Other related links

Travel Information
Cuba’s web site, a bilingual propaganda and advertising page with event listings, courses, and business and trade info.
Lonely Planet, basic “what to see” info; for the nuts and bolts how-to, you have to buy the book.
Cuba in Brief, a fairly comprehensive summary of geography, politics, history and society.
Virtual Voyages Cuba Page, A comprehensive compilation of information about airlines, hotels, rental cars, plus lots of what-to-do info.
German Travel Info, a thorough-looking (that's a guess, as I don't speak German) site with all sorts of information about travel to Cuba.
1000 Travel Tips for Cuba, an extensive compilation of travel info, with tons of detailed specifics about accommodation, food, and transport for 8 major travel destinations in Cuba.
Cycling Info, Good details on how to get around by bike, solid general travel info, and a few leftist political rants.
Share Cuba Board, Scanty general travel info, but a useful bulletin board to ask questions of others.

LANIC, General info about Cuba, lots of Cuba links

Pablo's Guide, offering casa reservations and travel information in English, Spanish, and German.

The Cuban Experience, a general travel guide with sections on politics, culture and current events.

Cubaism, a thorough guide to all sorts of info about Cuba, with some discussion boards and chat rooms.

Cubamania, a rather disorganized page, but it’s got some travel recommendations, info on art and book reviews.

Kunava, info on travel to and around Cuba by yacht.

Havana Guide has info on the neighborhoods, hotels, restaurants, shopping, holidays, etc. in Spanish only.

Cuba Pictures is a photo tour of the island, with lots of links to other info about Cuba.  By the author of the LP Cuba guide.

Trip Reports
Sakib’s trip report, a Brit who toured Cuba independently in March, 1997, though not on a rock-bottom budget, as he stayed in hotels and booked day trips with the local agencies.
Bill’s trip report, a three-day whirlwind trip to Havana in June, 1997, with lots of play by play and how-to specifics.
Phillipe’s tips, specifics on Havana, Pinar del Rio, Remedios and Baracoa, including some off-the-beaten-track suggestions.
Biking report #1
Narrative of a family biking trip around Cuba.
Biking report #2
The scoop on biking around Santiago de Cuba.
Biking report #3
A Canadian woman's trip report of the ups and downs of cycling around alone.

Kent’s Tips
Experiences with immigration/customs, tips on gift-giving, and advice on where to eat and sleep in Santa Clara and Sancti Spiritus
Sue’s Bartering Stories
Sue’s tips on how to barter in Cuba, and ideas for gifts.
Scott’s Trip Report
Good detail about travel via rental car in the west part of the island, from Havana to Maria de la Gorda.
Jon’s Cuba Page
Jon's photos and narrative of hiking in the Oriente, plus a Q&A style travel info page.
April’s Trip Report April’s experiences in Veradero, including black market purchase of cigars.
German Report Photos and a narrative (in German) of a Cuban trip. Great soothing background music.
Viajar a Cuba, an attractive page with lots of thorough travel info (in Spanish) and links.
Salsaholic, a travelogue, photos and tips for Cuban travel in German.
HavanaNet, another German page, with a slide show and info on Cuban cities, music, holidays, and some casa particular recommendations.
Olivier’s Tips, a straightforward “how we did it” report of a trip to Cuba in 1999, including casa and paladar recommendations. Also available in French.
Jean’s Trip Report, a daily itinerary of what they did and how they did it, driving around the island and staying in hotels and casas. With French and German versions.

Clay’s Diving Trip, photos, a daily journal, and an overview of diving in Cuba, including info on specific dive sites.

Windjammer, a trip report of a sail from Florida to Havana.

Two Letters from Cuba, Matt’s travelogue and photos from a 2001 trip.

Kohei's Trip Report, a photo journal of his trip in 2001.

Index Pages
Infohub, an index page of links to Cuba-related info.
David’s Cuba Info, links to travel agent sites, general travel info, and trip reports.
City.Net page, Excite's index page on Cuban travel.
Cuba Index, a bilingual page of links to information on travel, news, culture and politics of Cuba.
Cuba Links, links to sites about travel, music, and cigars, and a photo gallery.


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