Noemis y Wilfredo
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Eggs, muscles, and soccer
... it is now in “Lonely Planet” and therefore has brought a few tourists there too, so there’s a mix of people. A handsome old man was sitting in a corner puffing on a cigar, and when the band called him up to play the bongos I suppose I wasn’t surprised at his amazing skills on those drums – after all, this is Cuba. There was a mix of ages but all there to have a good time and dance. A couple of old ladies pulled up a bottle of rum from their purse to spice ...
The Time of My Life
... life and utter lack of self-consciousness. When she learned we were Americans she lit up and begged Leslie and me to write down the words to "I Had the Time of My Life" from "Dirty Dancing". We passed her the lyrics and this 60-something year old woman sat in the front seat of the bus with her archaic phone to her ear, listening to a Musac rendition of the song, and belted it out like no one was listening. She ...
Standing In the Visa Line next to Russians in Cuba
... One guy asked me in English how I liked Cuba.. He said he'd worked in New York before 9/11, then was kicked out due to visa issues. I said Cuba was "nice" and he responded, "are you kidding, kid, it looks like an atomic bomb went off in central Havana. This place is a hell hole." Well, I wasn't going to argue with that, I just didn't know any Cuban had noticed.
My favorite Cuban thing? The guayaba! Some pink pear-like fruit that makes AMAZING ...
Ten days in Cuba, February, 2012
... we spent 3 nights. From Trinidad we drove back to Varadero, a well known resort town, 140 km west of
Havana for 2 nights in a resort (all inclusive type). It concluded with the final night in Miramar, a suburb of Havana. The cost of all this including flights, hotels, all meals, etc. was $4,000 for two.
You can shave off a great deal from these costs if instead ...
Viva Cuba Libre!
... world to scuba dive if you want to get up close and personal with sharks. I didnīt really know about the sharks when I signed up, just that the reefs were unusually pristine and teeming with wildlife. After some initial trepidation I actually got pretty comfortable swimming with the sharks though. And I felt so blessed to experience such a rare intact underwater ecosystem.
I stayed there on a floating hotel called La Tortuga (The Turtle) for ...
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