Destinations · America
Loud streets, long lunches.
Guides across Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and the Caribbean — written on the ground, usually at a plastic table. Each poster opens its country guide.
30Guides
7Countries
8Cities
Deals & booking
Worth booking in America.
No coupon codes and no invented discounts. Five things we would book ourselves, and the reason why.
StaysCasas particulares in CubaFamily-run rooms, better value and a far better breakfast than the state hotels.How to book them →StaysCities, by neighbourhoodMedellín, Cartagena and Mexico City, filtered to the areas our guides send you to.Compare rates →ExperiencesMarket walks and kitchensSmall-group street-food crawls in Medellín and Havana, with guides who eat there.See the dates →TransportFlights, buses, collectivosWhich internal flights are worth it, and where the bus is genuinely the better day.How we book it →InsuranceMedical and cashCuba needs proof of cover at the border. What counts, and what the cheap policies drop.Read first →
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The guides
Fourteen cities, properly.
Printable city guides we are writing to sell — the one you would actually carry. Join the list and you will hear when each lands.
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The ones worth the click.
Six guides that cross borders, including the ones that belong to no single country.
America, answered
Before you book.
The cross-border questions. Anything country-specific lives on the country guide.
Is it safe?Region by region, not country by country. Medellín’s Poblado and Laureles are fine; so is most of Mexico City. The honest answers are in each country guide.
Cash or card?Colombia and Mexico take cards in the cities. Cuba runs on cash you bring with you — euros, and more than you think.
How much Spanish do I need?Enough to order, greet and ask the price. Outside tourist streets, English runs out fast, and nobody minds you trying.
Which month?December to April across the Caribbean and Colombia’s coast. Mexico City is good almost all year; its rain comes in the afternoon and leaves.
Can I do Cuba and Mexico in one trip?Yes, and the Havana to Cancún or Mexico City hop is short. Build in a buffer day: Cuban flights move.
Are the all-inclusives worth it?For a week of nothing, yes. For a week of eating, no — you will spend it behind a wristband eating the same buffet.