The Day We Went Off the Resort Map to Explore Santiago de Cuba and the Island of Cayo Granma We met another couple at the resort who understood a simple truth about 1980s travel: if you want to really see a place, you ask the people who live there. They spoke to the towel attendant — a woman with …
Cuba Resort
The Cuba Resort That Wasn’t Expected
When I booked my Cuba resort in the late 1980s, I imagined something similar to my Dominican Republic trip — soft sand, turquoise water, and maybe a little diving if I was able. But stepping into the southeast corner of the island quickly taught me that this wasn’t Varadero, and this wasn’t the kind …
