“The REAL Cuba: In Their Voices” is a documentary about the young artists and entrepreneurs in Cuba, who are creating their own type of revolution. Please hit the CC button to turn on subtitles and translations! Cuba is more than a place that seems whimsical because it’s “stuck in a time capsule” and has cool old cars, cigars, rum, and...
Finding the cheapest healthcare isn’t easy. In fact, the cost of healthcare is increasing in many countries, and especially in the US, so finding free healthcare countries or even universal health care countries is a hard. Enter two magical words: travel and tourism. Well, I guess we can also throw in “expat”, and “digital nomad” now as...
ICYMI, solo travel has become more and more popular over the past few years, and it’s easy to see why. You can travel at your own pace, do the activities that you want to do, and it’s a great way to make new friends all around the world. Alyssa, our Founder, has been traveling solo and documenting her epic adventures on Instagram and sharing travel tips and tricks on...
Basically everything you could ever want or need to know about what to do in and out of Havana, Cuba! Includes local tips, secrets, directions, and more!
That’s the thing about Cuba — it’s a living time capsule where romance prevails and there’s a general appreciation and respect for each other. By Alyssa Ramos via GeoChic.com Fierce notes from a rusted trumpet wail and dance through the dry, salty Havana air that whirls along the Malecón at sunset. The trumpet player with his frayed fedora hat and cotton pants is one...
Cuba might not strike you as the safest place to be traveling solo, but after walking around Havana and the beaches by myself for two weeks, I can say that I really wasn't worried the whole time.
by Alyssa Ramos When I first arrived in Vedado, an area of town in Havana, Cuba, my jaw dropped and my brain went into a frenzy trying to figure out why there were so many astounding mansions everywhere, and why in the hell they were all crumbling. There was literally block after block of the most opulent architecture that boasted styles from the colonial and baroque...
by Alyssa Ramos Wellp. Since soon pretty much anyone is going to be able to go to Cuba now that flights are open and talk of a ferry is happening, you might want to avoid the mobs of tourists in Havana, where most of the touristic activities take place. Havana is great and all to experience, but you’ll see what I mean when you get to Havana Vieja and there are...
by Alyssa Ramos Even though I’m a compulsive travel researcher, there were definitely a few things I learned about traveling to Cuba when I got there that I couldn’t find on the web. Unfortunately, most of them were learned from my own travel fails, but luckily at least now you can avoid them! Traveling to Cuba is different than many places because...
No, you can't "just go" to Cuba now, you still need to apply for, qualify for, and pay for a specific visa/reason for traveling to Cuba. Here's sneaky ways how.
