Day 24: Museums–Bonkers, Broken and Brilliant

Janet September 6, 2012
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Thurs. 6th September 2012 One advantage of standing out as a tourist is that you can walk boldly into the posh Parque Central Hotel without being questioned. We are back in our favourite chairs on the first level of the  …

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Day 23: Not My Day?

Dave September 5, 2012
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Wed. 5th September 2012 If I was asked to name my highpoint of our trip to date, I’d be spoilt for choice and would have to give it some thought. Even my short list is quite long – diving, turtle …

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Day 19: Back From The Back Of Beyond

Dave September 1, 2012
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Sat. 1st September 2012 Our transfer on Friday back to Havana from MLG was uneventful. As we didn’t leave until 2pm it meant that we could have a fairly lazy morning (we do need to make better use of transfer …

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Day 10: Havana–City of Contrasts

Dave August 24, 2012
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Thur. 23rd August 2012 It was time to say goodbye to our new friends as the Exodus tour group was due to fly back to the UK this evening. However, before they did there was time to do some sightseeing …

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Day 9: Ron, where is my Daiquiri?

Janet August 23, 2012
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Wed. 22nd August 2012 Today was transfer day back to Havana and was a full day on the coach. Some of our group began to feel the going home blues. We began with another historical visit to Santa Cara where …

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Day 3: Es Muy Diferente!

Dave August 16, 2012
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Thur. 16th August 2012 By the time we got to Palacio O’Farrill yesterday we were very tired and with it being dark too we weren’t really able to take in much of the hotel or surroundings. It was too late …

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Day 2: Bienvenidos a Cuba–Please Wait

Dave August 16, 2012
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Wed. 15th August 2012 We had originally intended to spend 2 days in Cancun prior to moving on to Cuba, but Cubana Avianca decided to cancel our flight a couple of weeks ago. After a bit of email negotiation, they …

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