Packing for Cuba
I’ve been blogging about Cuba because the three weeks I spent there were so different from everything else I’ve experienced. Somehow Cuba manages to be unlike any of the 32 […]
I’ve been blogging about Cuba because the three weeks I spent there were so different from everything else I’ve experienced. Somehow Cuba manages to be unlike any of the 32 […]
If you know me for longer than five minutes you probably know that I am obsessed with salsa dancing. Specifically, the style that I’ve been dancing for the past five […]
A few of my friends have emailed me asking for a shorter itinerary for Cuba (for one or two weeks instead of the three that I was in […]
Some people visit Cuba and only see Varadero. Others hear about the resort town and the many tourists and they stay far away. I think three nights there was the perfect […]
Cienfuegos is another place (like Camaguey) where I wish I had spent less time. I only had two full days and two nights there, but I feel like you can […]
Other than the horseback riding tour in Vinales, this day trip to the Valle de los Ingenios was the only “tour” that I booked. While I feel like my tour […]
The countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve, while dancing with my new Cuban friend Ismael, is something I will never forget. This was one of my favorite nights in […]
Camaguey was chosen as a stopping point on my Cuba trip because its historic center is a UNESCO site and because I wanted to break up the long bus ride […]
I had high hopes for Santiago. It is Cuba’s second largest city, is the birthplace of Bacardi rum, and it is famous for its cultural contributions to music and dance […]
When people ask me where my favorite place was in Cuba it is really hard to answer. I loved Havana for the dancing and live salsa music and since these […]