Cuba Videos

This shows a map of Cuba. It is actually a bus map, but good enough to Watch.

I met these people in a restaurant along Malecon

Some drunk South Americans I met in Havanna.

On a trip to Havana, Cuba we found our son enjoying a Cuban ball game on their Nacional TV.

This short video was filmed as our taxi driver drove us through the streets of downtown Holguin in November 2011.

This video was shot during a visit to Holguin in November 2011.

Our taxi driver was driving us through the streets of central Holguin on the way from Parque Calixto Garcia to a local cigar factory.

This short video was taken from Gibara's seafront wall during a visit to the city in November 2011.

It shows a constant succession of waves rolling into the shore. Further down the coastline, the waves were crashing into the rocks with greater ferocity.

My girlfriend and I enjoyed a horse and carriage ride from the town of Guardalavaca to our hotel, the Sirenis Playa Turquesa, during our visit in November 2011.

The 15km journey was undertaken at a leisurely pace, taking around 90 minutes to complete.

En route we took in the beautiful scenery and surrounding countryside.

We should have haggled with the carriage driver, but we accepted his 30 CUC (18 GBP) price without arguing. A taxi would have cost much less (12 CUC) and would have completed the journey in a fraction of the time (15 minutes) - but it wouldn't have been half as much fun!

The Guardalavaca open top bus connects the various all-inclusive resorts that are loacted along the coastline with the small town of Guardalavaca.

5 CUC (3 GBP) buys you an all day ticket - although the bus only travels in each direction a couple of times a day, so you may find yourself getting a taxi on the return journey.

The bus starts at Sirenis Playa Turquesa hotel (daily at 9am and 11am), before visiting the various hotels in the Playa Pesquero area, then the Playa Esmeralda area, before arriving at the souvenir market in Guardalavaca.

The 15km journey took a little over 45 minutes due to the various hotel pick ups en route.

This short video was taken during our visit to Guardalavaca in November 2011 and gives a glimpse of the surrounding countryside and the nature of the traffic (including many horses and carriages) on Guardalavaca's roads.

Despite its name, Parque Calixto Garcia is a town square rather than a park.

At the centre of the square stands a Statue of Liberty that commemorates the Spanish-Cuban-American War.

One side of the square is dominated by the Iglesia de San Fulgencio church. It looked particularly picturesque on the day that we visited; its faded white facade and red domes contrasting against the deep blue sky.

Another building houses the Natural History Museum, while the building facing the church from the other side of the square is a cigar factory. You can peek through the bars in the open windows and see rows of workers sitting at desks rolling cigars.

One corner of the square houses the El Caribe snack bar where you can get light snacks and cold Mayabe and Cacique beers.

There are trees and benches around the edge of the square, so you can enjoy a rest in the shade.

We visited Parque Calixto Garcia during a day trip to Gibara in November 2011.

Playa Guardalavaca is a typical Caribbean beach with white sand, turquoise sea and tall palm trees.

This short video was taken from the sea during our visit to Cuba in November 2011.

Playa Yuraguanal is the beach upon which the Sirenis Playa Turquesa hotel is set, and is located around 15km from the small town of Guardalavaca and 50km from the town of Holguin in eastern Cuba.

This short video was taken early in the morning before the beach was filled with sunbathing tourists.

National chorus at Santa Clara

Cabaret tropicana Matanzas

Swimming with dolphins Santiago de Cuba

Windsurfing

The man plays BONGOS....

Wonderful musicians entertaining during a luncheon...

Salsa

Havana, Cuba

The guys are superb dancers! You'll really enjoy their evening shows! They are real professionals!

A tour along bars in Old Havana

My dream trip... the place that left real footprints on me and still is in my heart.