I Got Stuck In Cuba So You Don't Have To

Before Holiday In The Sun, There Was Sophie's Cuban Crisis

It’s a Christmas* miracle! I have finally found the time to sit down and write my silly little newsletter for you all, instead of having to repackage old material because my brain is too sore to think of anything new. Oopsie!

Unlike many-a-journos and editorial staff back home in Australia who may have only come out of office shutdowns two weeks ago or are still enjoying the summer holidays, I have very much been doing the hard yakka on this side of the globe all through the festive season.

(Said hard yakka including: drinking copious amounts of mulled wine; being shocked at the fact that the literal North Sea is cold on Christmas Day because Currumbin Beach is always warm; and pretending I have a real job).

But this job of writing a silly little weekly newsletter is real, especially since I have had a request to write a guide to Cuba travel for Australians.

*I know we’re a day out from February and I can’t keep calling things a Christmas miracle throughout the entire year, but actually, I can. It’s not illegal or anything!

No cell service, no worries

It’s almost been two years to the day since I got stranded in Havana, but two years is not long enough for my Mum who still has a panic attack every time my Dad and I talk about going back.

Mum, please stop reading now. I can spot your sweaty palms from here.

For everyone else, here’s what I recommend if you’re travelling to Cuba in the near future.

(AKA, every thing I should have done so that I didn’t get stuck there and have to pay thousands of dollars and travel for 38-hours straight just to get to my next destination… which should have taken 38-minutes).

Cuba and The Bahamas are very close. Like, really close !!!!

I Got Stuck In Cuba So You Don’t Have To