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is where Nathan & I stayed in Cancun. Called the Cancun Nest it is
a nice little hostel next to a couple of parks, private swimming
pool/club and close to the bus terminal and major streets. Quite, comfy
& not too much money.
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is Nathan at Chitchenitza, these where some cool Mayan ruins. Amazingly
enough this was a cattle ranch at 1 time and then a highway ran through
it before the Mexican gov figured they better research & preserve
it.
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is one of the natural wells that causes the Mayans to choice the
location for chitchenitza. Now you are thinking it was for access to
water which is true of 1 of the wells, however this one was for tossing
folks into. Hey some Gods are just tough to please.
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is the main feature of chitchenitza and before some old lady tourist
fell down it you could climb to the top. I really don't see why they
stopped letting folks climb since this was a site of human sacrifice
after all.
One thing to recomemd was the really cool light show at night. Only
problem for us was when we were walking back late at night to the town
of Piste and Nathan noticed the date was 6-6-6. Not the best night to
be where humans were sacrificed.
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I prefer to fly to Cuba on Aerocaribe this trip I figured Nathan should
experience the pleasure of older Russian aircraft and fine cuban
service. The planes are cramped inside but the flight crew is all
smiles.
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of the finer pleasures of Cubana Airlines is the floor show. It starts
with this gentle mist (condensate from the ac system) and....ok just
kidding about the show unless you count watching the faces of
folks who have no idea that this is a normal thing.
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Cuba everyday folks in Habana get around in these huge buses called
"camelos" or camels for obvious reasons. Tourist are not suppose to
ride these for many reasons from the fact that pickpockets have an easy
time with the press of people to that tourist really can afford to pay
for taxi's.
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taxi's were the favorite ride around Havana for Nathan & I when
possible. They won't go everywhere and don't run 24/7 but when you can
jump on 1 do so.
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Havana I always like to stay in Casa Particulares which are something
between and part of a private house and a bed & breakfast. At least
this way I know cubans get the money not a major hotel chain. We got
half of this house with private kitchen, bath, ac and entrance for
$35/night.
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architecture in Havana is a mix of colonial, russian and 50's style.
Sometimes it is hard to see under the decay but where folks have some
money they bring back the beauty.
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is Nathan in the La Casa del Habano in the Hotel Nacional. He was nice
enough to help me dig through all those boxes looking for just the
right smokes.
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looking at all those cigars and touring cigar factories Nathan & I
found the best ice cream in Havana and Nathan says the best ice cream
in the world.
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is the inside of the main building. For folks like us it was different
in that you might share a table with anyone in order to get everyone
in. Also you will notice the bowls since cones are not an option here.
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