It’s hard to believe it’s already been a week here on the island, which means the trip is halfway over. The next half will be spent exploring all that Havana has to offer. The drive back here was quite interesting in that three-quarters of the drive was down the single freeway in the country — a freeway with a total of 3 lanes, and no divider. So you’ve got a lane for eastbound traffic, a lane for westbound traffic, and a lane in the middle for both eastbound and westbound traffic in the form of a mutual head-on passing lane. Not exactly the safest road in the world, but that’s what you get when the USSR pulls out of the project halfway through completion.
Authored by: Digital Knowmadd on December 21, 2011.
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After almost 7 days of nothing but pork, rice, beans & crappy pizza, I headed over to a little slice of paradise called Cayo Santa Maria. Up here in the north you’ll find nothing but 5-star resorts along white sand beaches and crystal blue waters. It’s also the one place on the island where you’ll actually find a decent variety of food, so if traveling to Cuba you may want to come here halfway through your trip which is exactly how it ended up working out for me. There’s not much else here besides the beaches, and it’s far cry from the REAL Cuban culture. Here you’ll find a bunch of foreign tourists and not much else. It’s a good spot to take a break and enjoy some comforting amenities of home before getting back into the thick of things.
Authored by: Digital Knowmadd on December 20, 2011.
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The route from Trinidad to Cayo Santa Maria in the north is one of the more challenging stretches of road. Not only is it lacking signage, but it’s also lacking road so you could be driving for miles on dirt roads not knowing if you are even going the right direction. I stopped off in Santa Clara to take a break from off-roading to grab some “pizza” for “sustenance” and to check out the mega-plaza dedicated to the hero of Cuba — Ernesto “Che” Guevara. I also went on a tour of a large Cuban cigar factory. The photos may be a tad out of focus since technically I wasn’t supposed to be taking photos from inside the factory. So technically you’re not supposed to look at the photos either. Please avert your eyes for the remainder of this post.
Authored by: Digital Knowmadd on December 19, 2011.
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One of the more perplexing things about this culture is how people manage to survive on what amounts to roughly $25 USD per month. The fact that the government gives them feed answers part of the question, but I’m still baffled be the fact that you can find Cuban people in restaurants that are charging about 30% of their monthly income for a single meal. People must have side-gigs here. I’m convinced that the menu prices are in CUP for locals (aka 1/25 the price), and CUC for everyone else. I will continue to investigate this phenomenon.
Authored by: Digital Knowmadd on December 18, 2011.
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Trinidad is one of the more picturesque cities in Cuba, with cobblestone streets, an amazing nightlife outdoors at Plaza de la Musica, and lot’s of artisans and colorful old buildings.
Authored by: Digital Knowmadd on December 18, 2011.
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