A straightforward & uneventful 3-hour bus ride from Havana is Varadero… a 20km stretch of white sand beach that according to the travel guides, is supposedly Cuba’s most beautiful beach. Clearly the word is out amongst European & Canadian travelers, but given the superlatives used to describe it, I felt I had to see it. It did not disappoint. I enjoyed some much needed R&R after long Havana nights.