Cuba

Most of my trip planning routine is making lists and executing them, and this was especially true when planning my 3 week Cuba itinerary. I …

Cuba and Korea are unbelievably similar. I was only in Cuba for a little over five weeks last summer, but I’ve now been in Korea for …

Rum and coke, anyone? Fancy cocktails and quality drinking in Cuba are world famous, and for many tourists, they’re a huge part of the overall …

Cuban street food in Cuba is a mix of absolutely delicious local cuisine, and an entire country just doing their best with what they have. …

It is fascinating looking back at all of the notes I stamped out on my phone in Cuba. Many of them are so passive-aggressive, or …

Baracoa is the best Cuban city to visit for those of us who just aren’t city people. It’s ocean side, known for nature and curried …

“Food in Cuba is so repetitive” is heard by anticipatory travelers to Cuba all around the world. I won’t deny this, either. Cuban food in …

You sometimes get frustrated in Cuba— that’s fine and expected. I spent nearly 6 weeks on the island during summer 2016, and sometimes it hit …

“Cuba is just one giant grapevine; you just gotta find out who heard what.” -Ian, July 2016 In Cuba they’re used to this non-system of …

My Cuban Mother “Vas a estar así.” She makes a tick-tick-ticking noise, imitating a train chugging along as she shakes her shoulders and chest forward …