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Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Holguin, Camaguey, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Varadero, Pinar del Rio & Vinales
Brett Voegele2005-11-14 12:17:28
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into the bay - homes which were Mediterranean in appearance. Also took a 1 hour ferry ride to the mouth of the bay to investigate a fort. Definitely enjoyed Cienfuegos.
Varadero
After Cienfuegos I headed to what is probably the most popular location for tourists to Cuba - Varadero, with it's beautiful beach....the Cancun of Cuba. Bus ride took 4 hours. Initially tried to check into a hotel, but cheapest I could find was $42, so I simply asked the security guard if he knew of a Casa Particular, and within a few minutes he'd phoned a friend and I had a place to stay for 3 nights. Staying in a private home cost more than other places - $25, as I found out it is illegal for Cubans to rent out rooms in Varadero - the government realizes how popular Varadero is and wants all the money for themselves. Also found this to be the case in the tourist agencies in town - they only dealt with expensive, government options for getting from place to place - shuttles, planes, etc., and would offer no advice on 2nd class buses, trains, etc. Anyway, the beach at Varadero was beautiful - 12-15 miles of clean sand and turquoise water, with very few people at that time of year. There are many large hotels in town, catering to the many groups of tourists that spend time in town. Enjoyed simply relaxing on the beach for a few days, catching some sun.
Pinar del Rio & Vinales
From Varadero I was able to catch a bus to Havana, and then convinced a guy with a car to drive me the 3 hours to Pinar del Rio, which is west of Havana. Really enjoyed the area around Pinar del Rio - more topography than other parts of Cuba, and it is also the region which grows the best tobacco in Cuba. Greenery of tobacco and sugar cane fields added to the beauty of the region. After Pinar del Rio I caught a bus for the 45 minute ride to Vinales, which I really liked. The topography
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Welcome to the Third World that your ancestrus and other relatives created from their huge selfishness and racism that still perdures in the superficial and even sillier comments of your "travel notes"
Last thing, I live in Canada with all the benefits of the First World and, I've seen way more women giving away their honour and almost everything not for some money to feed their families but for some bucks to buy "good stuff"
Guess what? Who's bitcher? I think you've already got it!!
You'd better stay in your "native paradise" or get some good deal to visit Heaven a make a decent remark after.
Good luck looser!!!
Regards from your CUBAN Nemesis
YOUR CUBAN NEMESIS, 2008-01-23 05:06:58