Understandably we have a bit of a language barrier in Cuba. On the second night in Cienfuegos our host family asked us if we want coffee. I said yes and then my Mom asked for ice. I asked the host if she had hielo (ice) and she asked if I meant helado (ice cream) and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
