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Trinidad, how lovely!
The plan afterwards was to catch the bus to Trinidad and I stepped on for a cold overnight ride, where I got to know Carina (German backpacker). So this was the first step into a network for my travel time in Cuba, because it seems that Trinidad is made for meeting chilled, cool backpacking people (lotta Germans) instead of couples or tourist groups with a schedule. ...
Down on cash, up on cigars... by Dani
Leaving Miramar we head to the bus station for 9.30am departure to Santa Clara, Che’s City. Arriving at the bus station with my basic spanish blurb ready to announce at the ticket office, they disappointingly speak in english as soon as they see me. Quickly inform us we’d missed the bus to Santa Clara.
A little annoyed that the time table at our school must have been outdated. The thrill of spontaneously deciding where to go soon overtook the frustration & we ...
Che Por Siempre
... the two plotted the overthrow of the creepy Cuban dictator, Batista.
To make a long story short, Che, Fidel and their band of guerrillas successfully crushed Batista's army, sent him running away to the Dominican Republic, and instituted socialism. Overnight, everyone in Cuba was on the same level; free housing, education and medical care was soon available. Fidel became leader, ...
Trinidad
... von Trinidad den so üblichen Mojito und Röbi rauchte dazu genüsslich eine kubanische Zigarre:-)
Am nächsten Tag wurde uns klar das Röbi in zwei Tagen wieder in die Schweiz fliegen sollte. Somit beschlossen wir noch am selben Tag nach Havanna zurück zu fahren. Mit einem Umweg am "Torre de Iznaga" vorbei ging es dann mit einer mehrstündigen Autofahrt nach Havanna zurück.
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Trinidad
... be a centre of sugar production. This was actually pretty interesting. It also involved climbing up an old lookout tower from which the plantation owners could keep an eye on their slaves.
We also learnt more about economic life in Cuba. Public-private partnerships are used to fund tourist infrastructure, such as hotels. Salaries paid by the state do not reflect the cost ...
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