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Travel Blogs from Trinidad
Trinidad, how lovely!
... a crew of around 5 (Hanna, Martin, Carina, Jennifer & me) for beach drinks con Ron, hanging out at the Salsa Place to be (Casa de la Musica) and party in a cave until 3 pm (what a fantastic party location!). Of course a bike ride for a day was included to explore nice natural places like El Cubano (Waterfall) or La Boca (sleepy fisher village) on my ...
Down on cash, up on cigars... by Dani
... stalls are shutting up for the day, people heading home & we catch a glimpse of the peaceful life of Trinidad when its not flooding with tourists.
We are soon stopped by another local guy asking the regular questions. He wasn’t overly pushy so we chatted away eventually getting to the topic of cigars. He asked if we wanted to buy some & told us how cheap he was selling them for. Standoffish at first, we finally agreed to take a look.
Walking up the ...
Che Por Siempre
... on any surface, many of them works of art. One day we stumbled upon a group of gorgeous people in colorful, feathered costumes preparing for Carnival and spotted a young man with the image of Che shaved into the back of his hair. That's devotion.
Socialism has had a bizarre affect on the country's people. Combine that with our embargo and the fall of the Soviet Union, and you ...
Trinidad
... Diese Gastfreundschaft der Kubaner wäre in der Schweiz wünschenswert, denn er zeigt uns auch gleich wo unsere telefonisch res. Casa zu finden ist und meinte so nebenbei falls die Zimmer uns dort nicht gefallen sollen wir zu Ihm nachhause kommen. Die reservierte Casa war von aussen unscheinbar aber von innen wunderhübsch und kitschig. Nach einer Dusche genossen wir dort über denn ...
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 ...