Our trip to Cuba

We're Aldana, Bianca and Johanna. We're eighteen years old. We've finished college two months ago and decided to travel to Cuba because we were interested in its culture and we're best friends and we're happy to have this trip together.
We arrived at the airport by train. We waited for the flight for two hours. Finally we got on the plane. The flight took three hours and it was really good. We thought it would be terrible, because we were very scared- it was our first flight- but we enjoyed it. We landed at Guane's airport. There, we looked for the activities coordinator. He was late so we had to wait at the airport for half an hour. He took us to the hotel by mini bus. We were glad to see that the hotel was wonderful. Our room was big and very comfortable. We left the luggage in the room and started the activities.
First of all we had to get a map so we could find out how to get to the different places. The first day we went by bike to Pinar Del Rio. There we did some physical activities, we had a really good time!
The second day we travelled by boat to Nueva Gerona. There we visited some museums. It was interesting.
The third day a truck picked us up, and we went to Saint Cristobal. When we arrived there we went to a big zoo, and then we visited a park for exotic birds.
The last day we went to a big shopping centre in Cuba's Capital, Havana. It was a shopping tour. It was useful because everything was cheaper there. We arrived there by taxi.
We had four great days full of fun. We weren't happy to come back, it's beautiful there, but we missed our families.

In Cuba with Fidel...

Two years ago I went to Cuba to a conference of science. Cuba is a
little island in Central America.

I went by aeroplane, but the trip was long. I read a book about Fidel
Castro on the aeroplane and I slept a lot. The food was really horrible.
First of all, when I arrived in the Habana, the capital of Cuba, I
decided to visit a museum, so I rented a bicycle. In the museum there were
a lot of marvels.
The next day I went to Caiman, an island near Cuba, by ship. But this
was very boring, so I went to another island, Jamaica, this time by boat.
This was very strange, a lot of people smoked pot, so I returned to Cuba.
Cuba is a beautiful country and the girls too. The weather is so hot.
Then I had to work, I went to the conference of science by taxi.
And the next day, I returned to my country, by plane.

A trip to Central America

We are Gimena, Florencia and Julieta, three sociologists that are studying undernourished children in Central America. So, we went through different countries to feel what it is like.
Our journey started when we took a taxi to the airport, just in time to take the flight to Panama Canal. That was our fist stop. The plane took off at six o’clock in the morning and landed at half past twelve at midday of the same day. Two hours later we crossed the Panama Canal by boat and stayed in a hotel four days.
There, we took a train to San José (Costa Rica) and studied the economy of that country. After a week, we went to El Salvador –backed by the government- by helicopter. Finished our job in El Salvador, we followed with Honduras by coach, and it was very exciting! It’s an amazing country, full of history and incredible landscapes. We could travel by donkey through the hills, which was an unforgettable experience. We stayed there five days in the house of Florencia’s aunt. After those days, Florencia’s cousin offered to take us to Guatemala, and it was so strange! The journey took about twenty hours; we promise we are not going to do it again… it was really exhausting!
Once in Guatemala, we stopped studying, and started to enjoy the trip. Then, we went to Cuba by ship, and stayed there three days.
And it was time to return home… so we went to Panama by ship, and there we took a plane to Argentina (so sad).
It was a great experience, and now we are studying the tour, let’s see what it results!

Dear Martin

Friday 31st February
Dear Martin:
Thanks for your letter. Well I’ m here in No One Place; I arrived last night at 25:30 pm. Believe it: this wasn’ t a normal journey, but was fun.

I took the F.F Full Fast train. In the sleeping compartment, I travelled with an old man. He had an enormous nose. When he went to the train bar he tripped and after that he got up very quickly and he waked on.
I started laughing. He told me” Stop laugh. Isn’t funny when it’s you who is falling”. I didn’t see him after that. He just disappeared from the train.

I called the lady who comes with the food. She got me a hot chocolate but it was blue. I went to sleep after that. I dreamed with a little elephant with milk and chocolate inside it body. He was swimming in the ocean. Even rarer was that the elephant talked to me in French!!! I called him Marshall. It was a good dancer too. It was a great dream. When I woke up I believe I saw Marshall trut the windows. But it wasn’t reality.

Make sure to write me.


Pilar.

Dear Samantha

Thursday 10th June


Dear Samantha:
I’m writing from Ireland, at last! I had a crazy journey. First when I arrived at port to take my ship, I released, I had forgotten my passport but luckily in the computer there was the information about the passport which I had taken before and the company let me travel. You know that the journey took two weeks; but you don’t know that in the first week I had to shower with freezing water. It was horrible!
Besides that, the captain ordered the waiters to serve the dinner. The menu was fish and chips, but the fish was out of shape and everybody came sick!
Well, I don’t know how many other things happened on trip, but I’m alive and in Ireland.

Kisses and write me soon,
Mary

Dear Alex

April 28 th
Dear Alex:
Hello how are you?
I´m fine , I´m in B.A. and arrived yesterday at 16:30hs. The journey took six hours all together from Sao Pablo. I t was very much fun.

First of all, the other boy in the sleeping compartment was very nice and beautiful. When he climbed up to go to sleep, he stepped over me and he excused himself, a sweet. His name is Tom. Then in the morning, when he woke up, he talked with me and told me about his life, after that we had breakfast together.

At 15:30 the train broke down “oh no”! I must tell my friend. “ But my phone didn’t have battery and Tom lent me his mobile phone. I phoned my friend and told her about the delay.
I finally went to B A. but guess what? Today when I started the classes I saw Tom in another course.
So wonderful. Tomorrow I will come back.
I will tell you everything !!!

BYE BYE AND GOOD LUCK!!

Dear Paula

Dear Paula:
I arrived last week in Egypt. It’s really great! The journey was so funny... I met a nice boy called Cristobal, he’s from Brazil and works in the beach.
After two hours of travel, some turbulences satrted to frighten us, but Cristobal’s hand gave me peace and he took my hand strongly. I just closed my eyes and when I opened them everything had finished. Suddenly we heard that there were available seats in first class, so we went to the cabin and found out about it. Cristobal offered me to go, and we had a great time together.
Cristobal is staying in ‘Cleopatra Hotel’, and I’m there too. We made a lot of activities together. I’m telling you what we did:
The first day we went on a tour to the Sahara Desert, and visited the pyramids. Inside we saw a lot of magnific hieroglyfhics and papyrus.
The next day, we went across the desert riding a camell; it was a fantastic experience! Every night we go to the disco and meet new people.
Well, the tourist guide is calling us, because it’s dinner time.
I hope you’ll be OK, and I’m sending you a photo from the desert.

Hugs and Kisses for you and your family
Valentina.

Dear Nick

Friday, May 11, 2007

Dear Nick:
Hi! How are you? I’m very happy because yesterday, I came back from my holidays.
I travelled to the moon. I arrived at nine o’clock. I stayed there two months. In the moon, I saw stars around the space. I bought a little sun. And then, I visited my grandmother. She is too old. She is 150 years OLD.
In the morning, I took a spacialbus and came back to the Earth. The holidays were beautiful.
Kisses…
jelly

Hi Franco!

Dear Franco:
Hello, I am here in Paraguay. I arrived this afternoon at half past five. Now I am drinking mate and a little of water fell on the paper. The journey took sixteen hours. At the beginning it was very boring, so I decided to sleep. Four hours later I woke up because something strange happened.
The route was very badly kept and the driver was drunk so the bus fell on the middle of the road and everybody got hurt. Luckily somebody had a cell phone and called for an ambulance and the police.
After that I stayed at a bus station 30 minutes, because we were close to the city, and later I was interviewed for the Channel 8 News. When I finished I went out and took the next bus.
I am starting my holidays so I am going to sleep all I want.
Write soon!!!

Dear Caroline

Dear Caroline:

I’m glad to tell you I’ve arrived in France in one piece, but the journey was a complete disaster. First of all, when I arrived at the bus station, my luggage got lost. When I finally found it, I got on the bus. In the middle of the journey I needed to take something from my bag, when I opened it, I angrily saw, it was empty, my belongings were stolen, I didn’t know what to do but luckily, when I got to my destination, the bus station personal told me that I took the wrong bag.
Then I went to my hotel and, guess what? My room wasn’t empty like my luggage; there were two people in my bed, so I started to run to talk with somebody, but nobody gave me and answer. I was too angry; I took my bag and the first bus to come back to my country, Spain.
So I will see you soon.

Romeo and Juliet

April,20th
Dear Juliet,
Hi! How are you? I´m in London. I arrived last Monday. The journey was very funny because I met a boy who told me about his life and gave me his telephone number.
When I arrived at the airport, I realized that the travel company lost my luggage, so I phoned a friend and told him that I was going to be late.
After that, I arrived at my friend´s house and they told me that the company phoned to say that they found the luggage. All this was hard luck!

Well, See you next week.
A kiss!

Romeo

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