Babcia and I went on a beach holiday to Cuba. No one else wanted to or could come. How perfect to spend a lush eleven days with a person who has lived so many lives, experienced things I could not fathom, and raised my mother. Because of the proximity to the beach and the right […]
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A day in Trinidad, Cuba
This was my first trip to Cuba, so I have no authority in saying that Trinidad is the best city in Cuba to visit, but I can say it is a city full of colours, textures, music and smiles where you can spend your time meandering through the town, wandering into people’s homes, drinking delicious […]
Cuba’s Ancon Resort
I’ll start with the end of the trip to get the bad and annoying out of the way first. After a week of lounging, at the airport in Cienfuegos, during the plane ride and even by the luggage claim area, people were complaining. “I can’t believe they didn’t have warm water…There were too many jellyfish…The […]