Caribbean Havana

... you through the night. Now that sounds like my kind of dialectical materialism. For some reason Cuba imports Gallo Beer (that's a rooster, not an Italian) from Guatemala, reflecting new realities and trade relationships (ssshhh! Don't tell Uncle) that got severely severed in 1954 the year of my birth and my taxi driver's car. I thought about trying one for old times' sake, but... naaah. Beggars here are creative, freely offering to show you their ...

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This top-secret correspondence comes to you from Havana Airport, Cuba. Apparently laptop computers are forbidden here and if you get caught with one it will be confiscated. So, we're in hiding, settled beneath a thick plume of cigar smoke, as we spend another night in an airport awaiting our flight back to Mexico.



















Havana, Cuba cc_world_tour

... fully understood that the ride was over, and also that poor little taxi guy was in some serious trouble. We quickly made our way out of the situation and ended up walking the whole way back along the sea after all...

We were keen on taking a guided tour through the Partagas Tobacco factory but by the time we arrived there the tours were over. None the less we went into the shop to have a look around. Glad we did too because this place somewhat restored my faith ...

... thing I found really interesting was that there is no graffiti anywhere. This kind of gives you the feeling that the buildings, although old, are respected, unlike in some other cities. However, more likely, it is probably more about the society and culture of the place. I say national pesos because there are two currencies in Cuba - the national peso and the convertible peso. The convertible peso was introduced to make more money off the tourists ...

... catching a taxi). The caribe sea is really calm, the water was so clear. I floated around for the rest of the day. The bike ride back was even worse. Not only was it more pain, we ended up riding back in the dark....and when I say dark I mean no lights . It was nice to see the stars, but I really thought the bike was gonna flip me over in a ditch sooner or later. my hands were in pain from clutching the handle bars so tightly. Went back to the casa de la ...

... me so back to the Lido. Headed out with M for a last dinner in Cuba to a nice Italian place listed in the LP. Much more expensive than in Guanabo but the pizza was crispy! Had a mojito and a rum at the bar but we were both tired and I had to get up early tomorrow so back by 930. X-Files came on while I was packing so I had to watch that so bed was actually at 1100 (plus I was a bit excited about tomorrow).

... more. Still, she really feels a sense of pride running her own business and says that she has more opportunities than many others, who earn between $10-30 a month. She has a really cute son called Giovanni, and like most Cuban families, she only has the one, as there is no salary supplement for having more children. Getting Mugged ... The same day I decided to walk along the seafront (the Malecon) to Old Havana, where after the initial decaying part of town the houses and ...

... cuban queueing system failed however and when the bus turned up there was much confusion, shouting etc. there were twice as many people as could fit on the bus anyway so when the fuzz turned up i decided to cut my losses and scarpered! * went and bought myself some cigars and trotted to the modern art gallery which was awesome, and best of all, air conditioned! * i had a peso hot dog and ice cream for lunch then ambled home for a strategic eye close ...