CLOSING THOUGHTS

BOOKS AND MAPS I RECOMMEND

INSIGHT GUIDE CUBA, ISBN 0-88229-131-7, APA Publications, London, England

LONELY PLANET CUBA, ISBN 0-86442-403-5, Lonely Planet Publications, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

FODOR'S EXPLORING CUBA, ISBN 0-679-00268-5, Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., New York

CUBA ROAD MAP, ISBN 3-85084-266-5, Freytag & Berndt, Wien, Austria

NOTE: All items above are available at Barnes and Noble Booksellers in the US.

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INTERESTING WEBSITES

HTTP://WWW.GRANMA.CU Cuba's national newspaper on the web

HTTP://WWW.CUBAWEB.CU Lots of links to interesting Cuba-related web sites

HTTP://WWW.CUBA-TRAVEL.COM.MX Sr. Roberto Paneque Fonseca and his counterpart in Havana Sr. Victor Garcia Gaytan were most helpful in securing my travel arrangements to Cuba and accommodations and transportation while in the country. If you're thinking about going to Cuba, this is the way to go. I would recommend these fine gentlemen without hesitation. I really can't thank them enough for all of their assistance. They speak English so there is no language barrier. Their office is located in Cancun, Q.R., Mexico.

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This was my first trip to Cuba. I only spent five days there, and saw just a little piece of the island. Cuba is a country steeped in architecture, culture and history. It appeared to me that the only ones suffering from the US embargo against Cuba are the Cuban people themselves. I really felt guilty eating from a sumptuous buffet at my hotel in Varadero knowing that the Cuban people have to wait in long lines with ration cards and have to go without lots of things we take for granted. For instance, even the hospitals I passed had all the windows open because there is no air conditioning. I don't want to get involved in the politics of the situation, but I'm sure there's a better solution than this. Hopefully someday relations will improve between the United States and Cuba. I think our countries have a lot to offer each other.

All photos on this site were taken with an Olympus D-620L Digital Camera and edited with Camedia and Adobe PhotoDeluxe. There was no color correction done in the editing process.

If you have any questions or comments about my web site or regarding travel to Cuba, please email me. My address is: [email protected] .Thanks, and happy travels!

Y recuerde, la cerveza mas fina del mundo es... Cristal!!

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