Blogs from Cuba, Central America Caribbean - page 60

Bueno amigos y familia, por fin nos hemos decidido a empezar un blog de nuestro viaje, y aqui van las primeras fotos. Son las tres primeras semanas que hemos pasado en Cuba con nuestro amigo Edi. Ahora estamos en (Quito) Ecuador y Edi se ha marchado hacia Mexico........... Es imposible contar tres semanas de viaje y experiencias, asi que solo os contamos los eventos importantes: - El primer dia estuvimos en un discurso de Fidel Castro en la Habana. - Tocamos y bailamos salsa en Santiago de Cuba. - Alquilamos un yate con tres andaluces, navegamos por el Caribe, buceamos por la barrera de coral, pescamos y cenamos langosta y pasamos la noche en el mar. - Presenciamos el huracan Paula en Pinar del rio. - La ultima noche la pasamos tomando ron en el aeropuerto ... read more

Here are just a few flavours that make up this rich dish the world has on the menu… To Start: Unexpected colonies of sausage dogs in Havana. Safe streets, a very family orientated place. Skinny horses and chickens everywhere. Pork. Pork. Pork. And more pork. Che Guevara’s beautiful face. Gorgeous. On every wall, in every window. Rice and beans. Egg. Pork. Egg and more pork! Intensely strong, delicious coffee and powdered milk. Burnt red tobacco fields. A weathered saddle rests on a fence. For Main Course: Rain that comes like clockwork each and every afternoon. Casas Particulares, smiley kind faces, welcoming homes. Tin can aeroplanes from Russia and buses from China. White sand beaches with a Caribbean breeze. Delicious mojitos made with a whole fresh mint stalk. White, brown and black skin. Beautiful muscles defined by ... read more

Einat and I (Edouard) were in Cuba for (only!) 11 days this August (2010). It was just great. The island is really beautiful. A large part of it is under the heritage program of UNESCO. This includes natural regions, like national parks, reefs and agricultural areas, cities and neighborhoods. However, for us, the really best part of all were the Cubans themselves. Most of the people we met were warm, diligent, and courteous. We felt safe at all times. We also found it quite easy to go around, using all means of transportation, long distance buses, bicytaxis, cocotaxis, 1955-Buick taxis and of course, our legs! Going around was made even easier by our hosts in the casas particulares ("room for rent" like). They were very nice and helpful. So I will start with them, as this ... read more

After a short sojourn in the plastic beach city of Cancun, Mexico (not short enough in my opinion) I made my way to Cuba, a small country filled with big ideas. To be honest I wasn’t sure really what to expect from Cuba and with only ten days of travel I would barely scratch the surface. After dutifully paying my tax and getting my bags scanned for sharp objects, or perhaps anti communist propaganda on leaving the airport I was on the island. At first sight arriving in Habana does feel like stepping into another world. Bar my plush taxi there were hardly many other cars on the road. Most people were walking, dressed in simple summer shorts and tshirts. Entering the old town did feel like a step back in time, surrounded by dilapidated but ... read more

Geo: 23.6445, -84.0234 Waking to bright blue skies and calm seas had us wondering if there really was a hurricane out there. We were, of course, headed the opposite direction, so my analogy is unfair. Still, it was nice to wake to a nice breakfast while cruising within sight of the Cuban mountains. I had signed up for a "Body Sculpting Boot Camp" the day we arrived, and the first of four workouts was Sunday morning. Anna checked out the scene in the kids program, while I proceeded to nearly kill myself in this boot camp. Watching the Dutch gentleman across from me "lose his breakfast" after the intense workout, had me feeling a tad more confident after successfully completing the torture -- for which I paid?! I wouldn't know it until later that night, but ... read more