Cuba

Hello again! At last back from my two-week adventure in the Caribbean! This is going to be a long one so you can turn back now if you wish!! After reading the six million emails I had waiting I thought I'd get down to telling you all about my lovely trip... My man and I were getting the feeling that our last holiday was about 20 years ago so on goes the telly, flip to ITV, pop on the text and straight to page 224! We always use teletext to book our holidays; we get last minute deals and save a fortune so we can have another holiday later in the year. The book price for this holiday is £1300 but we payed £580 per person all inclusive, bargain. We ...

If your idea of a holiday is to sit on a beach for two weeks, drinking lager and eating fish and chips, dong go to Cuba. I f you are fed up with annoying tourists in unionjack shorts and want to experience another country rather than vist it, this is the place for you. The people are inspriational, the architecture is amazing, the poverty humbling, the hospitality magical. It's very hot, I went to Havana and the humidity is very high. I stayed at someones house (they rent out rooms to make ends meet) which is by far the best way of experiencing Cuba. If you want to get out of havana, then either hire a car, or as i did, a driver (just someone with a car who ...

I visited Cuba in 1997 and have friends who have been there more recently. Here are my thoughts. If you speak some Spanish it will be useful especially if you move away from the main tourist areas. Petrol was at UK prices and is not readily available. You must know where the next petrol station is before you set off if using a hire car. Do not worry if you are given 'Convertible Pesos' these will be re exchanged at 1 for $1 when you leave the country and are always valued on par with the $. They exist to cover the shortage of $ notes. If you do go to Varadero or other resort areas you will never see the real Cuban Pesos as all items are priced ...