The Cuba Through Our Eyes
We're Scott and Jenice — travel obsessives who fell in love with Cuba's culture, music, and timeless beauty. Real destinations, honest prices, and an AI trip planner that actually works.
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Plan Your Trip with AI ➝Colonial grandeur and Caribbean coastline. Havana's music-filled streets, Viñales' tobacco valleys, and Varadero's white sand beaches.
Colonial gems and Caribbean keys. Trinidad's cobblestone streets, Cienfuegos' French architecture, and Cayo Coco's turquoise waters.
Cuba's wild east. Santiago de Cuba's revolutionary soul and Baracoa's chocolate, coconut, and rainforest beauty.
In-Depth Guides
Every price verified. Every restaurant visited. Every tip from personal experience.
Havana
Classic cars, crumbling grandeur, salsa in the streets, and a living museum of the 1950s frozen in amber and sunlight
From $40/day
Trinidad
Cobblestones, casas particulares, salsa schools, and the most perfectly preserved colonial town in Cuba — Trinidad is the real deal
From $30/day
Viñales
Mogote karst towers, tobacco fields, horseback rides through mist, and Cuba's most otherworldly landscape
From $25/day
Varadero
22km of white sand and warm water — Cuba's most famous beach resort, and the easiest all-inclusive experience in the Caribbean
From $50/day
Cienfuegos
Cuba's most European city — French-influenced architecture, the Malecón, and a bayside elegance that Havana travelers miss entirely
From $25/day
Santiago de Cuba
Where the revolution was born, where son cubano lives deepest, and where the carnival is wilder than Havana's
From $25/day
Baracoa
Cuba's most isolated city, cut off by mountains — chocolate, coconut everything, and waterfalls into the sea at El Yunque
From $20/day
Camagüey
Baroque churches, labyrinthine streets designed to confuse pirates, and the most authentically un-touristy major city in Cuba
From $20/day
Santa Clara
The mausoleum of Che Guevara, the armoured train he derailed, and a revolutionary city that still believes in the cause
From $20/day
Cayo Coco
Pink flamingos on the beach, all-inclusives, and the north coast's most beautiful cays — a car-free island escape within Cuba
From $60/day
Latest from the Blog
Stories, tips, and travel memories from 23 years of Cuba adventures.
Is Cuba Worth It for American Travelers in 2026?
An honest assessment of whether Cuba is worth visiting for Americans in 2026 — the legal situation, what's changed, the practical challenges, and whether the experience justifies the effort.
Cuba Currency Guide 2026: MLC vs CUP Explained
How money works in Cuba in 2026 — the Cuban peso (CUP), MLC cards, USD on the street, and how to avoid getting ripped off as a foreign visitor.
Havana's Classic Cars: More Than a Tourist Gimmick
The vintage American cars in Havana aren't just photo props — they're a working transportation system with a history that explains a lot about Cuba itself.
What Makes This Different
No press trips. No sponsored stays. Just two decades of personal experience.
Real Prices
"Every price is one we paid"
$5 mojito at La Bodeguita. $25 classic car tour in Havana. We verify every number on-site.
Local Connections
"We know the casa particular owners"
Real relationships with local hosts, drivers, and guides across the island. This isn't research — it's lived experience.
No Sponsored Content
"We don't take press trips"
No hotel comps, no tourism board deals. We pay full price and tell you what we actually think.
Your Guides
Travel obsessives who fell in love with Cuba — its music, its people, and its timeless beauty.
Most Cuba travel advice comes from bloggers who visited a resort for a week. We dig deeper — into the casas particulares, the paladares, the Viazul schedules, and the dual-currency quirks that make Cuba uniquely rewarding to explore.
Explore by Interest
Diving spots, festival calendars, regional food guides, and Cuban Revolution history trails.
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