Visiting Cuba – Day 5

Having a host who promises to make arrangements for a perfect dinner that night sounds good, doesn't it. Depending on her promises we leaned back and looked forward to our night out at Paladar Doña Eutimia. Until then we decided to walk into town and cross the Bahia by boat for a visit to Casablanca. Strolling…

Visiting Cuba – Day 4

Endlich schien die Sonne wieder und der Tag war zum Sightseeing zu Fuß nutzbar. Nachdem die ersten Tag sehr gefüllt waren mit sehr gemischten Gefühlen, sollte es jetzt etwas gelassener angegangen werden, um die Eindrücke der ersten Tag zu vertiefen.

Visiting Cuba – Day 3

Oh, what a day we had to say: getting up in the morning after another noisy night we figured out that it was heavily raining and the temperature dropped down to 18 °C. Still very warm compared to the winter temperatures back in Europe (around 0 °C) but unexpected and surprising. The wind was blowing in…

Visiting Cuba – Day 2

We booked a sightseeing tour with a German speaking tour-guide for 120 EUR in advance. Currently 1 EUR equals (on Feb. 12, 2017) almost 1 CUC, which is the official currency for tourists. An average Cuban worker makes approximately 40 CUC/month. One CUC equals almost 25 CUP, which is the official currency for locals. A…

Visiting Cuba

Preparations To see Cuba before it changes it’s attitude towards capitalism, we decided to go there early 2017. The preparation to find a hotel or even B&B – that would fit our expectations – wasn’t that easy. First of all we started to talk to friends who visited Cuba before. They spoke about their All-Inclusive…

Who loves to travel the world with me?

Since many years I was dreaming of having the time to plan my journeys just for pleasure and relaxation instead for business trips. Times are changing and so does my habit: I love my new life and the way of enjoying it. If you like to join me on my tours you are more than…