Cuba holidays offer a vibrant mix of cultures, history, and experiences. Havana’s cobbled streets are alive with cafes, bars and the rhythmic sounds of the rumba. The city?s architecture is an eclectic mix of Baroque, Neo-classical and Art Deco styles and the colonial buildings of ?Old Havana’ have earned the city a UNESCO World Heritage Listing.

Where to go

The Capitolio Nacional: The Capitolio Nacional is a huge domed building in the centre of Havana and a scale model of its more famous cousin in Washington. You will love wandering through the sheer variety of the halls, corridors and passageways of the Capitolio Nacional. The terrace bar is well worth a short break, where you can seat and watch the world go by.

El Floridita became the most famous bar in Havana, and the most famous in the world. In 1953, “Esquire” magazine, called it one the world’s seven best bars, along with, the Pied Piper bar in San Francisco, the Ritz in Paris and London, Raffles in Singapore, Club 21 in New York and the bar at the Shellbourne Hotel in Dublin. El Floridita and it’s Daiquri have been immortalized in literature on more than one occasion. Perhaps the best description was written by Hemingway himself, in “Islands in the Stream”.

La Cabana Fortress: Up on a hill at the east of the City of Havana, coming down the rim at the entrance of Havana Bay and some 300 meters from the Three Morro Kings Castle, lies the largest fortress in America: San Carlos de la Caba?a. La Caba?a, with its 750 meters long and ten hectares of surface, was considered as the summit of the fortification system of the Spanish military constructions.

Partagas Cigar Factory: Located on the Industria street No. 520, in Old Havana, always had that beautiful colonial building as venue. It is the oldest cigar factory of Cuba and there, emerged the figure of the tobacco reader, profession that still exits aimed at reading aloud to workers.

Grand Theatre: One may not expect to find one of the world’s largest opera houses in the middle of the Caribbean, but this is in fact, the case. The Gran Teatro de La Habana is part of a larger complex, the Palacio del Centro Gallego and is located in the central part of Havana.

Jose Maurette is the Director of Quest World Travel Ltd and a specialist in organizing holidays to Cuba. Visit www.quest2cuba.co.uk for further information on the best Havana Holidays.

Dubai is one of the most popular destinations to travel to. However, you never really hear about the night life in Dubai and does it even exist? In the city of Dubai, you will actually find one of the most awesome clubs and bars in the world. In fact, its the only place where the designer Armani and Roberto Cavalli just opened their own night clubs.

They say that if you are standing in a spot somewhere in daytime in Dubai, you wouldn’t be able to recognize the same place after dark. The city literally transforms under the lights every single day. Its packed with world class and very unique exotic restaurants, giant malls and not to mention the top quality clubs that have seemed to take over the nightlife.

However, to play on the safe side, don’t forget that it is a Muslim country and yes they are strict about their alcohol (Especially if you are drinking outside of a bar or club). As longest your are following the rules, you’ll be alright. Some common things to remember when going to a club is your passport for identification, you must be over 21 and the clubs and bars close at three in the morning.

If you are ready to put your dancing shoes on and hit the clubs in Dubai, their are some rules that you should be aware of so you have the best time possible. You must be over 21 to enjoy clubbing in Dubai. Only your passport is accepted as ID and worst case scenario, keep a copy of your passport in hand just in case. The consumption of alcoholic beverages is allowed in Dubai but as long as you drink in the designated areas. What that means is don’t take your drinks outside of the club even if you are waiting for a friend or two. If the club security doesn’t catch you, the police or undercover cops will. Basically, just respect the local customs and laws and you are guaranteed to have a great time.

With a very large variety of clubbing destinations and events that are taking place daily in the city of Dubai, its really hard to get bored. No wonder Dubai is one of the best cities in the world to visit for tourists from around the world. As long as you play by the rules and respect your fellow clubbers, you are bound to have a phenomenal night in the nightclubs of Dubai.

Dubai is a great place to visit and the perfect destination for the night life lover. Don’t forget to visit Nightclubs in Dubai and hope you enjoy Dubai Parties.