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Feliz in Cuba
Julie and I both celebrate birthdays while in Cuba. Mine is today, but "celebrate" is too strong a phrase for what I anticipate. Our three days so far in Trinidad have been pleasantly relaxed, with nothing more exciting on the schedule than occasional trips for ice cream or to a local sight. This will suffice for today as well, though I did mention …
Trinidad (no Tobago)
Tuesday 15th April, we were picked up at the Saratoga Hotel for the five hour drive to Trinidad, just off of the south coast of the centre of the island. On the way we stopped off in Cienfuegos (according to Jane, pronounced 'Cinfoss'....a bit unnatural, until you think of Leicester...) for a quick look around the town square. On one side of the …
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
... Cuba, there aren’t any hostels & hotels are way overpriced. For tourism accommodation, some residents have received a license from the government to rent rooms in their house. Paying the government $150 per month.
This concept really surprised us as we knew about the government & police enforcing the separation of tourists & locals. A Cuban person will be questioned as to why they’re talking to or being seen with a tourist, have their ID details taken ...
Che Por Siempre
... a moment, only to return with a gift for each of us - a tres Cuban Pesos coin with who else's image - Che's. It was pretty cool.
The mythical Cuban time warp does exist. Havana is exactly as you'd imagine - just like a movie set with classic American cars cruising, crumbling, faded mansions, no internet, rolling black-outs, all set to and a slow, exact-opposite-of-American pace. Turn ...
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