Category: World Trip 2012-2013

A massive 139-day trip covering fifteen countries; Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Iceland, Chile, Antartica, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Belize, Gauteemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, between 27 September 2012 and 13 February 2013.

  • Saturday 8 December 2012 Highlights: Che Guevara mausoleum and memorial, Ice cream at Santa Clara Square, Night club farewell A leisurely start today as I slept in an enjoyed a lovely breakfast before a late checkout at 10 am. The good news was my right hand was starting to feel better, the bad news was…

  • Friday 7 December 2012 Highlights: Government Internet Restrictions, Romantic museum, Trinidad Street Market, Palacio del Valle (Cienfuegos), Trishaw ride. While a lot of our group set off for a visit to the beach I had decided to visit the sites in the town. Before that however I lined up at the local Government telephone company…

  • Thursday 6 December 2012 Highlights: Cayo Blanco Island Catamaran Cruise, Snorkelling in the Caribbean, Beach Volleyball, Dinner at Dady’s Gareth, Heidi, Shane and myself decided to go sailing in the Caribbean today. Actually locals are no longer allowed to do this unless they have a special license. The Cuban government is worried about defectors taking…

  • Wednesday 5 December 2012 Highlights: Vintage cars, Walking tour of Trinidad, Street Nightclub Dancing Today we had a long 8 hour drive to Trinidad. During the drive I got to witness the many types of transportation in Cuba. They have these classic old American cars from the fifties, Russian cars from the sixties and seventies,…

  • Tuesday 4 December 2012 Highlights: Cuban Farm, Vinales Caves, Dinner at El Paraiso (Ecological Farm) An enjoyable breakfast with Shane at his homestay began our first full day in Vinales. First up was a walking tour in the nearby National Park in a valley next to the town. There were lots of comments about the…