Category Archives: 2008-03: Cuba by cycle

Where I started to like traveling by cycle in a warm country: without tent, just cycling from hostel to hostel on “una bicicletta de plastico” http://georges-in-cuba.blogspot.com/ 🙂

…. I ‘m starting to write the “older” experience by bike. (2008-03-22 – 2008-04-07) After some bike vacation in Europe, I decided to try something new and booked a “all inclusive” arrangement in Cuba / Varadero. Voyaging by Edelweiss Air … Read More »

Cleaning, resting, preparing for flight in a 4*…

Mayari-Santa Isabel de Nipe-Herrera-Deleite-Playa Guardalvoc-Santa Lucia-Playa Blanca

Santiago de Cuba-Melgarejo-El Cobre-Palma Soriano-Julie Anotioa Mella (MIranda)-Pinalito-Mercura-Loma de la Mensura-Pinares de Mayarì-Mayari The idea was to sleep in the national park of “La Mensura”. The map showed a hotel… without a phone number. So I just started my journey. … Read More »

Around Santiago de Cubà (by bike) and to one of the top around the city: La Gran Piedra which is kind of Alpe-d’Huez at the Tour de Cuba. Very steep… and be careful when driving down. Needs good brake and … Read More »

Bus: Sancti Spiritus – Santiago de Cubà Could be easy done by bike… I had the information there wouldn’t be anything. In fact, there are enough villages and housings. Just the question were to sleep in the evening if you … Read More »

 La Boce-Trinidad-La Güira-Sancti Spiritus

day off (by bus to Trinidad and Ancon (Caipirinha!)) (and missed the bus back to the hostel)

Cienfuegos-San Antòn-San Francisco-Trinidad-La Boce

 Playa Giron-Bermejas-Horquitas-Rodas-Limones-Cienfuegos lot’s of front wind!

Vadero-Càrdenas-Jovellanos-Jagüey Grande-Playa Larga-Playa Giron Remember:  at the Bahia de Cochinos (“Bay of Pigs”) there was lots of empty hotels and the road was covered by crabs. One of them wanted to pinch my front wheel and reach a spoke. The … Read More »