How bad is the recent cholera outbreak in Cuba, and should you go?
A full year has passed since the first reports of the first reappearance of cholera in Cuba in decades, yet it appears that the island still hasn’t contained the outbreak,...
National Geographic publishes fourth edition of my NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER COSTA RICA guidebook
Today I received a box with ten copies of my latest book for the National Geographic Society. Well, I should say the latest edition of my NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER COSTA...
Adventure Motorcyclist Magazine publishes my story on motorcycling in Cuba
Adventure Motorcycle Magazine is about to publish its September/October 2013 issue featuring my self-illustrated article on leading the first group motorcycle tour of all Cuba for U.S. citizens since the...
help end the travel ban to Cuba for U.S. citizens
In 2011, President Obama liberalized travel to Cuba for Cuban-Americans, students and religious travel, and created a new category–People-to-People–that permits ALL U.S. citizens to participate in “educational exchange” programs. But...
world’s foremost Cuba travel expert, Christopher P. Baker, is available for speaking engagements, media interviews, magazine assignments & as a tour escort
Author of six travel books about Cuba, Christopher P. Baker has visited Cuba more than 70 times during three decades and has met Fidel Castro and a pantheon of Cuba’s...
Cuba’s “horse whisperer” promotes Monty Roberts’ equine techniques
My friend Julio Muñoz has always had a passion for horses. He also has a knowledge of communicating with horses that is perhaps unique in Cuba. This thanks to his...
Costa Rica’s Indigenous Boruca People Make Magnificent Masks
When I first began researching my Moon Costa Rica guidebook two decades ago, I don’t ever recall having seen Boruca masks. Today, these distinctive cultural icons are ubiquitous throughout Costa...
Cuban porn star stirs ruckus
Now that my “Cuba & Costa Rica” blog is no longer being published, here’s a blog post from last year that my editors at Moon.com wouldn’t publish… Many a traveler...
one helluva sexy hotel opens in Costa Rica!
I’m currently updating the hotel and restaurant section of my Eyewitness Costa Rica travel guidebook and I’m reminded of a highlight from my two month research trip to Costa Rica...
