For Cuba, go to Plymouth.

Advantages: Friendly pub.
Disadvantages: Sometimes trouble.

...Cuba is a pub in the middle of Plymouth, and it is to be found on the street that is called North Hill. This is to be found leading away from the Drake Circus shopping centre towards Mutley Plain, and is to be found right opposite the University of Plymouth. It is open from around lunchtime until at least one or two o?clock in the morning, and is very popular with both students and locals...

dynamicnurse 23.04.2013 20:45 · Read review
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Review of Cuba, Plymouth

Cuba's tourist trap.

Advantages: The sun, the sea and the sand.
Disadvantages: This isn't the real Cuba.

...Varadero is an odd place - it is a beach resort located on the Caribbean island of Cuba, but in many ways it is the complete opposite of everything that encompasses the true essence of Cuba. It is nothing more than a tourist cocoon where people go to soak up the sun and lap up the tropical beach. I visited Varadero is May 2009, I chose the resort as a base to explore the island. However when...

Clurbur85 15.02.2010 18:46 · Read review
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Review of Varadero (Cuba)

Cuba... Caribbean with a Difference.

Advantages: Tropical Paradise, Havana, All inclusive hotels.
Disadvantages: Scary Customs.

...you cannot fly to Cuba from the USA, but will need to go from Canada, Mexico or a Caribbean Island. Hepatitis A&B and Diphtheria vaccinations are recommended though we did not have them due to the last minute booking. If you do not have them be careful in local restaurants stick away from anything like salads washed and left to stand in local water and obviously drink bottled water vaccinations...

hero164 24.10.2007 16:15 · Read review
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