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Back in Havana

Well, that’s it folks another adventure complete, and it been a good one. It must be the most relaxing 3 week adventure I have done so far. The addition of a hire car has bought flexibility and adventure, with no rigid structure to adhere to, just a list of places I want...

Santiago

Santiago, what a superb city. I have spent the last few days in and around the city. First stop was the 1234M peak called Gran Piedra about 20KM out of town. I would guess that 1200M of that was drivable, in my trusty hire car anyway, including hitch hikers. Just the last few...

Trinidad to Santiago

Well, according to the Casa owner and a number of others it takes 12 hours to get from Trinidad to Santiago. Therefore,I decided to split the journey just under half way at a large town called Camaguey. The first day from Trinidad to Camaguey, went without a hitch, just under 4...

Around Trinidad

Trinidad got even better once I ventured beyond the city limits and up into the hills. Two days spent exploring the valley and the mountains inland. Oh the joys of having a car. Firstly there was the hills and the two fantastic water falls I walked to. When I left that morning I...

Trinidad

Trinidad what a superb town, what can I say, the best place so far I think. A fantastic town, the centre of which is very much 19th century colonial. Cobbled streets,brightly painted walls, terracotta roofs, heavily weather wooden doors and windows, some with metal bars and some...

Remedios to Cienfuegos

I have now moved on to Cienfuegos on the south coast after a quick trip to Remedios and Caibarien on the north coast. Remedios is a quaint small town, with a rural feel to it. Wandering around the town you can feel that life is slow, relaxed and done at a pace that is no more...

Vinales to Santa clara

Well, I have now moved to Santa Clara some 500KM drive south east towards the centre of the island. I can now confirm it is a big island. The last 2 days have been extremely informative and useful in understand more about contemporary Cuban culture. My last day in Vinales was...

Caves and Beach

Time for some exploration of the valley and the coast. Firstly to the cave Santo Tomas, a 46KM complex of caves. However, with the help of a guide, a helmet and a lamp you get only a glimpse of the numerous levels for a couple of hours. A long with the stalagmites and...

Havana to Vinales

Firstly, the humidity, it is 24/7 and whilst never completely energy sapping makes you slow down enough to enjoy the moment. Well, after three days in Havana it is time to get the hire car and head west to Pinar Del Rio. Eventually left at 10:30 with a little saloon car that has...

More Havana

Well the sun is still shining so I have done a little more exploring. First thing to note is the lack of general aggression in everyday life, no raised voices, just laughter, feels quite safe. I did get stopped by the police whilst taking photographs in an area surrounded by...

My fundamental attitude to travel has changed little since I first started in the early 1990s. I travel with an open mind, bare my soul and have trust in fellow man. An essential starting point irrespective of the destination.

Where in the world?

With so many countries now accessible, the choice of destination is bewildering. However, certain cultural, historic, geographic and meteorological characteristics draw me to particular locations.

Without whom

As always there are so many people, without whom, some of the most fantastic moments of my life would never have occurred. So I would like to take this opportunity to thank them (and you too Mum!)