Assignment Eleven – The Travel Golden Key
The mysterious golden key of travel. No one really knows what it is but when you stumble across it, you feel that this one thing opened up an aspect of […]
Tag Archives: Cuba
Weekly Photo Challenge – Minimalist
The weekly challenge for this week is Minimalist. Minimalism in photography means that a photo that has a lot of negative space, a colour palette that is pretty monochromatic, and […]
Beach Time! Playa del Este
Beaches are a major reason why so many of us northerners flock to Cuba. In fact, most visitors tend to eschew much of the country and only go to the […]
Havana’s Malecón
Havana is a fantastic city to indulge in a bit of people watching. One area that is especially good for this is the Malecón, a seawall that goes for 8km […]
Plaza de la Catedral
One of the things that make Havana a lovely place to just wander around is that it has many plazas to explore. One such plaza is the Plaza de la […]
Political Slogans
A wander around Havana, and Cuba itself, can uncover a treasure trove of socialist slogans. They are quite the variety, ranging from freehand painted to stencils to actual billboards. I […]
Morro-La Cabaña Historical Military Park
One of the important pieces of Havana history is Morro-La Cabaña Historical Military Park, a huge fortress complex. It had important roles to play in Cuba’s colonial history, being the […]
Che – Yea or Nay?
“Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world. This is the most beautiful quality in a revolutionary.” – Ernesto “Che” Guevara […]
Five Things to do in Pinar del Rio
Visitors to Cuba tend to stick with places like Varadero, one of the many “Cayo” islands, or Havana. There are many other places to check out on this beautiful island […]
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón (Havana)
Morbid. Creepy. Romantic. Peaceful. There are many adjectives used to describe cemeteries. I know some people dislike these places and some are even afraid of them. But me, I love […]
