CUBA, Varadero

 January 13-16th, 2019

Varadero was the "vacation" part of my trip as there are beautiful beaches and inexpensive ALL INCLUSIVE RESORTS. There was only a 2-6 am time frame when the bar was closed and Russian tourists seemed to take advantage of that. My private room was about $40 a night and included all u can eat buffets for breakfast, lunch and dinner + free drinks. Varadero was only 1.5 hours from Havana by bus which was convenient. 

SEYCHELLES

October 22, 2018

After the Safari in Kenya, I flew to the Seychelles for a little beach time.  Spent 4 nights here and it was beautiful but not as pricey as Maldives. I did not venture to some of the other ISLANDS which were supposedly more exotic but also not in my budget. Snorkeling was great.

SRI LANKA, Mirissa Beach

Feb. 17, 2018

Last walk around Mirissa Beach.

INDIA, Goa , Anjuna Beach, Market

January 8, 2018

Back to Mumbai and caught a flight to Goa. Ride from airport after midnight was long, expensive and pretty sure driver was lost most of the time. I had read that Goa was THE BEACH DESTINATION. The beach was nice and so was the the hostel but seems most come here to do recreational drugs and enjoy the beach. To each their own, not my thing ..... anymore. Unfortunately I prebooked and paid for 2 weeks. But everything worked out great as I got up at 6-7 am everyday, had breakfast and walked the beach. That is also the time when most of the younger travelers were getting back from all night raves. Worked well for everyone. Lol

SAINT MAARTEN, Sunset Bar Grill, Beach