By Cilla Utne, CEO
The air is hot and dry, but not as hot as I had imagined. In the distance, sharp arid mountaintops formed long before humans walked …
Haiti wasn’t Hurricane Matthew’s only victim. The storm also ripped through the historic city of Baracoa on Cuba’s southeastern shore. Matthew devastated thousands of homes and buildings, destroyed surrounding forests and farmland, …
UPDATE 10/11/2016: Unfortunately, we have decided to postpone this trip temporarily, due to concerns about the security situation on the ground, particularly in southern Ethiopia where protesters and government forces have clashed recently over land-use conflicts. Tourists have not been targeted …
December 17, marked the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s announcement that the US and Cuba would normalize relations and seek ways to end the embargo that has caused so much pain and harm to the Cuban people without achieving its …
The Earth lost one of its greatest eco-warriors this week. Doug Tompkins was truly a pioneer — as an entrepreneur, outdoorsman, philanthropist, and conservationist. He was also a personal hero of mine. On Tuesday, December 8, he died in a …
As I read the article, images from the opening scene of Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grande Bellezza swept through my mind. Music pulsated while aristocratically dressed men and women danced into the early morning hours. Drinks flowed, diamonds sparkled and a …
Cross Cultural Journeys was mentioned in The Wall Street Journal this week! In an article published 9/16 about the challenges Cuba is facing as it struggles to meet the growing tourism demand from the US, our CEO Cilla Utne said:…
Everyday, our office receives phone calls from those wishing to spend a holiday in Cuba. This exciting, once off-limits island has captured the world’s attention since January 16th when Obama announced an amendment to the travel restrictions for Americans.
We …
After a silent era of more than 50 years, the capital cities of Havana and Washington will restore full diplomatic relations and open embassies by the end of July. Read the BBC breaking news here.
Further articles about this …
