Like many of you, we watched in horror last weekend as Hurricane Irma marched slowly across island after island in the Caribbean, including our beloved Cuba. Irma made landfall there as a deadly Category 5 storm, one of the most powerful ever recorded, and left a trail of destruction along Cuba’s north coast, from Baracoa to Matanzas, before veering…
Moto-journalist Christopher P. Baker leads 12-day, 1,200-mile journey exploring Cuba through the eyes of revolutionary (and famed biker) Che Guevara (Oct 22-Nov 2, 2017) SEATTLE (29 June 2017) Acclaimed Cuba expert and moto-journalist Christopher P. Baker will lead a one-of-a-kind Che Guevara-themed group motorcycle tour of Cuba, October 22-November 2, 2017. Offered by Cross Cultural Journeys under…
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday, June 16, 2017, that rolls back much of the progress the Obama administration made to ease the failed economic embargo of Cuba and facilitate greater trade and travel to the island. Trump’s policy doesn’t ban travel to Cuba. But it puts significant new restrictions on US…
Cuba is such a big, diverse, and beautiful island. There are countless ways to see and get to know its incredible land and people. So where do you start? Here are just three of the many ways that we can suggest: 1. Through its Music and Rhythms It’s Friday night in Havana, flying down Calle…
In May of 2015, shortly after I came aboard as the CEO of Cross Cultural Journeys, we ran a wonderful trip called “How Cuba Went Green: And What the Future Holds,” exploring the surprising ways Cuba’s recent history has turned the island into a global leader in environmental sustainability — from its thriving coral reefs…