Varadero (Cuba)

Cuba is one of the largest Caribbean islands and is still very underdeveloped and if you bear that in mind you wont be disappointed. Some areas are very poor and dirty but unless you go on executions you don't really see this part of Cuba. The island itself is beautiful, with sandy beaches and warm blue sea. We went in October '98 with our 19 mth old daughter, Jessica. It was an all-inclusive holiday and I would highly recommend going anywhere on holiday with this as you don't have to worry about food or drink, just spending money and we went for 2 weeks. The people are very friendly in the resort in which we stayed in, which was Super clubs Ponterina, ...  Read the complete review

I visited Cuba in 1998 and found it to be one of the most facinating countries i have ever been to. They seem to be living in a different world to everyone else. The hotel we stayed, which i regret i can't remember the name of was of the highest quality, even though it was only a three star. It was also one of the ones featured on Watchdog as being 'Close' to the oil refinery. What a load of rubbish these programmes feed you. It was featured on Watchdog about two weeks before we were due to fly out. They showed a refinery with a huge flame bursting out, which goes 24 hours a day. They showed it on the camera as if it was 50 metres away ...  Read the complete review