cuba expert Cuba travel expert Christopher P Baker is available for speaking engagements, media interviews, assignments and as a tour escort. Author of six books about Cuba, Baker has visited Cuba more than 50 times and has met Fidel Castro. He has been privileged to address the National Press Club, National Geographic Live!, and World Affairs Council. He has appeared on ABC, CBS, Fox TV, NBC, NPR, & dozens of other radio & TV outlets. Christopher also serves as a travel consultant and tour escort for such prestigious organizations as National Geographic, and has assisted many organizations in their applications to receive OFAC licenses for travel to Cuba. Book me! 760 327 9879 or e-mail  @cubaexpert Watch my Cuba presentation at National Geographic Live! Read my Cuba blog See my Fox TV interview In 1996, Christopher shipped his BMW motorcycle to Cuba and rode 7,000 miles during a three months journey. His literary travelog, Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro’s Cuba, is a two-time national book award winner. “This is a wonderful adventure book… a meditation on philosophy, politics, and the possibilities of physical love. It has the depth of a novel and the feeling of a great love story.” —Lowell Thomas Award       Travel Book of the Year Autographed hardback ONLY $26.00 + postage costa rica expert Costa Rica travel expert Christopher P 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

03/09/2013... Christopher films “Cuban Soul”—a documentary about the restoration of Ernest Hemingway’s long-lost 1955 Chrysler—with David Soul. 03/07/2013... Christopher returns from leading the first all-Cuba motorcycle tours for U.S. citizens. Listen to a radio interview with PRI The World (Boston) here. 03/07/2013... Christopher’s latest story about motorcycling through Cuba appears in Luxury Travel 01/10/2013... Christopher’s story on Havana’s boutique hotels published by AeroMexico’s Clase Premier 7/24/2012... Christopher to lead National Geographic Expeditions’ “Costa Rica Family Adventure” (Dec 28-Jan 03) 10/5/2012 National Geographic releases Christopher’s National Geographic Traveler Colombia 9/27/2012... Christopher speaks at World Tourism Day in Cartagena, Colombia, with the Colombian Minister of Tourism Back Roads California April 2013 National Geographic Traveler Cuba October 2012 National Geographic Traveler Colombia September 2012 Eyewitness Top 10 California Wine Country   xx Get up to date tips and information on Costa Rica direct to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. With the Costa Rica Pura Vida travel app in your pocket, you can travel on the go with the  ease of quickly finding the best lodgings, restaurants, beaches, sites,  & experiences, from Arenal Volcano to zipline canopy adventures, and regular updates ensure you get the latest recommendations. Buy it NOW! x Havana Redux Cultural Closeup: Puerto Viejo 36 Hours in Istanbul 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 Colombia, July 1-Aug 5 & Sep 8-Oct 9, 2011 Costa Rica & Panama, Jan 4-21, 2012 Cuba, ongoing through June 2012 and winter 2012-2013 Costa Rica Aug 23-Oct 2, 2012 To be announced

Join me on an          exciting motorcycle tour of CUBA M 2013 & 2014: Dates to be announced Reserve today! 2013: Mar 17, Apr 7 & 21, May 5, 19 & 30, Jun 9 & 30... plus 14 tours Nov 2013-June 2014 Reserve today! 2014: Jan 04-11 & 11-182 Reserve today! 2013: To be announced2 Reserve today! Christopher’s lavishly illustrated 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 .