http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Cuba , Este , Baracoa en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:00:50 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:00:50 UTC Rno jsme se probudili a posndali na st345escarone zasnou sndani kterou jsme si poru269ili ve269er p345edtm. Zeptali se ns tehdy co bychom rdi tak jsme si navymejscaronleli ledasco. A vscaronechno tam bylo Bya to parda. Omeleta 269okolda ovocn pohry a hlavn283 ten nejlepscaron pomeran269ovej dzus kterej jsme kdy pili. Na Kub283 maj n283kolik http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/blog-349408.html The day we left Santiago De Cuba it had started to rain. We were all very happy to leave as none of us liked the place. I can't tell you exactly why. Nothing bad happened. It was more about the feel of the place. It was just very dodgy. The drive to Baracoa which is on the east coast was quite a long one. We stopped in the town of Guantanamo for a break. the town not the detention centre http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/blog-344474.html These pictures were taken by a host of ours in Santiago Dr Pedro A Lobaina Delfino. Please do not reproduce them without permission.He was in Baracoa shortly after the second hurricane Ike hit to help his mother and her neighbours. http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/blog-329900.html Baracoa one of the most heavily hurricane hit places in Cuba. We werent even sure if we would be able to travel here. Not so much if the road would be open but if there would be services for tourists would we just be getting in the way or putting money into a region that needs it Wed heard varying reports ranging from yeah fine no problems through to its a disaster zone stay away.It http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/blog-329891.html So I just spent 2 days in Santiago de Cuba...didn't like it from the moment I arrived at 630 in the morning after a freezing 15 hour bus ride with the craziest soundtrack ever courtesy of the very flirtacious bus driver. At least the music he played provided some comic relief...think BeeGees Michael Jackson weird electronic reggae very sad boleros and of course plenty of salsa.The upside of http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/blog-295806.html Aventuras en el Oriente Part 2 BaracoaWe arrived to Baracoa by a combination two of my favourite modes of transport in Cuba camintruck and luck. The crazy evangelist Jorge took us to the truck station and busybodied us on to the right one waving us goodbye with a cry of ldquoque Dios les acompaerdquo may God be with u and a gesture of praying hands toward the skyhellip. Another http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/blog-238214.html After a 16 hours long overnight bus ride we arrived in Santiago de Cuba today. Of course it looks a lot different than Varadero and I am very glad about it. We are staying at a 'casa particular' which is just renting a room at a private home or apartment. It is a very common and cheap way here to find a good accomodation. Often they also offer breakfast and other food if you pay a little more. So http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/blog-193428.html The next morning I got up early to catch the five hour bus to Baracoa.Waiting for the bus I got chatting to Phil a fellow Scot. We ended up spending the next day together.Hersquos an interesting guy. He helps run a recycling scheme on a Scottish Island.The five hour journey to Baracoa passes first through the town of Guantnamo then along the coast. Then it turns inland and goes through some http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/blog-122243.html Le 27 juillet depart de Santiago pour Baracoa dans un vestige d'automobile qui a notre grande satisfaction a reussi a nous mener a la station d'autobus. 5 heures de route a travers les montagnes qui entourent Baracoa et qui creent son microclimat et a travers une vegetation particulierement dense l'acceuil que nous reservent les bicitaxiset autres travailleurs harceleurs de l'industrie du http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/blog-79007.html Sorry guys that doesnt mean me getting nekked and overfamiliar with trees Its just a good description of my time here in Baracoa Its a lovely calm relaxed place almost completely free from hassle. Its set in a wonderful location by the sea with rainforest clad mountains behind including El Yunque a big tabletopped thing that was the first part of Cuba seen by Columbus back in 1 http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Este/Baracoa/blog-56903.html