Cuba 2015, 06 Another early morning. More bag breakfasts arranged by our HavanaTur guide Edel. Six o’clock and onto the bus. Back to sleep/snooze while Tomas drives us southeast cross country from La Habana to the south coast of Cuba. First stop is a coffee/bathroom break. It is always good to stretch legs, and everyone […]

Cuba 2015, 05 Boxing and baseball. With soccer thrown in as a third, these are the two most popular sports in Cuba. Today, we visit one of the most important training gyms for boxing in the country. But first, we walk. We walk and walk and walk. We poke our heads in here and there. […]

Cuba 2015, 04 It is an early morning for us. We are headed for Valle de Viñales, or Viñales Valley, another of our UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The valley is a karst depression in the Pinar del Río Province. Dotted with limestone, “sugar-plum” hills covered in plants unique to the area, it is a fantastical […]