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  1. Photo Essay: Hot Rods on Cuban Streets

    Blog: GoBackpacking - 10 December 2009

    The streets of Cuba are a time machine for the automotive industry.Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)

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  2. Cuba podcast

    Blog: REID ON TRAVEL - 7 December 2009

    Americans can travel freely to any country they choose. Except one. Cuba.The subject came up on Lonely Planet’s new fortnightly travel podcast, done with Public Radio International's The World (where Tom Hall and I put topical news through a travel filter with PRI host Clark Boyd).

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  3. Faces From Around the World: Cuba

    Blog: GoBackpacking - 4 December 2009

    I've traveled enough and am home now. I don't want to travel anymore.Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)

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  4. Can Americans Vacation In Cuba, Legally?

    Blog: GoBackpacking - 2 December 2009

    According to the American government, you can actually travel to Cuba as an American.Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)

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  5. Cycling is Such a Great Idea – But can Everybody Have a Bike

    Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 24 November 2009

    Cycling is such a great utilitarian activity many of us take it for granted. And there are people that have one or two bicycles for each different kind of activity. Many of us are so fortunate, living in an affluent society like Europe or North America, to find so many bicycle stores and other suppliers of bicycles in every neighbourhood. Yet we fail to realize how lucky we are. Many of us simply don’t know how hard it can be for a person living in most parts of the third world to have access to a simple two wheeler.

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  6. Meet the New Travel Blogger

    Blog: GoBackpacking - 25 October 2009

    I’m Matthew and soon I’ll be contributing a regular column to GoBackpacking.  I’m currently planning a 4 month backpacking trip to South-East Asia and my posts will explain what is involved with planning a long term trip, everything from budgeting to visas. In the past of I’ve backpacked through Western Europe and Cuba, two experiences [...]Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)

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  7. Staying in Cuba’s casas particulares

    Blog: mock-heroic.net - 27 August 2009

    What is a casa particular?

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  8. If you were stranded on a Beach...

    Blog: EZGuler - 12 August 2009

    Continuing along with the Top Ten theme, here is another Top Ten list, this time, with photo accompaniment.Top Ten Beaches To Fall In Love With (in order of degrees of love, 1 being the strongest)10) Athens, Greece

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  9. Baracoa – An Unspoiled Colonial Village in Cuba

    Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 11 August 2009

    Set on a gorgeous bay and backed by breathtaking mountains in extreme eastern Cuba is Baracoa. Due to its geographic isolation, Baracoa, is still somewhat undiscovered and those who venture to this remote northeastern corner of the island will discover an almost unspoiled colonial village surrounded by secluded beaches and rainforest. Only accessible by sea until the 1960s, travelers can now reach Baracoa by taking a two hour flight from Havana or driving five hours by van from Santiago. The mountains, crystal clear rivers, waterfalls, and beaches all beg to ...

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  10. Video of the Week – The Cuban Diaries

    Blog: GoBackpacking - 11 July 2009

    Watch more Havana videos at tripfilms.com This week, we’re taking a virtual tour of Cuba.  Based on the video, it appears you can comfortably cover the main cities and sights within 3 weeks. Related posts:Video of the Week – Trindade, BrazilVideo of the Week – Skytrain to LhasaVideo Of The Week Related posts:Video of the Week – Trindade, Brazil

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  11. Marching in Havana

    Blog: everthenomad - 8 July 2009

    In winter 2006, I fulfilled a long-awaited dream – I traveled to Cuba.

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  12. Che still haunts Cuba

    Blog: mock-heroic.net - 16 May 2009

    Havana, Cuba – 2008 There are quite a few second-hand bookshops in Havana, and this is one of them in the Habana Viejo district. I had a quick browse through and most of the books were very very old, good as collectibles. It’s a historic trove for undercover communists. Other Che sightings:

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  13. Cuba: Fast Facts For Families

    Blog: Have Internet Will Travel - 16 April 2009

    We love Cuba as a family destination, and so do millions of other Canadians, Brits, Europeans, and Aussies.  Americans likely won’t be far behind.  If you’re considering traveling to Cuba with your baby or toddler, here are some basics to help you decide... Health: Michael Moore may have exaggerated a little, but Cuba’s health care IS good, [...]

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  14. Taking Your Family To Cuba…

    Blog: Have Internet Will Travel - 14 April 2009

    My love of travel kind of got its start in Varadero… When I was about 7 or 8, my mom took me to Cuba for a week’s holiday with her friend and her 2 kids close in age to me.  I don’t remember much, but I do remember strange, orange, hard plastic seats on the plane, [...]

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