• Head to Varadero for a taste of the real Cuba

    Thu 5 March 2009  in Holidays

    Head to Varadero for a taste of the real Cuba Jaw dropping beaches and baseball are on the socialist republic menu today. Cuba's not big on international pop stars (and trust me, I've tried to find some), but the Buena Vista Social Club in Havana inspired both an album and a film that I'm entirely ambivalent about. Read More.

  • Cuba: sun, sea and Socialist propaganda in Old Havana

    Tue 24 February 2009  in Holidays

    Cuba: sun, sea and Socialist propaganda in Old Havana It may be a massive tourist trap already, but Old Havana is well worth dodging the Nikons for. The one thing most people really only know about Cuba is that it was the playground of the American Mafia for decades until Fidel Castro came along and gave the island a little tint of red, both politically and literally. Read More.

  • Classy Cuba Hotels

    Wed 18 February 2009  in Hotels

    Classy Cuba Hotels A visit to Cuba is like travelling back in time to a place with stunning colonial architecture and vintage American cars cruising the streets as well as preserved wilderness areas and tropical beaches. Read More.