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29 October 2008
I had a full day to kill before my 2300 departure out of JFK airport. After a leisurely breakfast I toddled over to the United Nations for their free tour. They have guides leading tours through the day and we had a particularly informative chap from Israel. With more time on my hands, I settled […]
28 October 2008
Weatherwise, it was a nasty day in the Big Apple. Cold, wet and windy. My Couchsurfing host suggested the Museum of Natural History as a good indoor attraction to kill the day. Good choice! Entry was by donation, suggested at USD 15. At the current exchange rate it was quite a pinch so I pleaded […]
27 October 2008
After two weeks in Cuba I land back in “civilisation” … Miami Airport. We landed at 1212 from Nassau after a short 1h12 flight with American Airlines on a prop plane. At Miami Airport Kim and I shared a ham sandwich, then I bought a turkey sandwich for later. Ooops! Bad move. I ended up […]
26 October 2008
This is a very slanted view of eating in Cuba. Things in Cuba aren't cheap … but because of that there are a couple… Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, November 6, 2008
26 October 2008
We left Havana at 1515 flying back to Nassau where we caught up with the sights we didn’t do last stopover. Specifically we were off to the resort and casino on Paradise Island which was across the bridge from Nassau. We had seen it from afar when we passed through Nassau on the way to […]
26 October 2008
Cubans and Habaneros We left Vinales yesterday afternoon at 1400, returning to Havana around 1730 for our final night in Cuba. It’s now time for us to leave Cuba. Those who know me will know that I love to stereotype people! Not in a nasty sense but I just want to give you snippets of Cuban […]
24 October 2008
After a night’s stay in Havana, we departed at 0900 for an overnight trip to Vinales, about 3h30 hours by bus away from Havana. Text continues after this gallery. The village is set amongst karst mountains. It’s good for rockclimbing, walks and horse-treks. We were met upon arrival by our Casa host who promptly […]
23 October 2008
We travelled from Santa Clara to Havana today for an overnight, to continue to Vinales the next morning. The journey of nearly 4h was not entirely uneventful. We checked-in at the bus station early but the lady didn’t want to issue the ticket straight away (even though we had reservations). I think she wanted to […]
22 October 2008
Santa Clara is the home of the monument and mausoleum of Che Guevara. The city and its surroundings is also where key events in the revolution took place, eg. in 1958, Che and his men manage to derail the Batista government’s heavily armoured train carrying troops. The monument and mausoleum seems to be a focal […]
21 October 2008
Today we took the 1445 bus from Trinidad to Santa Clara, the home of the monument and mausoleum of Che Guevara. However, Che is everywhere in Cuba … including the bus station in Trinidad. The journey time was about 3h30 and we got to Santa Clara around dinner time. We had booked a guesthouse online […]