| Something I often find myself getting
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| | delight in the museums, while music
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| asked from friends and relatives who know
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| | aficionados will be truly taken with the
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| my expertise in the island is what the
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| | salsa clubs and live jazz that is hard to
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| average Cuban holiday actually involves.
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| | miss in the city. The big city life gives
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| This is a question I simultaneously love
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| | the capital a real energy, and with a
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| and hate answering - I love it because it
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| | population of around 2,000,000 it's hard
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| gives me an opportunity to chat at length
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| | not to get caught up in the excitement of
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| about a topic I love, but I hate it
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| | the place, which at times feels an uneasy
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| because if they've asked that question it
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| | mix between modern metropolis and 1950s
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| means I'm going to be there for a while.
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| | throwback - part of the charm of the
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| You see, simply put, there is no
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| | place is its seeming fixation of classic
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| 'average' Cuban holiday, and everyone
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| | cars that you just don't find (still
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| goes to the island for different reasons
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| | working) anywhere else in the world! And
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| and receives a unique experience in
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| | escaping the big city life is easy - the
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| return. The experience holiday makers get
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| | beautiful white sands of Havana's beach
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| on their Cuba holidays can be relaxed,
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| | is just a 30 minute trip away from the
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| cultural, exhausting or breathtaking -
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| | town centre.
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| but never forgettable.
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| | But a Cuba holiday isn't just about
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| For a start there's the accommodation -
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| | Havana, and while it would be very easy
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| your 'average' Cuba holiday maker will
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| | to spend your whole holiday there and
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| first have to decide whether they want to
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| | feel you'd taken in so much that you must
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| stay in the lap of luxury in a five star
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| | have seen everything, the truth is that
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| resort, or to opt for the basic but more
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| | you'd be majorly missing out.
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| authentic experience of staying in a
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| | Take Varadero for example - as Cuba's
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| private house with a local. Whichever
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| | biggest beach resort with an impressive
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| style accommodation you opt for, what you
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| | 12 mile long peninsula, this is the ideal
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| choose to with your days is the next
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| | spot for those looking to experiment with
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| point at which the idea of a
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| | water sports or diving on their Cuba
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| stereotypical Cuba holiday shatters: You
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| | holidays. Then there's Trinidad, which
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| could choose to enjoy the breathtaking
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| | history buffs will delight in: the quant
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| landscapes and charming caves at the
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| | village feels virtually unchanged in 300
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| stunning Vinales Valley, enjoy the open
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| | years and as a result is positively
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| roads and unexplored areas of the island
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| | steeped in history. Or for more recent
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| with a hire car (the roads are virtually
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| | highlights in the island's history, who
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| deserted, as evidenced by the dozens of
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| | could resist a trip to Santiago de Cuba -
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| hitch-hikers) or be that little more
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| | cradle of the Cuban revolution and
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| active with some horse-riding or diving
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| | nowadays a luxury spot for foreign
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| to discover the wreckages of sunken
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| | visitors to the island?
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| ships!
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| | There are hundreds of ways you could
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| Havana is an area I have already written
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| | spend your Cuban holidays and I'm really
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| articles about (and no doubt bored those
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| | only scratching the surface. Spend your
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| who have asked me to death with my desire
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| | whole time on one activity, or mix and
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| to share my enthusiasm) but it really
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| | match your hobbies to create a unique
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| does deserve a mention here for the ample
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| | Cuban adventure, one thing's for sure:
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| and varied opportunities it provides Cuba
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| | There's no such thing as a typical Cuban
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| holiday makers. Culture vultures will
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| | holiday.
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