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Cuba, Money Matters, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Cuba Travel Guide including costs and tips

Cuba is not a pocket-friendly destination and while traveling through the world’s last time warped, heavily sanctioned country, be prepared […]

August 7, 2018 By maverickbird
Caribbean, Cuba, Outside India

My Baracoa travel experience: A classic end to the Cuba trip

Is it possible to not love a place which has rivers of honey and love dripping from everywhere? How can […]

August 6, 2018
Baracoa is the most remote area of Cuba
Caribbean, Cuba, Outside India

Traveling down the Moa Baracoa highway: the wildest road in Cuba

The journey to Baracoa, in Guantanamo province, was an adventure. Guantanamo is an Achilles heel to the Cuban history and […]

August 3, 2018
A man from Gibara
Caribbean, Cuba, Outside India

The ghost town of Gibara

Gibara happened by sheer chance and it turned out to be one of Cuba’s best-kept secrets. I left Trinidad gladly […]

July 31, 2018
Trinidad Cuba is a beautiful colonial town
Caribbean, Cuba, Outside India

Trinidad Cuba: A tourist trap or a colonial treasure house

For those of you who have been following my Cuba series, will know that I was looking forward to Trinidad […]

July 30, 2018
Caribbean, Cuba, Outside India

Santa Clara Secrets

I stayed in Santa Clara for two days with a sedate elderly couple who had a huge orange cat. They […]

July 26, 2018
Caribbean, Cuba, Outside India

A slice of the Cuban life

It rained heavily the next morning and the Cuban bus company Viazul cancelled all its services. According to Mercedez, cancelling […]

July 25, 2018
Caribbean, Cuba, Outside India

Salsa and santeria: This is offbeat Havana

I stayed in Havana for three days before heading deeper into Cuba. My last day again took me to the […]

July 24, 2018
#travelblog #Cuba #maverickbird
Caribbean, Cuba, Outside India

Exploring Havana is not a child’s play

My casa in Havana was a slice of humble happiness. White lacy curtains danced in the morning breeze and the […]

July 22, 2018
#travelblog #Cuba #maverickbird
Caribbean, Cuba, Outside India

Stormin’ into Havana

My first glimpse of Cuba was from the plane. I was flying into Havana from Panama City and was breathless […]

July 21, 2018
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