Going to Havana, Cuba last year was one of the best and eye opening experiences of my life. For those interested in my trip check out my Guide to Havana Cuba as well as my daily journal blog posts from my trip. Some of the best food I had in Havana was at little known mom and pop shops. Yes,…
If you haven’t yet you might need to back track to Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3-Varadero Beach of my Havana Cuba adventures. And if you are looking for The American Girl’s Guide to Cuba, well click the link. Day 4 was our last full day in Havana and it was by far my favorite day. Why, you ask?…
Read Havana Cuba Day 1 & Havana Cuba Day 2 Day 3 had been planned well in advance of the trip. We had scheduled a day trip to Varadero Beach with our host Rafael. For $160 CUCs, a driver would pick us up and drive us the two hours to Varadero Beach. We’d hang out for about 3 hours then…
On a Saturday morning in early December while laying on the couch binge watching This is Us, I got a text from a friend that flights to Cuba were $200 roundtrip. By evening 4 of my friends and I had booked our flights thanks to a bomb JetBlue deal. For weeks I’d seen people on Instagram traipsing around Cuba. Apparently…
In the elevator of our building on Day 1, we met a Canadian gentleman who insisted we go around the corner to Cafe Arcangel for breakfast. It was some of the best advice we received during our stay. Cafe Arcangel’s entrance is so tiny you could pass by it if you aren’t on the lookout for it. It’s a lovely…
It’s a beautiful morning in Havana Cuba. I’m sitting in a dark wood rocking chair that has been polished to a fine shine in the sitting room of my airbnb. The fan above me is slowly rotating. The breeze from the open window makes the leaves on the house plants flutter as well as the hem of my night dress.…
