Off the Beaten Path in Cuba
A visit to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites shows off Cuba’s countryside and city scene for AAA’s Home & Away Magazine…
Hola Cuba!
Cuba continues to fascinate visitors, especially now that the country is gearing up to welcome more American visitors. Here’s a short introduction to this beautiful island that appears online for the National Association of Federal Retirees: Hola Cuba…
Rumba Beats and Good Eats in Cuba
The Vancouver Courier
– August 22, 2014
You’re going to Cuba? Great! Take food. That was the advice from friends when I told them about our upcoming trip. There was universal agreement that if we were going to survive for a whole week, my suitcase had to be half full of cereal, dried fruit and granola bars. Of course, this was a challenge in the making. Forget the groceries, I ramped up on research instead.
We built a Cuban sandwich of our own – a spicy weekend in Havana stuffed between four days at a luxurious all inclusive in Varadero. Add a helping of history, a pinch of the mystical and a dash of neighborhood dance party and we had a tempting trip so good we could taste it
Our first two days were spent at the Paradisus Princessa del Mar Resort & Spa in Varadero, out at the whip …