Cuba - Writings of a Professional Traveler

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There are times when a country full of foreigners is better than meeting the locals. Christmas season tourists, the city of Havana, Cuba is filling up, in the last three days this city has changed fro ... Read More ...



The cheap way to visit Cuba is an all-inclusive trip originating from Cancun, Mexico or Toronto, Canada. However if you are sitting in Guatemala, or Mexico and happen upon a round-trip ticket to Cuba ... Read More ...



Here are a few explanations I have heard, and of course, comments are needed. --------------------------------- Havana Habana Cuba Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Centro Habana By Andres Hidalgo wi ... Read More ...



It appears that Pizza has become a staple food in Cuba, at least in Centro Habana where I am presently staying. I asked him to smile, this is as good as it gets. I paid 8 Pesos of the Moneda ... Read More ...



Where are his shoes or sandals, this is strange. This man is walking from the Centro Habana area towards the Gulf of Mexico with snorkeling gear and a spear gun. ---------------------------- ... Read More ...



I find myself morally and ethically torn today, not sure what to say. I feel like I should just stop explaining Cuba for fear of making dreadful misrepresentations of the country. I have said all alon ... Read More ...



I have now walked into four pharmacies, and asked questions. The first one, was no, no, and no we do not have that, I believe they did not want to serve foreigners. I happened to enter a friendlier on ... Read More ...



I am living in a Casa Particulare, this means private house, and maybe this is closer to a Bed and Breakfast. Alternatively, maybe the same as a Hostel without the benefits of guest kitchen, you have ... Read More ...



Yes, there is Rum today, it is Saturday in Habana, Cuba. To understand a culture, a person should not travel, you must stop to live with the people until you know more than you wanted to know. ... Read More ...



With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Cuba suffered and turned to Tourism. Where to find Cuban girls: 7:00 AM/PM Havana Parque Central I find it ironic, and with a wink and a nod, I ... Read More ...



Graham Greene the British Novelist wrote this in his book “Our Man in Havana.” (1958) Shortly before the Batista’s regime collapsed, and then on January 1, 1959, the dicator Fulgencio Batista fled ... Read More ...



Castro is truly a genius in social engineering, this culture is clever. There is a Cuban person in a USA Jail, it is not clear. This man runs across the street, and points at the sign sa ... Read More ...



Many young Cuban men are body builders, there is very small gym close to my Casa Particulare. This is Randy, he is works as a cook in a local school, he has been in Cuba for about a year. He li ... Read More ...



Cuba has these small hole in the wall restaurants, you walk up to counter, place your order, the food is cooked. You stand in the street eating your food, they are cheap, and the food is good. ... Read More ...



More of a Hostel, then a private home, Casa Particulares are the budget way to visit Cuba. All tourists to Cuba can rent rooms in licensed private homes, they are called Casas Particulares and they ar ... Read More ...



Yes, it is an old car; now show me what is under the bonnet. The body of a car bores me to death, excessively simple, just another pretty face, I want to see the engine, yesterday I was lucky, a man w ... Read More ...



“Luchar por la revolucion social en la America. No es una utopia de locos or fanaticos. Es luchar por el proximo paso de advance en la historia.” --------------------------------- Havana Haban ... Read More ...



I walked by a trash bin in the Central Park of Havana. Trash Bin in center of Havana Park --------------------------------- Havana Habana Cuba Thursday, December 10, 2009 Centro Habana By ... Read More ...



I am now paying one Dollar U.S. per day for Cuban food, or the same as Haiti. Maybe the food cost a little more in Haiti, but not much difference. I have switched money, I am using only “Moneda Nac ... Read More ...



: For Tourist The majority of tourist groups travel to Central and South America to see Spanish Colonization Architecture. The goal is often to walk in the central parks, to see how the conquistadors ... Read More ...



I am taking many photos of cars, they will be published in the next newsletter, there are way too many for this travel journal. In addition, the internet in Cuba is six dollars per hour, about the ... Read More ...



I see many people playing guitars in Cuba, to make music is the dream. The people of Cuba are perfect for photos. Observer the color of his skin, this man is not Black, however he is not White, ... Read More ...



Good or bad, that is the question. Few countries have social geniuses for leaders, Castro could sell overpriced snow to Eskimos and have them say thank you. 50 years in revolution, or is this 5 ... Read More ...



There is a lot going on inside house, but the streets of Cuba are organized. Today I move to Centro Havana, I will pay too much for a room until I am able to leave. Yesterday, I learned, I am finished ... Read More ...



The Lonely Planet says there is 3000 Casas Particulares in Havana. Everyone with an extra room wants to rent it to a tourist, I see more rooms than tourist, but it feels as if there are price control ... Read More ...



This is just a guesstimate, but I think about 1 in 20 of the cars in Havana are from about 1950-1965, I do not know cars. You can see this older car protruding forward like an old man, surround ... Read More ...



I think a friend of a friend was making big money to take my Norwegian friends to the Airport. There is a pure strain of naïve and silly tourist in Cuba; the white people here swallow whole all ... Read More ...



I want to call this photo, “My Cuba.” Finally, I saw smiles on the faces of Cuban people. These four women clustered together as we walked in Central Habana and demanded we take their photo. ... Read More ...



I went with two Norwegian people to a Jazzcafe at Galeria Paseo, located at the Paseo-Malecon. It cost 10 CUC to enter, many people tell me this is half of what a local earn in a month, and I think so ... Read More ...



The 2009 Human Development Index that compares the 192 Nation States of the United Nation defines Cuba as High Development. This index normally shows 179 of the 192 members, and has problem collecting ... Read More ...



Cuba has extremely modern looking Tuk Tuk‘s. The Lonely Planet calls them Bici-Taxis and says tourists are not allowed to use them. I will soon see, since I am from Colombia, generally look the same a ... Read More ...



I am paying 25 CUC per night to live in an unlicensed Casa Particulare. I am in a Private home; the price of the room is cheaper than Haiti. I have air conditioning, hot water, security, and intellige ... Read More ...



Cuban money is confusing. I am lucky to have a friend from Norway who lives in the Hotel Melia Cohiba. It is a 200 dollar a night hotel, and she booked a room for 100 dollars on the Internet. T ... Read More ...



All passengers debarked the plane in Santiago, Cuba. Went to the baggage carousal and retrieve their bags. All foreigners were taken into an area where dogs sniffed the bags, and some bags were open a ... Read More ...



Cuba does not stamp passports of visitors to Cuba, a person must purchase a Visa either at the Travel Agency, or at the airport. This Visa cost 15 United States Dollars, paid in Dollars. Even t ... Read More ...



I took a Tap Tap from the center of Port-au-Prince to the Airport. I paid 10 Gourde, or 25 cents USD. The flight left one to two hours late. The cost was 600 USD round trip from Haiti to Cuba with Aer ... Read More ...



Mr. Andres Hidalgo will take over this Travel Journal for the next couple of weeks. Please treat him with respect, he is a good person. I will be emailing with him daily, editing a lot of his work, an ... Read More ...


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