Casa Sara
Travel Blogs from Havana
Eggs, muscles, and soccer
... I wanted to stay and just take in the street life I stayed. I talked to a few people, wonderful, happy and humorous residents of Havana, flirty but not sleazy, cheeky but not rude, this is the Havana I fell in love with a year ago.
It still baffles me how there can be so much beauty in a place so run-down, but the colors, the light, the details, it’s all there. And then of course, it’s the people. What was it that made them so beautiful? I’ve said it ...
The Time of My Life
... at home?
Ray - This gorgeous man saw Leslie and me taking pictures at his apartment building with a staircases to nowhere. Within minutes he invited us to his home on the 27th floor. We rode the only elevator of our trip, met lounging neighbors and playful kids along the way, and were treated to some of the best views in town. We were welcomed into the home he shared with his aunt and were invited to ...
Standing In the Visa Line next to Russians in Cuba
... and banking on Hemingway's celeb status and ass-print at his favorite bars. I'm sure Hemingway would avoid Cuba altogether now. The Museum of the Revolution was hilarious, details and "facts" of how great Fidel and the revolution were. Details such as "Fidel has played a fundemental role in the political education of the people...through his persuasive and clearing words and the acknowledgement of his own mistakes" made me almost laugh outloud....except ...
Buena vista social club
... taking it. Of course there are always dodgy people and you can never take things for granted, **** happens, even in Cuba.
This country is in so many ways a mystery to me. Everywhere you go people are trying their best to make a peso. Selling street pizza, fruits and vegetables, knitted garments, wooden carvings and paintings. For the first time in my life I did not haggle in a market as their starting price was fair (too fair in some cases). I bought a small hand knitted item ...
Viva Cuba Libre!
... moved by the earnestness, variety, distinctiveness and the intense heart and soul of the music I saw at El Patio. Witness some of
the videos I have posted below. I remember feeling heartened to the point of tears by what I perceived as a near total lack of pretense or divisiveness within the music scene there, and a shared sense that music is essential to life, worth even taking substantial personal
risk*****.
When I returned ...
Location
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La Casa de Ana
Tlalpan Sur/South, Havana | B&B- Havana's Little Gem
- Great stay in Havana
- Un lugar muy especial
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Casa 1932
Campanario No 63 (Bajos), Havana | B&B -
Hostal Del Tejadillo
Calle Tejadillo 12, Havana | 4 star b&b- A great place to start your stay
- Absolutely alright
- Very Good value in Old Havana!
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Casa Alberto & Melba
Galiano no. 115 Apto. 81, Havana | B&B -
Casa Antigua
calle 28, Havana | B&B -
Casa Humberto
Compostela 611, Havana | B&B -
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Casa Miriam Hostal Colonial
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Calle 15 no. 278 apto 22 esq. I, Vedado, Havana | B&B -
Ray's Casa Particular
Aguila No 309, piso 2, apartamento 2, Havana | B&B -
Noemis y Wilfredo
Cuba 609, Havana | B&B -
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Calle Luz # 115, Havana | B&B -
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Casa De Daniel Carrasco Guillen
16 Cristo (2nd floor), Havana | B&B -
Casa Miramar
Calle 30, No. 3502, Havana | B&B -
Michel Habana
Espada 513 (Altos), Havana | B&B -
Casa De Silvia
82 numero 1902 entre 19 y 21 Playa, Havana | B&B -
Mansion Miramar
3rd Ave. Miramar, Havana | B&B -
Casa De Ernesto Garcia
Lealtad 159 e/ Animas y Virtudes, Havana | B&B
