Casa Iraida Havana

Calle No. 8 No. 656, apto. 4 Havana, Cuba

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Vintage Cars and Architecture

A travel blog entry by adamz

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Arrived late in the night and ended up being harrassed by imigration. First off, prior to entering immigration was approached and questioned by an imigration officer about why I was visiting Cuba. After that I went through Immigration.

While waiting for my luggage, which took over an hour to appear, was approached by a customs officer who …

Old Forts and Vintage Cars

A travel blog entry by adamz

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Day 1 - Castillo Morro and Fortaleza Cabana
After spending the night on the bus made it into Havana before first light. Given it was an hour earlier than I expected, ended up spending an hour in the terminal waiting for it to get later. Unforunately ended up at the Viazul terminal and not the bus terminal I had left from. Thankfully the map I …

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Cigars, music & rum

A travel blog entry by carofree

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... a couple of them and survived. After bus tour we wandered around the historic centre taking in the sights before jet lag forced us back to the hotel for a siesta.

So after Mojito,s in **********tail bar an excellent dinner on the waterfront. We have now learnt to ask what on the menu they have rather than just choosing as they tend to exaggerate a little. After choosing asparagus to start and then lamb both on the today's specials I was told that ...

Getting Acquainted with Havana

A travel blog entry by roadscholarorg

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... The surrounding neighborhood was also one of the nicest that I saw in Cuba, although the homes were still quite damaged.


Between stops, we visited a street dedicated to the religion called Santeria, brought to Cuba by slaves of West African and Caribbean descent. A guide gave a brief talk about its origins and practices that culminated in a Rumba band playing well into the afternoon. The street was awash in color and packed with local Cubans and curious tourists. ...

Our man in Havana

A travel blog entry by carlier

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... subversive imperialist telecommunications plot. We arrived at the iconic Hotel National to meet Tim’s Mum & Dad - our very own man in Havana - waiting in the lobby - cold beers, lots of stories and an amazing resistance to jet leg at the ready.

Given that Tim is in my ear telling me nobody is interested in the family stuff it’s fair to say that Cuba is like nowhere else we have ever been. Located just over 90 miles south of Key West ...