Category: Cuba, Central and South America
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Cienfuegos, La Perla del sur
On the 12th I took a taxi from Trinidad to Cienfuegos. He recommended that we’d take a trip through the mountains and “El Nicho” a beautiful waterfall in the mountains. In a 20 year old daewoo we went trough the mountains, on terrible roads. My driver showed me different plantations along the way, the radio…
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Chicken truck to Trinidad
On the 9th I took the taxi collectivo from Viñales to Trinidad. And old 1950s truck pulls up, we drive around Viñales to pickup people for more than an hour (Cuban efficiency). Finally leaving Viñales with 14 people in the truck, we drive for 4 hours with no suspension at all on the lovely and…
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Beautiful Viñales
On the 6th at noon I took a taxi collectivo from my hostal in Havana with two Austrians and the German I traveled with the first day. The ride was 2-3 hours long, and was 20 CUC pr person. We traveled in an old Peugeot which smelled terribly of petrol. Along the Cuban highway out…
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First days in Havana
Havana… where to begin?! As soon as I landed I was approached by two German girls, after some debate we came to some agreement with a cab driver who then took us to Havana. We checked in at our casa and went for a beer down the street. At this point my inner clock had…
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Adios, hasta luego!
Sitting in Frankfurt and waiting for my plane to Havana. A trip that takes around 11 hours, so I will be there around 21.00 (Cuban time), which will then be 3.00 in Denmark. The first three nights is booked at a Casa particulare in the center of Havana. The casa particulares are like bed and…
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Getting ready for the trip
So my blog is up! Very soon now I will be on my way. Tomorrow morning to Frankfurt and then to Havana. I will try to update this blog as I go. But on Cuba WiFi is a scarce resource, which will probably be a good thing for me 🙂 Please leave replies and comments,…
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