Author Archives: Pat Feldhaus

     Before we actually arrived in Viñales, our group went down some steep stairs into a cave where we boarded boats and floated to the other end.  Then we had lunch at an organic farm complete with a Cuban rhythm … Continue reading →

     Before we actually arrived in Viales, our group went down some steep stairs into a cave where we boarded boats and floated to the other end.  Then we had lunch at an organic farm complete with a Cuban rhythm … Continue reading →

     As we were traveling along the bumpy freeway I started thinking about the differences between California and Cuba – less deciduous trees except eucalyptus; palm trees; sugar cane farms; tobacco fields; many pedestrians and bicyclists; some horse-drawn carts; people … Continue reading →

     As we were traveling along the bumpy freeway I started thinking about the differences between California and Cuba – less deciduous trees except eucalyptus; palm trees; sugar cane farms; tobacco fields; many pedestrians and bicyclists; some horse-drawn carts; people … Continue reading →

     On our way to Viales we visited a small cigar factory where everything is done by hand.  Approximately 50 workers are each able to turn out 100 cigars a day as they sit at tables and wrap treated tobacco … Continue reading →

     When Paula and I took a day trip to Vinales, our van contained a mini UN – 2 Catalonians from the Canary Islands, 2 students from Ecuador, a student from Germany, an embassy official from Brazil who worked in … Continue reading →

     Glad we took a taxi to the Tropicana Nightclub since the traffic was very heavy.  Passed a HUMUNGUS cemetery – the largest in Latin America on our way.     There were many tables under the stars; however, we were seated … Continue reading →

     Hotel Raquel had VERY high ceilings with marble columns from 1908.  In the past, the building also served as a government office(the Cuban government owns all the property) and was a cigar warehouse before the renovation.  Their restaurant “Jardin … Continue reading →

     When Paula lived in Grand Cayman, she made reservations with her travel agent for us to fly to Cuba for a nominal sum.     Observations from our taxi ride from the airport to Hotel Raquel in “Old Town”:  MANY signs … Continue reading →

     I really was  “Putting on the  Ritz” when I visited my daughter, Paula, while she was working as the concierge in the Ritz Hotel Spa on Grand Cayman Island.  I was esconced  in the best room in the hotel … Continue reading →