As I am sure you can imagine, as the temperature starts to drop in the fall, a Honeybadger’s mind turns to thinking about warmer climates and new opportunities for adventure.. In this case however, my winter getaway has been in…
Cuba Part 6 – Last Conga in Cuba
I was sitting in business class, sipping champagne, as I jetted away from Havana.. certainly a higher class finish than my low budget entry to Cuba! What got me to this seat was the fact that they had oversold economy…
Cuba Photos are Up!
New photographs just shot over a 17 day trip around Cuba, including Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Trinidad, and Cienfuegos, are now up on the Cuba Images page linked off the main portfolio page. These are an initial cut, subject to…
Cuba Part 5 – Cienfuegos The Magnificent
Well not “magnificent” in totality, but it certainly had a few moments, and areas! Cienfuegos is dubbed La Perla del Sur (Pearl of the South), but the name actually means “100 fires”. Supposedly it has a French flavour to it,…
Cuba Part 4 – Bailing on Camagüey, But Onwards to Trinidad
Escape from Camagüey I had decided to stop in Camagüey, mostly to break up the long bus ride from Santiago de Cuba to Trinidad, and so I had arranged with my guide acquaintance Fernando to stay at a Casa for…
Cuba Part 3 – Sweating it Out in Santiago de Cuba
The Best Laid Plans of Honeybadgers…. So I had figured I was being smart by booking a flight to Santiago rather than slugging it out on a 15 hour bus ride. Well not quite. It turns out the only flight…
Cuba Part 2 – Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana As I mentioned in my first post, I had booked accommodation online for the start and end of my visit to Cuba, but not the middle, as one always has to have some flexibility when things…
Cuba Part 1 – Head-Banging in Habana
Learning “The Ropes”, or in effect “how things work” in a new country is not always easy, and I definitely have some forehead bruises from the process, hence the Head-Banging reference in the title, but Cuba is a visual treat…