Trinidad
Travel Blogs from Trinidad, Cuba
The third cuban instalment...
... . And so damn cheap. If you go to the right places. As you struggle to walk along the bumpy cobblestones of Trinidad's centro historico, contemplating the menus of the city's more officialestablishments, women from all angles accost you with promises of ...
Feliz in Cuba
... to Jorge (the father of Odalis, our hostess) who says some jibes I can't translate but I'm pretty sure I get the gist of. Trinidad has a reputation for good, accessible music, so we have lots of choices. At Jorge's recommendation, we head up the to the ...
Mas Tranquilo
... dates from the 1870s, and shares the high ceilings, tile roofs and elaborate plaster door arches of most casas in Trinidad. All these lovely places with their lush inner courtyards lie hidden behind mostly non-descript housefronts that hug the ...
Farewell, Trinidad
... lilt that entices. The music of the island might be a result of that movement, not its cause. The perfect ending to our time in Trinidad comes at the bus stop. Jorge helps lug our bags the 10-minute walk to the station. Even with me loaded up with ...
Rain
... the two carry out with hand gestures) with one of the maids from the beach hotel, on her way home. We finally arrive in Trinidad, after stopping at various tiny communities, but where in town are we? Bici-taxis hover, locals offer opinions, but no one ...
Valle de los Ingenos & Peninsula de Ancon
... valley and the peninsula which was totally worth the stop. That took us half the day, and then we headed back to Trinidad. We ate lunch at one of the only good state restaurants in Trinidad, the Trinidad Colonial. The food was quite good and ...
Slow train coming
... it's really spanked into the next calle. We chat with some kids about Canadian and Cuban weather until the light recedes up the street, then march home for our last dinner in Trinidad. Our coolest night in Cuba, we actually put blankets on the ...
cobbly streets
... I feel a bit better today, I didnt make it to the sancti spiritus museum yesterday instead just opting for a long walking tour of trinidad and its little street parties it seems to be having.. I called it a night early as from yesterday I have decided to ...
To the south
... end -- concrete buildings without any walls, standing like dinosaurs along the way. The foothills of the mountains which effectively left Trinidad marooned for much of the last century roll their green lovely way up from the south. It's a dramatic ...
Will I ever leave Trinidad?
What a relief to leave Varadero far, far behind. Having roughly 2hrs sleep under my belt, I staggered to the bus station, jumped on, and then entered "silent tourist mode". You see, as soon as you speak on a bus filled with tourists.. someone's gonna ...
Dancing in Trinidad
... Trinidad, we shall continue. After arriving back, we took a drive up to Topes de Collantes which was in the mountains above Trinidad. There was a massive edifice which had been built by the former president Batista in two stages. He started it in 1937 and ...
Rossīs first long bus ride
Today is Rossīs first long-ass bus-ride. Itīs six hours from Havana to Trinidad! We started our day with coffee at the Plaza Vieja after breakfast at our casa. The plaza is undergoing a major renovation, and it looks like it might ...
Trinidad
We started our day off a bit later after our night out with Kara and Leigh. We had breakfast at the casa which consisted of fresh mango juice, papaya and eggs. We took a leisurely stroll through the plaza and ran into lots of touts who were ...
Tell me it's not true!
The whole of Trinidad is in mourning. The world is now a different place, worse for the loss of a great man - our mate, Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin. It was hard to fight back the tears, but I somehow managed. Others weren't so reserved and just let ...
Steps and hitchhiking
... fruit and ice cream are their main ways to satisfy the desire for sweets. Absolutely fine with me because the Mango in Trinidad is the best in Cuba and for that matter I believe it has to be the best in the world. It is incredible. Absolutely delicious. ...
Colonial Trinidad & Cayo Coco
Trinidad is another of UNESCO declared heritage sites in Cuba. The whole town still carries the colonial feel, with brightly coloured buildings and cobbled streets. We spent the first day drinking potent cocktail which is made from honey, rum, lemon ...
Trinidad
... first time I was ever up to my neck in bicycle with baggage all around unable to move a whole lot. We made it to Trinidad and I really needed to go relieve myself with all the bumps and excitement. Well, this very large and slow moving lady found me and ...
Salsa, Salsa, Spanish and more Salsa
... Simon Spanish lessons msimon@ehttdad.co.cu Yudel Paredes Vazquez Professional dance teacher - Salsa & other cuban rhythms Contact at: Piro Guinart No 113 e/ Frank Pais y Clemente Pereira, 62600, Trinidad S.S. Cuba Tel: (01-419) ...
Cuba Libre cont'd
... chips as we couldn't stop ourselves once they were in front of us. The breakfast was also great - mango juice!! Trinidad was a much better looking town. The oldest section of it was cobblestoned streets and cars weren't allowed to drive up ...
A day in Cuba Trinidad
Ok here is a typical day in Trinidad, Cuba. - Woke up at 4am by a rooster outside my window. - Perfect Beach Weather -Walked down the street to pay a different third price for the same amount of bread purchased over the same amount of ...
Beautyful and lovely Trinidad
... um die ganze Welt gereist ist und Cuba aehnlich wie ich empfindet. Vor allem als single, als Frau ist es nicht lustig. In trinidad werde ich von Pablo abgeholt, der auf mich mit einem Schild wartet, es geht mit einem Rad tuktuk durch die ...
carnival...or something like that
... .shutterfly.com After three days in Baracoa, I was back on the bus - this time for the 18 hour trip back to Trinidad - aah! I decided to return because the town was having their annual carnival that weekend which I was very excited to see. I ...
EN Experiencing it all
... the coast without even considering going to see the town. We got to the bus station to find out that the only bus to Trinidad leaves approximately in 16 hours. Luckily, local taxi driver was after a long discussion happy to take us straight away for few ...
Trinidad
... can simply "take over" a communist country. they have to adapt and slowly learn how to cope, and not just be overrun by new values and concerns. on a lighter note, cuba also has no americans--which makes for a very pleasant atmosphere for ...
Trinidad and the casa culture
... It was 35C and just walking down the road made us feel we were about to melt. We were on our way to Trinidad, on the southern coast of Cuba and would return to Havana the following week to meet our friends Fahreen & Shafiq from England who were coming to ...
Horses, Horses
... where they make their cash!) we had to move around a bit but not too far and all nice. The first day n trinidad we went to the beach and went out on a catamarange (ŋ?) to go snorkeling on the coral reef, it was small but there were a ...
Trinidad
... the best place in Trinidad... Gustavo's gaff.... old colonial house, complete with rocking chairs n a lovely patio. Now... Trinidad is a lovely town, with lovely cobbled streets and old colonial buildings. However, and this is a big HOWEVER, ...

