http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Cuba , Oeste , Varadero en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:12:15 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:12:15 UTC Went for a drive to take my new friends to Varadero and to see Cuba outside of Havana. http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-347384.html Saturday Nov 8. The flights out of Chicago to Seattle then to Vancouver went without a hitch though I was sure I'd go through some level of interrogation by customs regarding my visa status. You see I'm only allowed to be out of a job for a maximum of 10 days before I have to leave the country and since I was let go in early October I was already overstaying my welcome. I arrived at Vancouver http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-346439.html Hi everyoneWell after flying to Havana via Paris we arrived in Varadero northern Cuba having been introduced to the efficiency of the Cuban bus system reservation what reservation. We gave up on the bus and eventually arrived in a taxi 2 hour journey cost us about 30 quid bargain Weve since been relaxing in the sun in Varadero and were going back to Havana to explore properly tomorrow http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-309934.html Coming Home Infinity and Beyond Near Death on the Road Monotony Boredom and the End of the Magic ManThurs 1206 PresentFinal DaysThe coach moves over the bridge and into Varadero's main drag. Back once again with the ill behaviour back to the beaches and the easy living lifestyle. I'm optimistic that the troubles are over. I've paid for everything up front and my hotel is allinclusive. http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-304523.html Ultra Inclusive and Infinite in Varadero The Emotional FinaleFri 3005 010608Friday 4pm. The wedding is over and Barney and Leanne are married. We all move to the wedding villa to begin the celebrations. Sadly the fathers of both bride and groom are taken ill and have to withdraw from proceedings. I wander in amongst the party mind hazy from champagne feeling slightly out of place http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-298097.html Ultra Inclusive and Infinite in Varadero Part 3 Nice Day for a White WeddingMorning. I get out of bed and walk to the bathroom. There are mirrors all around. I stand in front of them transfixed. I can see myself from every angle every tight knotted muscle every sinew every patch of bright red sun burn. I turn like a chiselled chicken in an oven. I stretch. I flex a little. My re http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-296570.html Ultra Inclusive and Infinite in Varadero Part Two The Return of the KingThurs 2205 250508 The next couple of days at the Paradisus pass without a whole lot of incident. I get to know my new home relaxing by the pool swimming in the sea going to the gym and coping with painfully explosive diarrhoea don't drink tap water in Havana unless there's something precious up your arse that yo http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-295238.html Ultra Inclusive and Infinite in VaraderoWed 210508The bus from Havana to Varadero Cuba's most popular tourist resort costs 10CUC and takes around two hours. I leave at 2pm full of positive vibes. There are as usual a few variables that could place a potential spanner in the works and put a frown on my happy happy face. Firstly I'm not 100 sure in which hotel my friends are staying. I http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-294142.html Cuba Varadero http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-259175.html Cuba Noel 2007 http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-231479.html Lazing on the beach.. drinking mojitos.. partying till sunrise.. lots and lots of eye candy.. I can get used to thisI rode my first moped ever the other day the nice Cuban man with little to nothing English gave me and Julia a lesson for an hour after which my other two friends chickened out and we had to tell him we didn't want to rent it. It's definetly a bit shady in this part of the world http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-226640.html Hey everyonealthough the trip to Cuba ended a few days ago I wanted to say that everything was great and launch my TravelBlog beginning there. The people of this Central American country are top notch. Although they may not have most of the material possessions that we all take for granted most seem to achieve a level of happiness that many in the West can only dream about. If you are a ciga http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-225784.html So I made it to Cuba it was a long and uncertain trip since the German railway announced strikes for early Monday morning which was excactly when I had to take the train to Frankfurt airport... So I decided to just take the very first train at 5 in the morning after about 2 hours sleep hoping that it might not be affected yet. I was wrong... Already after half an hour the train stopped in http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-193418.html I'm off to an all inclusive resort in the party town of Varadero in Cuba.Although I'm not the one to go to touristy places this doesn't seem too bad since I will be with 3 of my girlfriends. I've also made them promise that they will come to Havana the capital with me at least for a day trip.The exciting part all you can drink alcohol 247We checked into our hotel tonight around 10pm and it i http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-181702.html Well after the noise and heat of Havana and the endless bus journeyit was only two hours but felt longer we couldnt believe it when we got to the Blau it was really quieteveryone was on the beach or in the pool. i guess the place lacked atmosphere but then the fact it wasn't noisy was great. We lounged on the beachswam in the sea lounged by the pool and swam in the pool that was pretty http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-173199.html So. We arrived in Varadero and cheered up as soon as the coach started to cruise down a long palm and flower lined drive to our hotel the Internacional. At first we were like Where's the beach because in the one unclear bw aerial photo we had seen of the hotel it had appeared to be on the beach. Then as we approached the glass entrance to the lobby we saw out through the back glass exit an http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-149283.html Arriving in Veredero was a lot like being transported to a sunny Quebec town. The streets were filled with Quebecers covering there burned red winter bodies after spending their first days under the strong cuban sun. Arriving at our resort Villa Tortuga was like entering another miniworld within Cuba where beer flowed from everywhere the food was over abundant and mojitos were easier to find http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-148273.html Hallo..Das Leben hier in Kuba ist einfach super. Wir haben uns schon daran gewoehnt. Es waere auch ein Land fuer Alex und seinen Havanna.Wir haben uns im Hotel schon mit einigen Angestellten sehr angefreundet. Einer davon ist unser Gaertner. Dieser stellt uns jeden morgen eine frische Kokosnuss auf den Balkon. In der Zwischenzeit haben wir auch schon unseren Ersten Tag in La Habana verbracht. D http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-100523.html Nach den ganzen Strapazen sind wir endlich gut in CubaVarardero angekommen. Fuer mich als Raucher war es etwas ungewohnt 14 Stunden ohne Rauch. Wie man sieht das geht auch.Gleich am Flughafen von Cuba gab es schon schwere Verstaendigungsprobleme. Sie sprachen nur spanisch und ein wenig englisch. Dort wurden wir gleich einer Drogenkontrolle unterzogen die gleich vorbei war.Die Zigaretten hier si http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-99178.html Hi everyoneI spent yesterday in Santa Clara visited the Che memorial which is actually where he is buried and also visited the site of a train derailment which he instigiated during the revolution to capture ammunition and a few hundred of the enemy. Its funny you know everywhere you go there are so many photos of the various aspects of the revolution. There were before and after shots of the t http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/Varadero/blog-93025.html