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Cuba by bicycle - somewhere to stay west of Havana

by amylea 25 April 2012

I'm trying to sort out a bit of an itinerary for my month long cycling trip in cuba. As I'm not too keen on doing any more than around…
RE: Travel to Cuba for US residents...are there special tours that are legal?

by ttjpdo 22 April 2012

Poster #1's comments about the fact that Americans in the tens of thousands can and do visit Cuba without a license every year is accurate.…
RE: 4 days in Cuba....

by ttjpdo 17 April 2012

If it's city you want to see, and not rural or small-town Cuba, then all the previous posters are correct in saying that a car in the…
RE: Where to stay between Varadero and Havana?

by ttjpdo 05 February 2012

Poster #13 says, "NFW." That is surely true for the itinerary you have in mind if you have in mind using public transport. There is no--zero…
RE: Itinerary help for 3 1/2 weeks in Cuba

by ttjpdo 22 June 2011

No, the ferry to Cayo Levisa charges real money, like CUC$25 round trip. Best deal would be to take the Cubanacan tour from Vinales which…
driving in Cuba

by runjorun 24 February 2011

Hi, my husband and I are planning a 3 week trip to Cuba in March, and have a few questions we were hoping fellow travellers might have…
Cuba ready for golfing revolution

by Caney 22 February 2011

By Will Tidey, for CNN February 21, 2011 ... "Golf is becoming a reality in Cuba this year," Andrew MacDonald, chief executive of Lond…
Re: Beach huts in Cuba?

by wowcuba 20 December 2010

Pinar del Rio province: Maria la Gorda, Cabo San Antonio Holguin province: Cayo Saetia Villa Clara province: Villa las Brujas C …
RE: Cuba vs. Central America

by ttjpdo 16 November 2010

Yes, Bicycling Cuba is a good book to have. That guide, like Lonely Planet's Cycling Cuba, came out in 2002, meaing both were researched…
RE: Single female spending a week in Cuba: Tips, advice appreciated!!!

by ttjpdo 22 October 2010

I would suggest that you limit yourself to Havana and Pinar del Rio Province, just to the west. You'll want to have a hotel reservation…
RE: Visiting coffee plantation in Cuba, Vinales

by ttjpdo 15 April 2010

If you're looking for a place around Vinales, yes, as Cubapordentro suggests, go to the village of Santo Tomas (a place you might want…
RE: Camping in Cuba: what burner + need for a sleping bag?

by ttjpdo 27 March 2010

You are correct in assuming that Pinar del Rio Province (west of Havana and all the way to the end of the island), and the far eastern…
RE: Itinerary help for a 2-3 week trip in July!

by LilyMarcelle 29 June 2009

In two weeks you could probably do Havana, Pinar del Rio region (avoid the town itself, there's not much there), Santiago, and Baracoa…
New government restrictions to Internet access

by cubaverdad 12 May 2009

Cuba and Internet: Critical bloggers spark new government restrictions to Internet access Internet access is curbed as critics' blogs…
Cuba after Ike - the government advice

by BeardoUK 14 September 2008

The UK Foreign Office says: "Following Hurricane Ike, we advise against all but essential travel to Holguin and Pinar del Rio provinces…
RE: Cuba in a week and a half

by maydaymax 27 August 2008

I’m assuming that you’re not staying on a resort. If you’re flying into Havana on Dec 31, you’re hitting one of the biggest parties of…
RE: Less touristic beaches on cuba

by DraJ 10 August 2008

Cayo Levisa in Pinar Del Rio Province sounds like what you're looking for.
Re: Cuba

by FaFAndy 09 July 2008

We really liked the cigar growing Vinales Valley in Pinar del Rio Province. A really beautiful place surrounded by karst hills (mogotes)…
trip highlights - one person's viewpoint

by maydaymax 03 April 2008

Recently returned from a three week visit through Cayo Guillermo, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Veradero, Vinales & Havana. It felt like visiting…
Re: Travel to Cuba

by Altahabana 18 February 2008

*Would appreciate any info you can give us re:* *1. airlines* a. TACA and COPA are two options out of San Jose. Both have website…
Travelling in January 2008?

by ttjpdo 07 November 2007

My best advice would be to spend as little time as possible driving that route (the Carretera Central and the autopista) up through the…
reentering mexico from cuba

by Truetown 19 August 2007

If you referred to Pinar del Rio province, there is also diving at Cayo Levisa which is west of Havana and northeast from VInales. Maria…
Cuba Travelling

by maydaymax 31 July 2007

Hi,
My husband & I travelled with our 14 year old son in Cuba in 2006, spending initial time in casas and a final week in an all inclusiv…
Itinerary

by ttjpdo 04 June 2007

PS: You actually wouldn't have time to do all four of those loops AND Havana in just three weeks; which ones to leave out would naturally…
Tel # Hotel Maria la Gorda (Pinar del Rio province)

by 2025 09 May 2007

Found this over at Gaviota

María La Gorda, Península de Guanahacabibes, Pinar del Río
Tel:(53 82) 77 1306 y 77 8131
Fax:(53…