Recommended read: The Last Soldiers of the Cold War
On December 17, 2014, as Presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro simultaneously announced that the USA and Cuba would restore diplomatic relations, two small planes landed at Andrews Air Force...
Where will Fidel Castro be buried?
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National Geographic Expeditions’ Cuba Expert Christopher P. Baker talks to NPR’s Tom Wilmer
It’s always a pleasure interviewing with my pal Tom Wilmer for his NPR radio podcast, “Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer.” Not least, I like his style, his acuity of...
‘On Point with Tomi Lahren’ interview with Cuba expert Christopher P Baker
I’m not looking at my best, but I’m pleased with my interview about Cuba with conservative station One American News Network’s ‘On Point with Tomi Lahren,’ on July 9, 2015....
Carnival to Launch Cuba Cruises from Miami
Today Carnival, the world’s largest cruise company, announced that it has been granted approval by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Commerce to offer cruises...
PRESIDENT OBAMA EASES UP ON TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO CUBA
It’s long overdue, but today’s announcement by President Obama that he is reinstating formal diplomatic relations with Cuba after six decades in the cold is exhilarating. I congratulate the President...
DOES U.S. INTERESTS SECTION IN HAVANA SCAM CUBAN VISA APPLICANTS?
Like many Cubans, Luis Enrique González was ecstatic when in January 2013 his government lifted the much-hated restrictions on freedom to travel abroad. He dreamed of visiting his father in...
Moon Cuba handbook to be published… Pre-order now!
My latest (6th) ed of MOON CUBA HANDBOOK, due for release in...
Sensational 9-day group motorcycle tour in Cuba
I just returned from leading a sensational 9-day motorcycle tour of Cuba for Texas-based adventure motorcycle touring company MotoDiscovery. Wow! What a trip! Our program–officially a “people-to-people educational exchange”–was offered...
Obama and Castro shake hands in the spirit of Nelson Mandela
I WAS THRILLED THAT President Obama showed the right stuff and shook Cuban leader Raúl Castro’s hand during the memorial service to Nelson Mandela. Mandela, who embodied the very essence...
