10 Tips for Driving In Cuba
DON'T DO it, some sites warn. The roads are terrible. You’ll hit a cow and be forced to remain on the island – in a beachfront room? – until you pay the government thousands of dollars. ( Update : Yes, in a beachfront room, it turns out, but you'll have to pay for it). Stick to resort buses and licensed taxis, advises the Canadian Foreign Affairs department. “Avoid driving in Cuba, as driving conditions can be hazardous,” it declares here . I say, if you’ve driven in Vancouver or Sudbury or Montreal – let alone Europe or Asia – you’ll do fine in Cuba. The pace is relaxed, your fellow road-users are courteous, and traffic ranges from moderately busy (Havana) to where-is-everyone? light (most other places). Plus, in your rental car, you can set your own route and timetable, and you’ll meet interesting people along the way. Of course, in a country like nowhere else, some aspects of driving are bound to be different. So...