Cuba
What to bring to Cuba: Your Ultimate Family Guide 2023
For us, two weeks in Cuba with our kids was like travelling 20 years ago. In those days it was just you and your backpack and away you go. Now with a family we had to think about what to bring to Cuba. So we tried to recreate our early days of travelling...
Cuba With Kids, 10 Reasons Why You Should
Travelling Cuba with kids was something I hadn’t thought about in my 20’s. It was a country I so longed to travel too. As far back as 2001 when I spent a couple of months in Guatemala I walk past a travel agent and see return tickets to...
10 Things To Do In Cienfuegos, Cuba
This was the final destination on our trip, Cienfuegos is only an hour from Trinidad and 2 hours 45 minutes from Havana. So it was an easy travel day. Hopping off the bus and getting our bearings we headed to our accommodation that was...
Trinidad Cuba, Experiencing This City
As our bus rolled into Trinidad, we realised we made a great choice when planning our Cuban itinerary. With its mix of colonial architecture, brightly coloured buildings, cobblestone streets and gorgeous central plaza. This must is a must when visiting...
Playa Giron, A Spot Not To Be Missed
This sleepy little town in Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) was our first stop outside of Havana, sadly the Viazul bus was full so we needed to take a private taxi (cost around 80 CUC). Upon arriving in Playa Girōn we were greeted by our beautiful hosts...
Havana Cuba, 6 Reasons Why We Fell In Love
Havana, Cuba is one place I have dreamt of visiting, at times I thought I would ever make it. To be honest, it felt surreal walking out the doors of the airport, seeing the cars, the people, even the scenery around the airport, I know right! However, I...
The Top 11 Things To Do In Havana With Kids
We loved our time in this city, its retro charm and its people. Every day we were out, about and exploring. It doesn’t take long to fall under this cities spell. We spent 6 days strolling this city, captured by its rustic beauty and...
Things To Know Before You Travel To Cuba
Our Story Cuba had been on my radar for along time, so when I finally got the chance to take the family the planning began. Now we looked at our options from New Zealand, we researched and learnt a lot of interesting Cuban facts. We also...
Meet the family
We are a family of 4 living in New Zealand. I’m a teacher (great profession for traveling) and my wife Connie is a section administrator. We are also proud parents of two travel-loving boys.
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