doctor name Nidius Cruz gave me a 4 little glass 20 ml size bottles valid for 3 month and just mixed with distilled water. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/La-Habana/blog-430612.html Cuba is more than a beach. Susan LordOkay so today was a whirlwind of emotion. After breakfast a few of us grabbed an early taxi so we could go to the absolutely gorgeous Playa Santa Maria Santa Maria Beach for the entire day. The weather was beautiful and the hot sun beating down definitely signified a great day at the beach. The taxi ride there was a bit awkward because our cabbie got http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/La-Habana/blog-429012.html We met in the foyer this morning after breakfast to begin our journey. We met the rest of the people that had arrived last last night. Everyone seems really nice and friendly. We made our way out to our own little mini bus which was well cute and air conditioned Bonus We drove along the highway where we passed plenty of fields and lots of hitch hikers. Apparently public transport is virtually no http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Vi-ales/blog-428243.html Today was Robbyn's and my last day in Havana before we met up with our tours. We were going to look in the museums but as the weather was so hot we decided to take a stroll down the Malecon We firstly stopped at Castillo de San Salvador which was empty apart from us but gave us good views of the bay. Then we thought we would walk down to the Hotel National. It seemed like a good idea at the time http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/La-Habana/blog-428237.html On our second day in Havana we got up to the sounds of the street a very loud cockerel and a guava lorry. The lorry driver gave me and Robbyn both some guavas but when I tasted it I realised why he was giving them away Ugh We caught a tour bus for a city tour of Havana which then crashed into a lamp post We then had to wait to catch another bus very eventful Then we took another bus which t http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/La-Habana/blog-428226.html Today me and Robbyn arrived in Havana Cuba. The weather was hot and the street were lined with palm trees It was fabulous We took a cab from the airport after extremely lax security surprisingly to our apartment for the next few days. The cars were ancient and the streets narrow but and it was something of a culture shock. Still we settled in and then took a walk out into Central Havana to ex http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/La-Habana/blog-428097.html So we left Habana on Monday morning and went westwards along the coast. We stopped shortly for lunch in the nicely prepared but rather unspectacular National Park Las Terazzas and made it to the nice little town of Vinales until Monday evening. The beautiful landscape consists of karstic outcrops that range out of the soil.On day two we went on along the coast driving on bumpy and only hardly fr http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/blog-427994.html We arrived in La Habana on Thursday 23rd of July late at night. So we had stepped from USimpacted Costa Rica into the very different world of cummunistic Cuba.Used to but also kind of tired of our usual accomodation in the hostels we were really amazed by the friendly welcome at midnight in the beautiful casa particolar Casa Dulce situated in an old and nicely clean prepared colonial house in H http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/La-Habana/blog-427967.html We have coverd a lot and found no internet along the south coast. Yesterday and today we have riden north from the carrabean to the gulf of mexico. We only have a few mins on this connection so will fill in the details tomorrow when we get rto a tourist area out of havana we go to the airport Sat.We went along the coast to the bay of Pigs. A few crabs on the road but no big exodus.2 nights at a http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Centro/Bahia-de-Cochinos/blog-427898.html We have had our 2 days getting 500km by different routes. James did it hard with 4 flats on the 1st day 150km 200km 9hrs23min biking time on the autopas the next day and a cruisey 150km today in the heat. I got into town 3 hrs before and got a casa. He got to the town square at 4pm on the dot well done.The two towns Chris stopped at had beatiful town squares with nice spanish buildings and http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Centro/Trinidad/blog-426560.html The rest is over. We did a couple of 110km days out of the dry south east. Over the Sierra Maestrras . Thankfully not that high by road. Yesterday we started differnet routes to Trinidad. 450km away. James wanted to do 3 big days . I cycled to Bayamo ' historical town and stumbled acress the canervial. Vet cool but my bus to Stainti Spirtitus was at midnight so a long day after 70km to hang out. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Centro/Trinidad/blog-426170.html Redescobrir um pas fascinante cheio de contrastes e de contradies.Ir como turista nada acidental procura do lugar infinito e efmero onde enterraram o mito e o cobriram de chaves.Mas que se lixe...Beber uns mojitos saborear o prdosol e namorar so a grande revoluo do mundo.E mais no escrevo porque me falta a inspirao. tempo de fazer a lista de necessidades e partir para Cuba. C http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Centro/Bahia-de-Cochinos/blog-425117.html We got our bus back to Hanvan and hoped to get a second overnight bus down to the East end city of Santtiago de Cuba. 10 hrs in havana told no bus so off to train ticket office 10km away to find it closing. Thought we were told to come bak at 3pm but it was closed until Monday 3rd. We then tried to get a ticket fornight tain at public station for 2 hrs queued 3times to be told NO way. In betwe http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Santiago-de-Cuba/blog-425070.html Revolution is not dead propaganda I mean http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/blog-424581.html We have had to hold here for another night but get on a long bus trip tomorow to the other end of Cuba. we hope as we need a connection in Havana but cant prebook. James made use of the day and biked out over some hills to the beach Cargo Jutius a island connected to the mainland. 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