When we get off the bus in Holguin from La Habana, a young man with a sign “Benjamin”, awaits us, and takes us to his cousin’s “casa particular”. We usually try to organize accommodation for just the first night of a trip,…
Waking up in Trinidad, Cuba ~ a UNESCO world heritage site
Trinidad, a UNESCO world heritage site, is much as it was nearly 350 years ago, very much the quintessential Cuban time warp, a living monument to the island’s golden age. . . . . The city has been beautifully preserved…
Cayo Jutias, Cuba ~ finding paradise.
We make our way through the landscape on a small road that meanders through and past the limestone hills, tall white barked palm trees that are the symbol of Cuba (other than Che Guevarra and Fidel Castro) and red fertile…
Destination Vinales, Cuba – of majestic and distinctive limestone mountains
“Mogotes” are cavernous cone shaped limestone hills that are distinctive of this region. A mere 2 hours drive from La Habana, Vinales offers an infusion of bucolic splendor. …
Cuba – improvising a string of Casas Particulares “on the fly”.
We always face a trade off when planning a trip, between securing lodging in a foreign land, and staying flexible to shape our trips “on the fly”. We are notoriously bad at advanced planning, but this time, due to CO2…
Impressions of Cuba ~ Flashback to the 1950s
This is the first of several blog entries that will give some insight on our just completed trip to Cuba. . We had a PHENOMENAL time and blew out of the window oh so many misperceptions, inaccuracies due to caricatural…