CUBA: Interview with Patrick Monaghan from Cuba Travel (travel agency) in Dublin, Ireland.

Interview with Patrick Monaghan from Cuba Travel in Dublin, Ireland.

In this Travel Podcast from Backpacker magazine (Ireland/UK) I interview Patrick Monaghan from Cuba Travel in Dublin, Ireland.  Patrick is manager of Cuba Travel and a travel expert on the island of Cuba and has visited the country 14 times. 

The interview is taken from a radio show I hosted back in 2004, THE HOLIDAY SHOW, which was broadcast on 103.2 FM Dublin City Anna Livia a local radio station in Dublin, Ireland.

Discussed during the show is; 

1. Is there a centre to Havana - old Havana, downtown Havana, the Malecon area and the Mirimar.
2. The old 1950s cars that still roam the streets.
3. Cigar making, rolled, handmade, smoking and the cigar factories.  Smoking rooms in hotels.
4. Cuban rum, Cuba Libre.
5. Where to go in Cuba and when to go to Cuba.
6. Is Cuba a safe country?
7. Do you need vaccinations?
8. Music in the air and the everywhere.
9. The Parque Central area in old Havana.
10. The beach resort area of Varadero, 2 hours from Havana.
11. Is Cuba a winter destination or an all year round destination.
12. What will happen when Fidel Castro dies, will Cuba change forever, will American returns in big numbers?
13. Which hotels are in Cuba?  Sol Media, Sandals, Ibirostar, Super Clubs.
14. Is Cuba a honeymoon destination?
15. Independent travel and backpackers, is it possible in Cuba?
16. Car hire? Is it possible to hire a car in Cuba?
17. What are the costs in getting to Cuba?
18. What about Americans who want to go to Cuba?  Are passports stamped?
19. What about two centre holidays, e.g. Cuba and Jamaica for example?

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