21 Photos That Will Make You Want To Go To Cuba Here is a collection of some of my favourite photos. It’s almost enough for me to want to go back to Cuba! …
Tobacco Farm and Town Carnival in Viñales My time in Cuba was sadly coming to an end with just two days remaining. I was going to spend them in the Viñales region, famous for its tobacco plantations. I can also honestly say that Viñales has some of the most amazing landscapes that I have seen anywhere in the world. Precious Cigars You can’t come to Cuba and not sample the cigars. It would be just rude right? I didn’t…
Revolution & Sunset in Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is a very important place in Cuba for what happened on the morning of the 26th July 1953. Fidel Castro led a group of over 100 rebels on an attack on an army barracks, generally accepted to be considered the start of the Cuban Revolution. The attack itself was more or less a complete failure and most of the rebels were either killed or captured and then executed shortly afterwards.…
Santiago de Cuba: Prostitutes, chess and chickens Santiago de Cuba is probably the strangest place that I have ever been to. I don’t know if it was the heat (over 30 degrees at 11PM) or if there is something in the water, but I had a very surreal experience in the city. In some ways I feel like I am doing it a disservice as I was only there for 2 nights but it was the first night that was…
I’m Never Hiking After Drinking Rum Ever Again! On my trip to Cuba, this is what I was most looking forward to – hiking and camping in the Topes de Collantes region. I was in the area for two days and the hiking on the 2nd day was supposed to be the hardest. That was until I drank a litre of rum with a Cuban and Argentinian couple in Trinidad the night before, see here. Oh and it was 32…
Saint Patrick’s Day in Cuba It was mid afternoon and approximately 32 degrees and I was hot. The kind of hot where all your clothes start to stick to you. I was walking through a side street in the city of Trinidad in Cuba on St Patrick’s Day when I heard something. I had to do a sort of double take and replay it in my mind to make sure I heard it correctly the first time. I was right, someone…
The Best Music and Dancing in Colourful Trinidad Trinidad is a slightly strange place. The streets are cobblestone and a lot of the buildings are falling apart. It made finding my casa at 3 in the morning an interesting experience, especially with almost no street lighting. I think if it was ever cold enough to have mist or fog, it would look like a scene from Resident Evil. This is one of the streets to show you what I mean….. …
Music and Dance on the Streets of Havana What is the first thing that comes into your mind when you imagine what it is like in Havana? Chances are that music and dancing come high on the list, along with classic cars and rum. Music and dancing are impossibly to avoid ANYWHERE in Cuba. Here is a quick sample from the streets of Havana. And if you like this, just wait for what is coming up from Trinidad! A little…