With American travel industry insiders pushing to open travel to Cuba and a President who has hinted at the possibility, American travellers craving to visit this forbidden Caribbean island may get their wish soon. This culturally rich island offers plenty of architecture, music, adventure, and sunshine to impress even the worldliest travellers. Although the future [...]
The Cohiba is one of the world’s most expensive cigar brands and has many different types, with prices ranging from £30 to £250 per cigar. All around the world people know Cuba for it’s cigar making skills.
However Cuba isn’t just about the cigars that they make, this quaint yet booming island has many other cultural [...]
British television newscaster, Trevor McDonald takes in the ‘faded romance’ of Cuba, the Caribbean’s biggest island, a country where almost everything is half a century old. He visits the oldest cigar making factory on the island, and learns about living under a communist regime where food is rationed and a television can cost more than [...]
Did you know coffee was brought to Cuba in the mid 18th century but it would take 40 years before it became a big part of the economy, and by the early 1800’s it became a bigger import than sugar? Since then they have discovered that Cuba has perfect great cultivating techniques in an area [...]
A general note on Kitesurfing in Cuba. Kitesurfing has a growing scene in Cuba. New spots are being discovered and new riders are taking up the sport with the first few kiteschools being set up. But, there is one major problem for Cuban kiters; It is impossible to import or buy any kind of kite [...]
When many people think about scuba diving trips, Cuba is not one of the places that comes to mind at first. Cuba is an island that is located about 90 miles southwest of Florida and the Scuba diving is a wonderful experience.
Cuba has beautiful oceans where clean and clear exotic wonders await each and every [...]
Cuba has great deep sea fishing facilities to be enjoyed by fishing enthusiasts all year round. The best place to go deep sea fishing in Cuba is off the North West coast of Cuba. The waters off this part of Cuba form part of the fast moving Gulf Stream in which the conditions for fishing [...]
In between taking in the sights and relaxing on the beach in Cuba, why not make time for a memorable afternoon swimming with dolphins? Spending time with these beautiful, gentle creatures will be an experience you’ll remember long after you’ve said goodbye to the island. The Bahia de Naranjo aquarium, located at Cayo Naranjo, in [...]
Phonecalls:
In many hotels, shops, kiosks and ETECSA cybercafes - (ETECSA being the national phone company) - you can buy ETECSA “calling cards” (minimum CUC 10) and make calls from designated pay phones. This tends to be the least expensive way to make international phone calls from Cuba. Practically all hotels have good international telephone services, [...]
There is a lot of confusion surrounding the availability of the Internet in Cuba. Currently the Internet is restricted to Cubans due to censorship sanctions imposed by Castro’s regime, but not to tourists. You will need to show your passport to gain access when you buy your 1 hour ‘user scratch card’. This gives you [...]