Is The Turquino Nightclub the best Disco in Cuba? This is the Turquino night club, located on the 25th floor of the Habana Libre Hotel. It doesn't look like much now, because it is during the day and the workers [...]
Northern Lookout from the Habana Libre Hotel
Mario2017-05-19T02:23:35+00:00Northern Lookout at the Habana Libre Hotel This is the northern view from the 25th floor of the Habana Libre Hotel. From this vantage point, you can see the whole northern and eastern part of the city. Here you can [...]
Old style Cuba state taxi
Mario2017-05-19T02:23:35+00:00This is an Older Style State Taxi in Cuba This is an older style state taxi in Cuba. As you can see from the photo, these taxis often require unscheduled maintenance. The drivers get to know these cars very well, [...]
La Coppelia Ice Cream Shop in Vedado
Mario2017-05-19T02:23:35+00:00La Coppelia Ice cream shop in Vedado La Coppelia ice cream shop in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana offers some of the best ice cream in Cuba at an extremely low price. Each scoop of ice cream only costs 1 [...]
Vintage Chevy Cars Being Restored in Cuba
Mario2017-05-19T02:23:35+00:00Car restoration is Huge in Cuba, Especially for Vintage American Cars Is this an old, vintage junker? Destine for the junk heap? Not so fast. In Cuba, this is a valuable treasure. Even in its present condition, this old Chevy [...]
Street Sweeper in Havana
Mario2017-05-19T02:23:35+00:00No Hose, No Vacuum.... No Problem Ok, maybe it's not the most interesting photo, but still... In Cuba, everybody who wants a state job, can get one. Some are better than others and some pay better too, but, nevertheless, work [...]
Bicycle taxis in Havana
Mario2017-05-19T02:23:35+00:00Bicycle taxis again! These guys work hard, but they also know how to relax. And in fact, they spend most of their days just lounging on their bikes. They would love to be working more, pedaling people around and making [...]
El Rapido fast food
Mario2017-05-19T02:23:35+00:00Fast Food In Cuba El Rapido, it's the largest and most popular fast food chain in Cuba. It's state run and the food it serves is basically equivalent to most standard American fast food fare. Hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, soft [...]
Get around Havana cheaply, and in Style. Use the taxi bus
Mario2017-05-19T02:23:35+00:00Communal taxi bus This is a newer style communal bus in Havana, Cuba. They take people around the city, following the same routs as the communal taxis. They cost even a bit cheaper.. only 2 pesos Moneda Nacional... That's like [...]
Havana snack sellers.
Mario2017-05-19T02:23:35+00:00Snack sellers are everywhere in Havana. The prices are just marginally higher than those at state stores and cafeterias, but the convenience of having a variety of snacks brought to you, just when you want them, is fantastic. These vendors [...]