A Merry Cuban Christmas
There’s a good reason that Cubans have never seen Santa, and it’s not because he couldn’t get a visa—nor that it’s...
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...
National Geographic Expeditions announces new 11-day tour of Eastern Cuba
National Geographic Expeditions has announced a new 11-day Cuba tour: ‘Eastern Cuba: Crossroads of History & Culture’. I’m thrilled to have been asked to lead the first of five trips...
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...
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...
La Colmenita–Havana’s endearing children’s theater group–spreads message of love
Without a doubt, the seminal highlight of this past year leading people-to-people tours of Cuba for National Geographic Expeditions was my introduction to the children of La Colmenita. This amazing...
Road Scholar cancels proposed Cuba cruise programs
When Boston-based travel company Road Scholar last month announced with fanfare that it would launch people-to-people trips to Cuba that would transport U.S. citizens there by cruise ship, I was...
Interview about Cuba travel on NPR’s “Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer”
Last weekend, while motorcycling south from Oregon, I overnighted with my friend and fellow travel journalist Tom Wilmer, host of “Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer”–a production of KCBX.FM. Tom’s...
Hello world!
Welcome! I’m delighted to finally introduce my new WordPress website and blog. I’m looking forward to sharing with you my wonderful world of travel, including news of my latest books...
