Frommer's Cuba
Chapter One
The Best of Cuba
by Eliot Greenspan & Neil E. Schlecht
Cuba is unlike any other place on earth. What draws people to this fascinating
Caribbean island is much more than beaches, sun, and cheap drinks, though there are
plenty of all three for those who want them. One of the last Communist-bloc nations
left, it doesn't suffer from the drab and desultory demeanor of its disappeared peers.
Cuba's rich culture, unique political history, and continued survival through ongoing
economic hardship make it one of the most eye-opening countries that experienced
travelers can still discover. Seeing the best of Cuba means grooving to its intoxicating
music, marveling at how Cubans improvise on a daily basis to make ends meet, and
visiting a land in which the past 50 years seem to have passed by in some odd sort of
state of frozen animation.
1 The Best Cuban Travel Experiences
Patronizing Paladares and Casas
Particulares: The best way to appreciate
Cubans, as well as to have the ... read full excerpt from Frommer's Cuba ebook