Category Archives: Cuba

As soon as Chile won their penalty shootout against Argentina, and just before Messi sulked and quit international football we went to sleep both very excited about flying to Havana at 6am the next morning. In the car and on our way by 2:30 there were already mutterings of an afternoon nap but first thingsContinue reading “The Cuban Cash Crisis!! “

Breakfast was had in the casa overlooking the ocean. Simple fare but delicious, eggs, fruit, coffee and bread. They have jams here that I would say are more like a puree but still delicious as they are all home made. We had to call the embassy to see if our money had arrived and wereContinue reading “Havana “

We awoke to a phone call from the embassy telling us that our funds were ready for collection which was excellent news as we were able to head off to Vinales. Well done Kelly, what a lifesaver. We left a message at Piata’s casa to meet us at a bus station and headed off toContinue reading “Off to Vinales”

The way to get around the valley was to go by horseback. Which was going to be interesting as I haven’t been on a horse since I was about 12 and Tim never had been. Needless to say we were both a little nervous. Our guide William came and met us at our hostel. AContinue reading “Lone Rangers in Vinales “

Another beautiful morning in Cuba and another enormous breakfast courtesy of our hosts then it was off in our classic car to what was meant to be a superb beach about an hours drive away. We were happily cruising along in our classic once again enjoying the spectacular countryside while listening to the driver’s cdContinue reading “Cayo Jutias”

We woke up fairly late after last night’s shenanigans but all we had to do was catch a taxi back to Havana where the plan was to have a quick nap and then see what Havana had to offer on a Saturday night. Yamilka and Ariel at the casa sorted the taxi out for us.Continue reading “Taxi back to Havana”

It was good to be back in Havana. It’s just such a unique place. I usually categorise cities into two columns. Ones like Rio or Sydney that are pretty and you dont really need to experience the underlying culture to get a lot out of it. And the second column, cities like Melbourne and BuenosContinue reading “Back in Havana”

So somehow we had saved two of the things we were looking forward to most to our last day, a drive around town and a salsa lesson. First up was the salsa lesson and Piata had recommended a place she had been going to which was in one of Havana’s classic streets in central. WeContinue reading “Salsa in Havana”