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Cuba, part XI: They are happy—despite everything
It’s seems to be a part of the southerners’ psyche not to worry much about earthly matters and concentrate on “more important” things in life. I’ve seen this same attitude in Spain and Italy where people don’t tend to worry … Continue reading
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Tagged cigar lady, Cuba, Cuban psyche, Cubans, happiness, Havana, old lady with a cigar, people, photos, sunshine, trip
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Cuba, part X: The city where Cuba’s fate was sealed
Had events in Santa Clara in December 1958 turned out otherwise, Cuba’s recent history might have been completely different. It was in Santa Clara where the world’s most infamous terrorist Ernesto “Che” Guevara sealed Cuba’s fate for coming decades, prompting … Continue reading
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Tagged Che, communism, Cuba, Ernesto Che Guevara, Fulgencio Batista, mausoleum, photos, revolution, Santa Clara, terrorism, trip
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Cuba, part IX: Trinidad—colonial houses, cobblestone streets and beautiful Caribbean
I think after Havana, Trinidad in central Cuba was the second most likable place we visited. It’s a relatively small town, but nice and historic, and despite extremely annoying people rather peaceful. And the tininess of the town can be … Continue reading
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Tagged Cayo Blanco, Cuba, dragons, hiking, iguanas, Manaca Iznaga, photos, Playa Ancon, sailing, snorkelling, Trinidad, trip, Valle de los Ingenios
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Cuba, part VIII: I will never eat rice again. Nor beans
It’s like in prison—you eat what you’re given, or you starve. Food-wise, Cuba is indeed a prison. While you have about three choices when it comes to main food, the garnish is always the same: moros y cristianos—Moors and Christians. … Continue reading
Cuba, part VII: The Paris of Cuba? Okay…
Lonely Planet says about Cienfuegos, “if Cuba has a Paris, this is most definitely it”. I say it’s arguable—they do have a miniature copy of Arc de Triomphe, but that’s pretty much it. Other than that, it’s a small Cuban … Continue reading
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Tagged Cienfuegos, Cuba, Paris of Cuba, photos, Punta Gorda, trip
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Cuba, part VI: How on earth do these things even move?
I think it’s safe to say that Cuba is extremely famous for two things: cigars and… cars. And it’s not because the Cuban car industry has ever produced something magnificent—partly because there’s no such thing as Cuban car industry—but because … Continue reading
Cuba, part V: The best tobacco… in the world
The legend is that US President John F Kennedy told his adviser to order one thousand Cuban Upmann cigars just one day before signing the Cuban embargo into a law. Hypocritical? Perhaps. But if that legend is true, it shows … Continue reading
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Tagged cigarettes, cigars, Cohiba, Cuba, Havana, Montecristo, Partagas, Pinar del Rio, Romeo y Julieta, Santa Clara, tobacco, Trinidad, Viñales
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