We arrived in Havana two days ago after a rather uncomfortable flight from Cancun. We boarded a plane that looked like it was a Russian reject from the 60s. I would not have been surprised to find that the door was held in place with duct tape, and the seats were so tiny that I felt like I had knee imprints on my back from the guy behind me! After much clunking, whirring and shaking we finally arrived in Havana. Everything during our two weeks in Cuba was tota...

Hi all Sorry for the long silence. We have arrived safely in Cuba and are having a fantastic time. Unfortunately communism and internet access don't mix. It is almost non-existent and when it does appear it costs a bomb!! So I am afraid there won't be any photos or blogs here until we can find somewhere that doesn't cost twice as much as dinner for two! Sorry guys, be in touch as soon as we can :o)

Our last day on Isla Mujeres didn´t exactly go to plan, to start with I was feeling a bit down (think we are both beginning to miss home a bit), then at the restaurant that evening our meals were wrong...mine was wrong even when they tried to correct it and the waiter made it out as if it was my fault. This put me in a bad mood, which wasn´t helped when Ian´s card was swallowed by the ATM. The next morning Ian did his best to speak to the bank on the phone in ...

We have been quite lazy recently with lots of laying on beaches, massages and eating too much so we hired some bikes to try and make ourselves feel like we were at least getting a bit of exercise! I think we cycled for about 4 hours, which in my unfit state was a lot! We first cycled to the other end of the island to go and see the turtle farm. The guide book had described the living conditions as humane but I am not sure that we would have agreed...their pools ...

Today I fulfilled a life long dream and got to swim with dolphins...it was such an incredible experience I am not sure where to begin! When the opportunity first came up I wasn´t sure whether or not we should do it at all because I really don´t agree with keeping animals in captivity but at the same time I have wanted to do it for as long as I can remember. So we decided to go for it, it´s a once in a lifetime thing for me and I will give money to a dolphin re...