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Completely Independent PENTHOUSE Apartment in Vedado Casa Particular Ivelis is a massive, third floor (penthouse) apartment overlooking the whole Vedado neighborhood. You have a large front balcony, facing south, and windows in every room of the house. The apartment has [...]

The Havana Malecon at Night Looks Like a Fun Disco! This is the place to be for cheap, fun in Havana on a weekend night. Even on Thursday and Friday nights, the area near the corner of 23 (La Rampa) and the Malecon [...]

Best Paladar in Vedado, Havana, Cuba This is one of the best independent paladars in Vedado. It was opened in 2013, and is becoming an extremely popular place to eat and relax. Prices are very cheap. A whole meal, with [...]

Amazing Churches in Vedado Show off Havana's Architecture Despite Cuba being a mostly atheist society, there are still many remnants of religious influence. Large, majestic churches can be found scattered all over the city. This one, located in the Nuevo [...]

Vines and Nature in Havana In the tropical Havana climate, it's not difficult for nature to overtake parts of the city. And when it looks this beautiful, I don't think anybody is complaining. These trees are amazing. They drop branches [...]

State Taxis in Cuba Well, isn't this a nice little photo. You get to see the three main forms of state controlled public transportation, all in one picture. On the left, you have the Havana MetroBus. It's ok for getting [...]

A shining, clean and Fast, Cuban Police Motorcycle Now here is a mean looking machine. The local Cubans might putt around on little mopeds and Jawa motor scooters, but the police use the real deal, big block Yamaha  motorcycles. These [...]

Car 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 [...]

No 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 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 [...]