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Award-winning travel writer Christopher P. Baker highlights Cuba's best lesser-known local hot spots, including Finca Manacas (the birthplace of Fidel Castro), Parque Lennon, and Rumba de Salvador's Alley. He also offers fun and creative travel suggestions, such as A Week in Havana, 10 Best Scenic Drives, and Cars, Cigars, and Cabarets. "Moon Cuba" provides in-depth information on Havana and complete coverage of the island -- tip to tip.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Cuba Guide Available,
By Kirt van der Woude (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moon Cuba (Paperback)
Before ordering this guide, I did what probably many of us do - went to Chapters and looked through all of the guides to compare and figure out which one was the best, then ordered it off of Amazon for about 30% less than Chapters' price. This one won hands down, and was great reading and useful for reference prior to and during my trip.What made this guide stand out from the rest: - The most content. This book was the thickest tome of them all, with more complete information than all the rest - Easy to navigate and well laid-out, with lots of maps and photos. - Extensive background information. In addition to the regular travel content, Moon Cuba also contains a substantial background section (almost a book within a book), with chapters on Cuban geography, history, culture, etc, etc. This made for great preparatory reading prior to the trip gave me context and greater awareness for my experiences while in Cuba. - Current and accurate. I found that, for the most part, information was accurate and up-to-date (as much as it can be in Cuba, anyway). While I was only in Cuba for two weeks, which were spent in Varadero, the rest of Matanzas province and Havana, Moon Cuba covers the whole country comprehensively. If you're heading to anywhere in Cuba, for any amount of time, you can't go wrong with Moon Cuba along for the ride.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (18 customer reviews) 35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
For travelers who get out of the tourist resorts,
By Thomas D. Kehoe - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Moon Cuba (Paperback)
I've been to Cuba seven times. I met my wife on the second trip. 99% of tourists never leave the resorts, except for an excursion to Habana Viejo (Havana's old city). Most of the guidebooks are for those people, presenting only the places that tourists go. Of those guidebooks the Lonely Planet guidebook (Sainsbury, 4th ed.) is the best.Only one guidebook covers every pueblito on the island. My 4th edition of the Christopher Baker's Moon Handbook is falling apart from too much use. I'm ordering the 5th edition for my trip in a few weeks. The Moon guide is not only complete, it is a pleasure to read. Baker is a fine writer. The photos and maps are excellent too. The history of Cuba in the back is better than some of the history books I've read. If you want to go to Cuba's less popular national parks (i.e., not Vinales or Topos de Collantes) you'll have to get Baker's guidebook, as this is the only book that covers the undeveloped national parks. I liked Baker's guidebook so much that I read "Mi Moto Fidel," his book about writing the first edition of the Moon guidebook. My only complaint about the Moon guidebook is that it makes me want to take six months and see all the amazing places he describes. Also, my wife and Cuban in-laws are continually shocked at the out of the way places I want to see. They just want to go to a resort and lie by the pool (they weren't allowed to enter resorts until a couple years ago, so this is a dream to them). I want to go see something the Baker found -- an American fighter-bomber that was shot down in the Bay of Pigs invasion, miles down a rugged trail; or hire an ornithologist to go into a swamp to see a bee hummingbird (the world's smallest bird); or hire a guide to explore the Gran Caverna de San Tomas, Cuba's biggest cave. **update** The 5th edition (2010) is much smaller. My favorite resort, Hanabanilla near Manicaragua, was left out because few tourists go there (which is one reason I like it). I wish that Christopher Baker had updated the 4th edition and then the publisher had released it on the Kindle. The 4th edition was heavy to carry around. What would be perfect would be to carry the Lonely Planet guide (in print) and have the 4th edition Moon guide on your Kindle. 17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing detail!,
By S. Mueller - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Moon Cuba (Paperback)
I heard this author interviewed recently by Rick Steves and his unbridled enthusiasm for Cuba (as it is today) really tempted me to go. His book gives advice about places to see if you only have a limited time (and, as tourists, we only have limited time) and the considerations for Americans about how to go legally are very practical. The book has web sites to use to reserve the required first 3 nights in Cuba and tips on where to stay, what the currency is, and all the things you'd want to know about any first-world country ... and he adds honest comments about the poor infrastructure and the poverty in the country.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Good Job,
By Hammockman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Moon Cuba (Paperback)
I've literally been around the world backpacking with Lonely Planet guides and like them a lot for budget travel. This is my first experience with Moon and I like this one better. I also ordered the Lonely Planet Cuba guide at the same time and they were released in October and November, '06 so they're comparable in that sense. The Moon is a little heavier which is a consideration if you're traveling light, but that's not insurmountable.
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