Villa Xadry Havana

Patrocinio No. 571 e/ Mayia Rodriguez y Goss, Vibo Havana, Cuba

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... mall. It came as a bit of a shock as I’d so far only seen tiny pharmacies or butchers that were mere “holes in the walls”, the butcher with his raw meat lying out marinating in the fume and dust filled air…

Coming from a country where many rarely let their closest friends pop over unannounced because they don’t have time to mop and swap the book on their bedside table from some easy ...

Viva La Revolution

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... De Soto’s. Sedans,Convertibles, and Station Wagons...... family cars and Taxis. There are also Lada’s from Russia - what a contrast!


The Prado, also known as the Paseo de Marti, was completed in 1852 and is a grand boulevard some 10 blocks long and 50M wide. There is space for two lanes of traffic either side of a marble balustraded, terrazzo floored, tree shaded promenade lined either side with seating - we pedestrians ...

Havana Affair

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... was told that you don't need a pre-arranged visa, you just buy a tourist card at the airport.

Judging by the fact that I'm now in Havana, I guess he was right.

Havana is spellbinding. I sort of knew what to expect, having read and heard so much about it. One of the chapters in my favourite book, Jeremy Clarksons Motorworld, was written about Cuba. The accompanying TV episode still sits on an old VHS tape back home and has been watched more than any other piece of film ...

May Day Marches and men on masts

A travel blog entry by penguinchris

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... with banners and placards - because this was May Day - and in Havana Easter passes with little or no effect but May Day is BIG.

When the crowds started to get too dense our ‘drivers’ stopped and we had an unpleasant moment when they demanded twice as much money as they had asked when they solicited our business - it was 10 CUCs per bike, they explained. We paid up and decided that we would stick to cars from then on - 20 CUCs for a 3 CUC ...

The Longest Day

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... Dave waited for a bit and decided to go back and forth between the two hotels the Plaza hotel was right next door so that was not a problem. Except for the drivers of taxis asking him if need a cab every time he walked between the buildings. After what seemed like hours the one at the Plaza opened and Dave was able to exchange some money. When he got back to the bar; Ann was reading his kindle. She was a little worried that he had taken so long. Dave ordered another ...

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