This podcast follows a single traveller settling in Cuba over a couple of years, learning how the island actually works. Cuba is the largest country in the Caribbean, with a tropical climate that splits the year into a dry season and a rainy season. That rhythm shapes everything from the colour of the hills to the pace of daily life.
Episodes range from Havana's streets to the eastern mountains of the Sierra Maestra, the colonial centre of Camagüey and the coastal town of Baracoa. The focus is on the landscapes that give each region its character: flat plains, rolling farmland, and the rugged hills that rise in the southeast.
The series unfolds in real time: the dry season arriving in November, the rains returning in May, and the same places appearing again months later as the host goes back to them. That return is the point. Knowing a town in Cuba takes more than a single visit, and the show lets familiarity build by living through two full seasonal cycles.
Yenisel Morales lives in Cuba and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Yenisel is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.
A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.
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Escambray Coffee Harvest and Topes de Collantes Arrival
Yenisel arrives in the mountain village of Topes de Collantes after a drive from Cienfuegos. She explores the cool mist, the coffee harvest season, and the stark two-tier economy of the Escambray region.
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Episode 98 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Topes de Collantes, Cuba.
Places in this episode: Kurhotel Escambray, Gran Parque Natural Topes de Collantes, Villa Caburní, Casa Museo del Café, Don Pancho, Salto del Caburní, El Cubano, Salto Javira.
Covered: Arrival Logistics, Coffee Harvest, Local Economy & Costs, Mountain Hiking Trails, Residency Bureaucracy, Regional History.
Chapters:
00:00 Topes de Collantes
01:08 Gran Parque Natural Topes de Collantes
02:35 Villa Caburní
04:34 Don Pancho
06:59 Trinidad
08:34 Hill
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5 Nov 2026
Final Morning in Cienfuegos Before Viñales
Yenisel spends her last full day in the French city, navigating the lingering bureaucracy at DIIE and making final preparations for her move to Viñales. She reflects on the stark economic realities of Cienfuegos, the beauty of the Malecón, and the practicalities of living here as a foreigner.
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Episode 97 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Places in this episode: Centro Histórico, Parque José Martí, Dirección de Identificación, Inmigración y Extranjería, Café Centro Mercantil, Avenida 5 de Septiembre, Malecón, Punta Gorda, Palacio del Valle.
Covered: Residency Bureaucracy, Local Economy & Costs, Urban Exploration, Departure Logistics.
Chapters:
00:00 Parque José Martí
03:03 Malecón
06:41 BAR CAFE ...LAS MIL Y UNA NOCHES...
08:46 Sea
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4 Nov 2026
Cienfuegos Final Morning Before Viñales
Yenisel packs her bags in Cienfuegos, visits the botanical garden and Palacio del Valle one last time, and prepares for the drive to Viñales.
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Episode 96 of Cuba Travel Podcast with Yenisel Morales. Yenisel Morales is in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Places in this episode: Reina district, Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos, Parque José Martí, Teatro Tomás Terry, Avenida 5 de Septiembre, Malecón, Castillo de Jagua, Punta Gorda.
Covered: Cienfuegos landmarks, Cost of living analysis, Residency bureaucracy, Departure logistics, Botanical garden visit.
Chapters:
00:00 Reina district
02:04 Parque José Martí
05:02 Punta Gorda
07:04 Malecón
08:47 City street
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
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