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• Ballet Stars Barred From Cuba by ERIKA KINETZ; COMPILED BY BEN SISARIO October 25, 2004 (read article)
• Manhattan School Challenges U.S. Rules and Sends Students on a Spring Break Trip to Cuba by DAVID M. HERSZENHORN April 17, 2007 Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein said that the trip had not been approved by the Education Department and that the matter was now under investigation. (read article)
• In Cuba, Finding a Tiny Corner of Jewish Life by CAREN OSTEN GERSZBERG February 04, 2007 There is no rabbi living on Cuba, and there is only one kosher butcher, but Jews in modern-day Cuba manage to keep their culture and traditions alive. Travelers can visit, and support, a handful of congregations. (read article)
• I Tan; Therefore, I Am ... by ALEXANDRA MARSHALL December 03, 2006 No man is an island, but an island can tell you a lot about the men (and women) who visit for the holidays. As you’re planning this year’s retreat, it’s worth asking what your choice of water-locked playground says about you. (read article)
• Cuba: The heartbeat of old Havana September 02, 2000 Staying with a young Cuban couple in their apartment, Fiona McAuslan escaped the dollar-hungry sharks of the tourist industry and got a taste of the island's everyday life and the all-embracing hospitality of its people (read article)
• Cuba: Rhythm 'n' booze October 23, 2000 Some said eastern Cuba was a backwater, others that it was the wellspring of revolution and music. Stanley Stewart went to see for himself (read article)
• Sounds of Cuba by Simon Broughton March 02, 2001 Simon Broughton picks the best of the island's irresistible rhythms (read article)
• Cuba: Drop in for some home cooking by Douglas Rogers October 02, 2002 Avoid Cuba's state-run restaurants and dine in style in someone living room. The trick is knowing where to look, says Douglas Rogers (read article)
• Cuba: Colonial charm lingers on in Castro's Cuba by Diana Preston April 01, 2003 Diana Preston travels back through the centuries to Trinidad, and is beguiled by its lingering beauty (read article)
• Cuba: Hitch after hitch by Neil Tweedie January 22, 2005 Hitting the road is a great way to see Cuba. But you only begin to get under the skin of the country when you offer lifts to the locals, says Neil Tweedie. (read article)
• Rhythm 'n' Reds November 12, 2005 The combination of socialism, salsa and Caribbean colour makes for a potent holiday cocktail for all ages, says Adrian Bridge. But change is in the air in Castro country. (read article)
• A little local colour May 03, 2006 A few days in Havana and Sarah Shuckburgh loses her British reserve as she dances in the street and relives her teenage love affair with a handsome revolutionary. Cuba does that to you. (read article)
• Havana's upmarket drive July 19, 2006 Though fascinating, Cuba's capital has never offered visitors much in the way of comfort. But as Peter Robinson reports, this is starting to change. (read article)
• Heaven on earth April 02, 2007 David Soul loves Cuba for its sea, sun, history, great lobster and vintage American cars. (read article)
• Ravenous revolution April 06, 2007 In an extract from his new book, The boys from Dolores, Patrick Symmes goes in search of a palador, or private restaurant, in Santiago. (read article)
• Ravenous revolution April 07, 2007 In an extract from his new book, The boys from Dolores, Patrick Symmes goes in search of a palador, or private restaurant, in Santiago. (read article)
• Towns that go down a storm May 14, 2007 Even when it can't offer postcard-perfect skies, Cuba has charm to spare, says Sarah Shuckburgh. (read article)
• Havana Cuba: My kind of town May 05, 2008 Packed with art galleries, restored colonial buidings and an alluring sense of decay, Havana entrances author David Jenkins. (read article)
• The Island That Dared by Dervla Murphy: travel books by Stephen Smith November 07, 2008 Stephen Smith salutes an honest account of Cuba from a truly independent travel writer. (read article)
• Lord Hurd: Our man in Havana by Lord Hurd November 28, 2008 The former Foreign Secretary Lord Hurd says no one with a sense of curiosity will regret a trip to Cuba. (read article)
• Cuba: Havana nights by Stanley Stewart April 19, 2001 Its buildings are crumbling and the cars date back to the 1960s but, says Stanley Stewart, Cuba's capital is still one of the world's most vibrant cities (read article)
• Cuba on two wheels by Gill Charlton February 01, 2003 Gill Charlton cycles into the interior of the island to places that played key roles in Castro's guerilla war in the late 1950s (read article)
• Cuba: Hemingway haunts where the son also rises by Chris Moss January 22, 2005 Music, like marxism, is everywhere in Havana. Chris Moss bends an ear - and his body - to the sensual sounds. (read article)
• Cuba: On the edge of time by Mark Law February 22, 2005 Mark Law is dazzled by Cuba, but wonders how much longer its charming old ways can last. (read article)
• Dervla Murphy's Journeys in Cuba by Dervla Murphy October 30, 2008 In her latest book the tireless Dervla Murphy, still travelling rough in her late seventies, sets out to get to grips with Cuba &ndash< a place of impulsive friendship and impenetrable bureaucracy. Along the way, she has a hard time on the trains... (read article)
• Caribbean hotels: 20 of the best affordable places to stay by Fred Mawer November 11, 2008 Holidays to the Caribbean do not have to be luxurious to be enjoyable. Fred Mawer picks out 20 appealing places to stay for under &pound<115 a night. (read article)
• Cuba: You Can't Get There From Here . . . (read article)
• Caffeine-fuelled travel: the world’s top coffee spots by Lonely Planet August 19, 2009 It inspires passion, opinion and addiction. Its the worlds second most valuable commodity... (read article)
• Havana - destination essentials by Lonely Planet June 10, 2009 Havana is a one-off. Vintage cadillacs, Santería rituals, all-night parties, strolls along the waterfrontits... (read article)
• Green Cuba: simply ecotastic by Lonely Planet August 10, 2009 During the lean years of the 1990s, the Cubans were ecologists by necessity. But as times changed, so... (read article)
• El ritmo cubano: Cuba’s musical soul by Lonely Planet August 10, 2009 Rich, vibrant, layered and soulful, Cuban music has long acted as a standard-bearer for the sounds and... (read article)
• Festival fun, Cuban style by Lonely Planet August 13, 2009 Through war, austerity, rationing and hardship, the Cubans have always retained their infectious joie... (read article)
• Revolutionary roll call: Cuba’s fighting heroes by Lonely Planet August 13, 2009 Cuba churns out revolutionaries like other countries produce movie stars and, with outside influence... (read article)
• Caffeine-fuelled travel: the world’s top coffee spots by Lonely Planet August 19, 2009 It inspires passion, opinion and addiction. Its the worlds second most valuable commodity... (read article)
• Cuba’s architectural highlights: ‘music turned to stone’ by Lonely Planet November 16, 2009 If Cubas soul is hidden in its music, then its architecture – in the words of novelist Alejo Carpentier... (read article)
• 10 great Caribbean secrets by Lonely Planet November 17, 2009 The Caribbean isn’t all just yachts and cruise ports (or souvenir hassle). Here are a handful of the... (read article)
• YOUR top 10 countries for 2010 by Lonely Planet November 19, 2009 A couple of weeks ago, we published our list of hot destinations for 2010. You sure had a lot to say!... (read article)