iViva la Cuba!
I've always wanted to go to Cuba - before the Kardashians went 😒 Latin American culture always intrigued me and the movie Dirty Dancing: Habana Nights with Diego Luna got my heart pumping. A colleague-turned-friend, KS, from California was awesome enough to come with me for my 25th birthday (and I'm sure he too was excited to see what hispanic culture had to offer😍)! We got an airbnb in Centro Habana (I didn't stay in the other neighborhoods but we were close to El Vedado and overall great location). Luckily we went during the Obama administration so really the only requirements were to get a visa (I did this online through Cuba Travel Services via the airline I got my flight tickets from) for 'Education/People to People' and made a tentative itinerary. I also booked only a one way to Cuba, thinking I'd get a cheaper flight from Cuba to my next destination Puerto Rico with another airline like Jetblue. Unfortunately, you have to book your flight to Cuba and...