We are wondering if you could offer some advice. We are looking to travel to Cuba slightly off season (November), we don’t wish to go all inclusive but travel around and see the real country.

The hallaca is the heart of the Venezuelan holidays for many. “Without hallacas, there is no Christmas,” said Bruno Romano, a Venezuelan musician in Los Angeles. “The hallaca is like a tamal.

Cuba’s government has now decided to be nicer ... Cubans rent cars and spend freely in restaurants and shops and on beach holidays with family members living on the island.