We Made it to Cuba!

Sally and I have dreamed of visiting Cuba for years.  With the silly US embargo's US citizens were forbidden to travel there.  Obama has made it possible for us to go there with certain licensed travel companies.

We went in October 2012 and it was fantastic!

We found the Cuban people to be warm and friendly and we enjoyed their hospitality for seven days.  What an incredible place to visit, in fact we highly recommend you go there.  We enjoyed it so much we are putting a group together for 2013.

The everyday Cuban is not rich by any means, parts of Cuba seem very third world.  Even though the Cubans have been under a repressive regime for decades the Cubans are a proud and happy people.

We saw a lot of "bootstrap" type businesses or Cubans lifting themselves up with small business.

Culture:

You will see many different cultural influences in the "gene pool".  African, Spanish, British, German, Russian, USA and Latino.  Don't be surprised to even see very blonde and light skinned Cubans.

The music and dance is very unique to Cuba.  We found live music nearly everywhere we went.

Gallery:

 Labeling the Rum

 Cuban Cigars

 Small Pastry Business

 Beautiful Happy School Children

 Ernest Hemingway's Home

 1950's Chevy

 Enjoying Cuban Cigar & Rum

 Obispo Street (bishop street) Great Shopping

 Dale, me, Sally and Pepe our guide

 Hemingway's favorite little bar. Mojito's!

View from Libre Hotel Havana

You must go to Cuba!

Busy Year, Travel is Good, New Web Site Project

It's been a very busy year for Sally and me with travel! Sally has been to Jamaica three times, Riviera Maya last week and we are packing now to fly to Puerto Vallarta this Friday, Nov. 12th.

I actually tagged along with Sally on her last trip to Jamaica in August. We stayed at the Fabulous Sandals Whitehouse Resort.  This was a working get-away. We toured several Sandals properties while there. We had a wonderful time as guests of Sandals.

Me & Sally at Sunset Jamaica

Sally took several of her lady friends along with about 40 other women as they attended the W.I.N.O.S. (women in need of something) get-away to the Riviera Maya.



Our upcoming trip to Puerto Vallarta will be another working get-away but I think there will be some good downtime put into the schedule.  We will be touring some properties while we are in the area.  We will be staying at the Marival Residence and World Spa

Sally is looking forward to seeing her friend Norma who owns the Venus Sunshine Massage and Spa for another inexpensive excellent massage! I am looking so forward to meeting Norma and her staff of massage therapist for my first experience there.  Remember I was a professional massage therapist for 10 years and love my massages! Can't wait!!

We'll post our experience of this property and properties we tour as well as Venus Sunshine Massage when we get back.