Cienfuegos

Cienfuegos

There’s not a lot to say about this town really. It’s very modest. My first impression was that there are no international chains. No fast food. No flashy signs. Most of the buildings look empty unless you walk up and look in. Most of the Main Street has...
From La Habana to Cienfuegos

From La Habana to Cienfuegos

Today we drove from Havana to Cienfuegos. In total the drive is about 5 hours in a rather cramped can, but we had a couple of stops to break it up. Several Observations The roads are quite nice for the most part. Not a lot of potholes. Not a lot of traffic. We have a...
Cancun to La Habana: Thoughts on Interjet

Cancun to La Habana: Thoughts on Interjet

We flew from Cancun to La Habana Cuba which took approximately 1 hour. We flew the airline Interjet which I had always heard was a crappy airline but it was actually great. Thoughts About Interjet Upon arrival to the Cancun airport, they had a separate line for each...
Arriving to La Habana, Cuba

Arriving to La Habana, Cuba

Coming to Cuba, one of the last two remaining truly communist states, I expected there to be propaganda posters and pictures of Che all over the place.Instead we were greeted by very large, very capitalistic adverts for the local Cuban beer and Lucky Strike...
10 Reflections on Vancouver, BC

10 Reflections on Vancouver, BC

I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Vancouver and I wanted to reflect on some of my thoughts while everything is still fresh. 1. Canadians are really REALLY friendly people. Everyone was friendly. Even the border guards, the customs agents and the airport...
Ziplining in Cancun

Ziplining in Cancun

We headed to the ziplining area to get geared up. There are two different ziplining courses with 7 ziplines each and then one water landing attached to each course. It’s slightly weird having to swim while being attached to a zipline. I was amazed that my Mom, at 59...