What's new at Cuban TravelCuba Picturescom Launched by Lonely Planet Author The original author of Lonely Planet Cuba announces the launch of Cuba-Pictures. com, a 14-page collection of 126 travel photos of Cuba... (read more)
A Cuba Vacation Taking time out from the everyday stresses and strains of life to visit an exotic place is something that everyone looks forward to... (read more)
Pope John Paul IIs Legacy at the Centre Stage of International Arena Pope John Paul II's Legacy at the Centre Stage of International Arena By Shafquat Rabbee : When on October 16, 1978, Pope John Paul II emerged from the plume... (read more)
Thinking About A Vacation in Jamaica? Today, Norm Goldman, Editor of Sketchandtravel.com and Bookpleasures.com is delighted to have as a guest well- known author and travel writer, Christopher P. Baker... (read more)
Hello from Cuba (4) - Bureaucracy Galore - The University of Havana Yesterday I had to sign up for my Spanish course at the University of Havana. The Campus of the University is an astoundingly beautiful collection of classical buildings and a Cuban tank graces the entrance to the library... (read more)
Hello from Cuba (1) - First Impressions Thanks to a severe case of the Revenge of Montezuma (or Ricky Ricardo?..,) I am sitting here in the Hotel Havana Libre and I finally get around to create updates from my first 4.5 days here in Cuba... (read more)
Cuba: Havana the Good When North Americans discuss Cuba, they always focus the intense poverty of Cuba. I hope to provide my readers with insights into the various social programs available for the Cuban population, specifically for people with disabilities... (read more)
Hello from Cuba (2) - Rain in Vinales So Saturday I had already planned to go to Vinales, a beautiful area in the province of Pinar del Rio, 190 km west of Havana... (read more)
Secrets of Trade Show Success The ropers at Annie Oakley's Real Western Dudette Ranch were all riding high in the saddle. It was just before their first ecotourism and adventure travel trade show in Chicago, and they just knew they would rope in big sales... (read more)
International Adventure Travel Ideas International adventure travel: Safaris, balloon tours, swimming with dolphins, bicycling down volcanos, trekking in the Himalayas, Walmart on Christmas Eve - the list is almost endless... (read more)
American and Canadian Baseball Fans to Attend Cuban Playoffs Eighteen intrepid baseball fans are about to score a home run by flying to Havana for the last three games of the Cuban National Series... (read more)
OK Now I Am Ready To Close Gitmo OK! Now I Am Ready To Close Gitmo! by: J. J. Jackson A friend of mine and I were talking about the horrible claims of abuse by our soldiers in the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba... (read more)
Insuring Your UK Travel Adventure For your UK holiday adventure travel insurance may be required. Whether you purchase standard travel insurance for your UK trip or whether adventure travel insurance is a must depends on what you're going to be doing... (read more)
The Unspoilt Beauty of Australias Top End Australia's tropical Top End is undoubtedly one of the last great secrets of adventure travel, although the popularity of the region is now growing rapidly as word spreads about its magnificent, unspoilt natural beauty... (read more)
International Adventure Travel International adventure travel: Safaris, balloon tours, swimming with dolphins, bicycling down volcanos, trekking in the Himalayas, Walmart on Christmas Eve - the list is almost endless... (read more)
Exotic Island Wedding! Where Dreams Truly Come True in Paradise As a travel professional considering an exotic island wedding was a logical choice, but having to convince a strong Catholic family was the challenge I faced! I was never a traditionalist in the sense, and I have attended so many conventional weddings... (read more)
Timbuktu and Brotherhood Too Juba II in America:Ahmed Osman tells us about the destruction of all knowledge around the end of the 4th Century Ad as a result of Roman edicts and the desire to make people into sheep to herd as they saw fit... (read more)
Hurricane Categories Explained How fast do the winds have to be, before it is a Hurricane? How can Weather Forecasters tell what Category a Hurricane is? Which Hurricanes should we fear? These are all questions we have either asked as we watch the news during Hurricane Seasons... (read more)
An Interesting Look at the Cuban Cigar Even most non-cigar smokers have heard some of the lore surrounding the Cuban cigar. Long revered as the finest and best tasting brands in the world, they have traditionally been extremely difficult to procure... (read more)
Hello from Cuba (9) - Havana Neighbourhoods Yesterday morning I had arranged to meet one of the women from the from the university, a very nice lady in her late 50s, who agreed to show me around the Vedado area and take me through some local markets... (read more)
Coffee is a commodity At Starbucks they obviously need coffee. To insure that they get the coffee at a good price, Starbucks has chosen to buy the coffee fields, rather than pay an advanced contract price for the coffee beans... (read more)
Category IV Hurricanes Many People understand there are different levels of Hurricanes. Not all Hurricanes with names are made equal. Category V Hurricanes do 500 times more damage than Category I Hurricanes... (read more)
New Winter Sailing Destinations in the Caribbean Although the sailing season in the South Eastern Mediterranean runs from mid-May to the end of October, there is still significant demand from European sailors for charters in... (read more)
North Korea and Diplomatic Solutions; Random Thoughts Part I You know now that North Korea is backing down on their nuclear ambitions we seem to have a problem with the 8 nuclear weapons already created that no one wishes to address... (read more)
A Message to Garcia Having spent several years in training as a management consultant: I consider this no longer copyrighted article, included; a writing of the best viewpoint on business and personal management and productivity ever written... (read more)
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