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May

15

Pack in a Carry On

Pack light, travel well. When it comes to having a memorable travel experience in Cuba, you want to make sure that anything can happen—that means not having to worry about excess baggage weighing you down when you need to hop on a bus to Cienfuegos. Stay flexible, agile, and fancy-free by keeping all your necessities in a carry-on. You don’t have to sacrifice comfort to travel light—we promise.


Apr

21

8 Must Visit Beaches in Cuba

Sometimes you need to recover from all the “go here, go there, go everywhere” stress of vacation—and where better to take a breather than on a beach? Each of Cuba’s distinct regions boasts impressive stretches of magnificent sand where you can kick back with a beverage and find some simple peace of mind after enjoying the complexity of the country’s interior. We rounded up the most pristine, picturesque beaches so you can plan some fun in the sun for your time in Cuba.

Apr

16

Getting Current On Dual Currency

On a small cocoa farm outside of the isolated village of Baracoa, on Cuba’s easternmost tip, I bought a lightly tanned leather wallet. It was designed with a bougainvillea, the tropical flower that abounds on the island. The wallet looked to be quite average to a foreigner, with a pouch for change, a space for an ID card, and even several slots for credit cards, not something that is typically used in the largely cash-based economy. However, there was one detail that might have kept an unknowing tourist puzzled.


Mar

05

Havana's WiFi hotspots and Getting Online in Cuba

La Rampa runs along Havana’s main thoroughfare, 23rd Street, descending from the bustling M street intersection, home to Coppelia Park’s ice cream parlor and the famous Cinema Yara, to the Malecón, Havana’s five-mile winding ocean wall.


Jan

18

Top Six Things First Time Travelers To Cuba Should Know

Traveling to Cuba for the First Time? Here’s Six things You Probably Don’t Know...

Jan

08

Havana: Off the Beaten Path

There’s no shortage of things to do and see in Havana, from Hotel Nacional and the Malecón to the Plaza de la Revolución, the city is a bustling time capsule filled with sites every tourist will see. But if you’re the kind of person who likes to explore the road less traveled and dive into the local scene we’ve got a few insider spots for you:

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