North America

As in so many other respects, Cuba is an unusual destination in regards to money.  When we were last here, 20 years ago, there were ... Read More

We finally found the Cuban music and the other foreign tourists: they’re both in Trinidad.  We were a little concerned about Trinidad, as it has ... Read More

We have climbed up to Topes de Collantes, at 750 metres in the Escambray Mountains. The road up was as much as a 22% grade, ... Read More

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] I feel that Ruth’s blog about looking for lunch in Topes glossed over some aspects of that area, like long walks in the ... Read More

Without a headwind we had a pleasant 83 km ride over rolling hills to Remedios yesterday.  The heat (30 to 32 degrees every day) is ... Read More

Yesterday I gave some ibuprofen capsules to a woman working at the art gallery next to our casa particular in Remedios. Her knees were swollen ... Read More

The final major battle of the Cuban Revolution was fought in the city of Santa Clara.  Under the command of Che Guevara, 340 guerrillas engaged ... Read More

Cuba has the most diverse traffic of any place that I have travelled.  There are cars, of course, more than there were 20 years ago, ... Read More

When we were travelling in Cuba twenty years ago all of the hosts at our various  accommodations voiced support for the government.  The Special Period, ... Read More

The birds we have seen and heard along the Bay of Pigs has been outstanding. Up until yesterday we were lucky enough to see most ... Read More