cuba travel expert Cuba expert Christopher P Baker is available for speaking engagements, media interviews, story assignments & tour escort. Author of six books about Cuba, Baker has visited Cuba more than 40 times and has met Fidel Castro. He has been privileged to address the National Press Club, National Geographic Society (televised “Live from National Geographic”), and World Affairs Council. He has appeared on ABC, CBS, Fox TV, NBC, NPR, & dozens of other radio & TV outlets, and serves as a travel consultant and tour escort for such prestigious organizations as National Geographic. Read my Cuba blog Listen to my NPR radio interview See my Fox TV interview Disclaimer: The views of Fox News  are not those of Christopher P Baker. This interview was filmed in 2002 and information herein may have changed. Book me! 760 327 9879 or e-mail “Thank you for your wonderful, lively, informative, fun and well organized presentation.” Kate Simpson, Academic Travel Abroad, Inc. costa rica travel expert Costa Rica expert Christopher P Baker is available for speaking engagements, media interviews, story assignments & tours. Baker has visited Costa Rica every year since 1989 and has authored five guidebooks about Costa Rica, plus the ‘Costa Rica Pura Vida’ travel app. He has given dozens of talks nationwide, acts as a tour escort for National Geographic Expeditions and Smithsonian Journeys, and has been interviewed about Costa Rica on more than a score of leading radio and TV shows. Read my Costa Rica blog See my TV show Don't need a whole book? Buy a Moon Spotlight or buy an eBook for Kindle, Nook, or SonyReader.

Soon available for Android and the BlackBerry 06/01/2011...  Christopher’s story on Havana’s boutique hotels published in Ensemble Vacations. 12/07/2011...  Christopher to appear on NBC’s Today Show with Natalie Morales, in Havana (Dec 16 & 17). 10/11/2011...  Latest (eighth) edition of Christopher’s Moon Costa Rica Handbook published. 08/25/2011...  Christopher to escort 10-day Cuba cultural immersion programs for National Geographic Expeditions, beginning Nov 12, 2011. 08/24/2011...  Christopher profiled in the Sep 2011 issue of Geographical Magazine, published by the Royal Geographical Society. 08/22/2011...  Christopher’s story ‘Cultural Closeup: Puerto Viejo’ published in Ensemble Vacations. 07/02/2011...  Christopher to join economist Andrew Zimbalist and PBS/NPR correspondent Ray Suarez as a guest speaker on ‘Sea Cloud II’ during a Harvard University Alumni cruise of Cuba (Feb 16-27, 2012) 06/23/2011...  Christopher to lead motorcycle adventure in Costa Rica & Panama for MotoDiscovery 06/01/2011...  Christopher’s story on ‘36 Hours in Istanbul published in Ensemble Vacations. 04/30/2011...  Listen to Christopher’s interview about Cuba with Tom Wilmer’s NPR Audiolog.  03/20/2011...  Christopher’s story & photos on American cars published in Cuba Absolutely. 02/24/2011...  Christopher contracted to update National Geographic Traveler Cuba. 02/14/2011...  Christopher to escort cruise-tours to Costa Rica & Panama (Jan 8 & 14, 2012) for National Geographic Expeditions. More news...

latest books xx Moon Costa Rica (8th ed) All new edition of the award-winning Moon Cuba guidebook. 675 pages | More than 100 maps Panama: A Great Destination This lavishly illustrated guidebook offers complete information about this up-and-coming destination. Moon Cuba (5th ed) All new edition of the award-winning Moon Cuba guidebook. 675 pages | More than 100 maps latest travel apps Coming soon from Sutro Media... xx Panama Canal & Panama City Essentials Palm Springs & Desert Resorts Essentials Coming soon from Moon... Moon Costa Rica travel app Moon Cuba travel app recent magazine articles xx Havana Redux Cultural Closeup: Puerto Viejo 36 Hours in Istanbul Cuba Classics: A Celebration of Vintage American Autos Maverick for a Day The Mysterious Sculptures of San Agustín Captivating Colombia Cuba on the Horizon Chasing Che’s Chevy Islas Bonitas 7 Days in Cartagena recent travel xx Dresden & Leipzig, Germany, October 6-13, 2010 Costa Rica & Panama, Nov 2010 - Jan 8, 2011 Cuba, April 4-14, 2011 California scenic drives, May-July, 2011 Colombia, July 1-Aug 5 & Sep 8-Oct 9, 2011 Costa Rica & Panama, Jan 4-21, 2012 Cuba, ongoing through May 2012 where next xx Cuba, See ‘travel with christopher p baker’ read my blog x  Read my latest blog post Subscribe to my blog feed interviews/speaking gigs xx To be announced.

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Thanks to a special license issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, National Geographic invites you to participate in an  extraordinary immersive program to discover Cuba’s fascinating people and culture. 2011: Nov 26, Dec 10, Dec 24 2012: Jan 21, Feb 04, Feb 18, Mar 10, Mar 24, Apr 02, May 12 Reserve your Cuba trip today Costa Rica & Panama Canal Small ship expedition 2013: January 12-19 & 19-262 Reserve your trip today

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Santa Fe Photographic Workshop Havana, Cuba, April 3-13, 2011 See the workshop photos

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In 1996, Christopher shipped his BMW motorcycle to Cuba and rode 7,000 miles during a three months journey. His literary travelog about motorcycling in Cuba is a two-time national book award winner...

Christopher’s coffee-table book, Cuba Classics: A Celebration of Vintage American Automobiles, is a homage to Cuba’s astonishing wealth of antique cars and the owners who keep them running ...