National Geographic Traveler publishes my latest Cuba story
See my latest story, “Cuba on the Cusp,” in the May 2015 issue of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER.
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 Havana Spotlight guidebook to be released… Pre-order now!
Visiting Cuba? Pre-order the latest version of my MOON HAVANA SPOTLIGHT guidebook...
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...
Cuba tours by motorcycle with ‘Travel with Rick Steves’ radio show
Listen to my radio interview on Cuba tours by motorcycle with ‘Travel with Rick Steves’ (Program 358)… http://bit.ly/1qIVxPt
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...
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...
Capitalism is taking hold in Cuba — BBC This World documentary
I just watched this magnificent video about Cuba by Simon Reeves for BBC This World. It’s indispensable viewing for anyone interested in learning about a sclerotic nation now in the...
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...
