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Cuba generates as much intrigue in the forbidden as it does for its oceanside landscape and endless mix of food, merengue and cigars. Cultures and races fuse to give Cuba an atmosphere bursting with architecture, literature, art, and music. Cuba is by no means off-limits, and here you'll find the best tips on how to make your way to the island, which sweet nightlife spot to check out, the essential Bamboleo album to buy and anything else that gets your Caribbean pulse racing.

Cuba-U.S. Relations Set to Normalize?

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Havana's lessons in green living

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CHANGE:   "Economy and politics aside, seven days in Havana remind me of how easy it is to go green at the individual and societal levels."  More »

Orbitz Campaigns to End Cuba Travel Ban

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NEWS:   And comes up with a genius business strategy in the process.   More »

How to Budget Travel in Cuba

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TRIP IDEAS:   Cuba is not cheap. You may have heard that before, but it's easy to forget.  More »

New York Philharmonic to Perform in Cuba?

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CHANGE:   After playing North Korea last year, the NY Philharmonic prepares for the possibility of playing in Cuba. Is this a new form of diplomacy?   More »

What Cuba Taught Us About Peak Oil

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Colombian Singer Juanes Responds to Critics In Advance of Cuban Concert

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NEWS:   "I'm fed up with us asking one another whether we're Muslim, gay, Cuban, or Venezuelan."  More »

By the Numbers: Cuba by Bicycle

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TRAVEL WRITING:   Cities/towns slept in: 16 |Nights spent in Cuba: 33 |Nights woken by a rooster at 4:30 AM: 31  More »

Studying Medicine in the Caribbean

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ABROAD:   There’s a reason doctors in training at the Caribbean’s numerous medical schools don’t talk about their studies.  More »

Obama Makes Good on Campaign Promises, Allows Travel & Money to Cuba

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NEWS:   The foreign policy talk becomes tangible with the announcement of some new policies.   More »

Travel to Cuba--Legally

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NEWS:   New York's Katonah Museum of Art offers US citizens the opportunity to travel to Cuba legally.   More »

From the Editor: Viva the Embargo?

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NEWS:   Not for long, it seems. Political momentum is building in Washington, D.C. to relax restrictions against Cuba--including travel.   More »

Photo Essay: Cycling Cuba

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TRIP IDEAS:   In his triumphant return, Trips' co-editor Carlo Alcos shares some shots from his five week cycling tour of Cuba.  More »

Obama Eases Travel To Cuba, But Will Exiled Cubans Return?

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SPIRIT:   The Obama administration recently "eased" travel restrictions to Cuba for those Cuban Americans who have relatives on the island.   More »

How to Travel To and From Cuba

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TRAVEL WRITING:   Matador’s Cuba Expert, Julie Schwietert, gives you all the planning tools you’ll need for getting to and from Cuba.  More »

The 10 Hottest Nightlife Spots in Havana, Cuba

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NIGHTLIFE:   From tragically touristy to totally local, our top 10 nightlife guide to Havana takes you to places that reveal Havana’s love of music, dance, and drink!  More »

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Matadorians who know #cuba

Julie Schwietert Collazo

"Expert on Cuba, having traveled to Cuba in 2003 and making two trips a year since. In addition to my family ties there, my PhD work in Latin American Studies/Spanish Literature focuses on Cuba."


Conner Gorry

"I first went to Cuba in 1993, went back again in 2000, then again in 2002, and never left. I've written heaps on the place, including Lonely Planet's 3rd edition Cuba guide."



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