How to get around Havana?

This post explains the different ways to get from A to B in Havana. Havana is huge. A lot bigger than you think and walking is only an option if you want to limit yourself to the Old Town, Centro and Vedado.  Here’s some more info about Havana, this post is about getting from A […]

Havana es Havana!

Havana: Nothing compares to it! Last update 12/2018 Some fun facts about Havana and a few must-sees just of the beaten track. The capital of Cuba is the biggest city in the Caribbean. ‘Havana es Havana’ say the Cubans, and it is hip and happening. The Old Lady is bent and bruised but just got […]

Hurricane season in Cuba

Officially the Cuban hurricane season starts at the first of June and ends the 30thof November.  That’s 6 months. That does not mean you have hurricanes for 6 months a year but that there is a probability of a hurricane during those months. It’s not like the tulip season in Holland where you are sure […]

Rent a bike in Havana

Rent a bike forbidden Until recently, renting a bike was impossible in Cuba because Cubans were not allowed to rent their bikes. (Something with dirty profit and thus capitalism.) So now, with some pride and we like the guy so to promote him, we announce: Rent a Bike in Havana Ovidio (an old-timer of 73) […]

Cuba Embargo

The US embargo is hurting Cubans in different ways

Racism in Cuba

No racism According to the official channels racism does not exist in Cuba, but in daily life race is important. Looking at the number of expressions a language has to describe the subject can reveal the importance. Eskimos have 20 words for snow, and Cubans have twenty for race . Is that rasicm? In ascending […]

Cuba Propaganda

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Propaganda… We have it too! “Always Coca Cola”, “Mc Donald’s, I’m loving it!” We have our kind of propaganda in our capitalist society. Our propaganda aims to make us consume particular products and services. If you are aware of this or not, it works… Ministry of Propaganda I do not want to get into the […]

Cuban Jobs

Thanks to its unique political system and the wages paid for work Cubans developed a range of jobs that do not exist anywhere else. You can’t live on a salary, even if you are a minister or director of a company. So everybody has a job next to his official designation. A few examples: We […]

How to buy a fridge in Cuba?

I need a fridge. Just a simple fridge. But I’m in Cuba, and nothing is simple here. How do you buy a fridge in Cuba? Fist you go to the store. Seems the obvious thing to do no? Then you get a heart attack when you see the prices. Here is a picture of the […]

Jineteros and Jineteras

How to handle Jineteros and Jineteras (street hustlers) Don’t avoid the Jineteros and Jineteras: they are fun, and you can’t avoid them anyway. Bad advice The whole Internet and all travel guides are full of warnings: Avoid the Jineteros and Jineteras because they are trouble! Beware! Warning! Run away! As you might have noticed, my […]