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Exploring Cienfuegos: A Vibrant City with French and Spanish Influences March 30, 2023 Upon arriving in Cienfuegos, we were struck by the city’s affluence compared to the other places we…

Playa Larga, nature reserves March 20, 2023 After enjoying some rest in Soroa we travel to the south coast of Cuba and after a few hours in a colectivo, we arrive in…

Soroa, UNESCO biosphere reserve December 19, 2022 After a few days in Viñales we catch a colectivo taxi to Soroa, a biosphere reserve protected by UNESCO. It is located in the province…

Viñales, tobacco and coffee December 16, 2022 After a very bumpy two hours colectivo journey from La Havana to Viñales shared with another couple, we arrived at another casa particular. We were welcomed…

Visiting La Havana December 13, 2022 We landed in La Havana late in the evening of Thursday 8 December 2022. We were surprised at the speed we cleared border control…

Experiencing Cuba: A Traveller’s Perspective January 24, 2023 I have been travelling around Latin America pretty extensively over the past 25 years. I had always wanted to visit Cuba and…

Sun, beach and sea in Yucatan June 17, 2022 We planned to have a week of sun, beach and sea on the Yucatán Peninsula as well as visit some of…

Mexico City June 3, 2022 We arrived in Mexico City in the late hours of Friday 3 June. I had arranged for a private pick-up, but it is easy to…

Vietnam February 27, 2021 We landed in Hanoi on 20 December just after five and were picked up by our taxi and brought to our hotel. Due to the early…

8-day Galapagos Islands cruise August 27, 2019 After spending a day in Quito visiting the old town and people watching whilst drinking a lovely coffee, we were collected at our…