Cuba: Observations From the Trip
Cuba in my mind has been romanticized more than any other places I’ve visited or intend to visit. It has always been on my bucket list as a must see before US travel completely opens it up and turns it into another resort covered beach…
Cuba: The Colon Cemetery
If you have followed this blog at all, you will know that I can’t visit a place without seeing one of its old graveyards. Here are a few from Colon Cemetery. The massive cemetery is in Cuba and is an example of the Spanish style…
Cuba: Havana Hotel
When booking the hotel we were surprised to find that most places we liked were booked already so by the time we found the Ambos Mundos which was in the area of Havana that we wanted we took it worried that we might end up not finding…
Cuba: A Sail and the Beach
Down at the beach area from the resort they had little sailboats that many of these types of resorts have. I’m not an expert sailor in any way, but I have sailed a bit and took a few classes. Looking out at the massive blue…
Cuba: The Cars
A trip to Cuba isn’t complete without a few pics of the cars. For those who don’t know, after the US placed an embargo on the country forcing the people to get creative about maintaining the vehicles they have. This has resulted in a country…
Cuba: Back at The Royalton Hicacos
Waking up, we were happy to find that the sun was shining and our all-inclusive breakfast was delicious. As we were on vacation and making the best of a bad situation, we finished breakfast and promptly found ourselves a place by the pool to relax,…
Cuba: Day 1 and A Warm Welcome in Cuba?
As a US citizen, we still have outdated restrictions on travel to Cuba imposed by the US government. This has been changing a bit recently, with the Obama administration, so I would recommend checking government restrictions for the latest if traveling from the US. Generally,…
