Category Cuba
Hasta La Vista Havana – Part One
Spanish Influence All things considered, Havana is possibly the best city I have ever visited. It is for certain in my top 5. Mrs Wilbur & Our Friend Hamish Pleased To Be In Cuba It is like the best Spanish cities moulded into one – the edgy old town of Cadiz, the oceanside promenade and […]
Cuban Flora
As ever when I travel out of Europe I like to take shots of exotic flowers & trees. Cuba was no different. I do not have a clue what these flowers or the majority of the trees are (please let me know if you do), but I think they look good so here we go…… […]
Viva Fidel Castro – You Cannot Bury Ideas
President Castro Everybody in Cuba proudly knows the story of how lawyer turned general Fidel Castro swept to power in 1959 following the revolution that ousted the corrupt dictator and U.S. ally President Batista. The revolution’s success was pronounced during a two-hour long speech by the new leader from the balcony of a municipal building […]
Power To The People – The Cuban Revolution
Divided Nation There are always winners and losers in any struggle for power. The very different scenes in Havana and Miami at the news of Fidel’s death in November are perfect testament to this – an outpouring of grief and gratitude in Cuba, unbridled joy in Florida. I have read many accounts of the revolution […]
Sweet On Cuba
Sugar Production You may not know it but Cuba used to be one of the most prosperous nations on earth. The prosperity of the nation was transformed in the 1790s when sugar traders fled the slave rebellion in Hispaniola (modern day Haiti and Dominican Republic) for their much bigger neighbours. They found conditions in Cuba […]
Hey You – A World Icon, Che Guevara
Che, Revolution Is Formed Before I visited Cuba I had of course heard of Che Guevara. Now I feel I know him. Che was born in Rosario in 1928, Argentinian but part Irish through his paternal grandparents. All his life he struggled with asthma, but this did not stop him loving and playing rugby and qualifying […]
Life On The Road Cuba Style
Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Fords, Plymouths, Mercurys and Lincolns too. Think of Cuba and Havana or Trinidad in particular and you will probably think of classic American cars. The types of gas guzzlers that you saw in the movies transporting Peggy Sue to the drive-in or turning evil and crushing its victims (Stephen King’s Christine). Many of […]
Cuba – A Series Of Fortunate Events
Over the coming days I will be reposting articles relating to my 2017 visit to fantastic Cuba. Unless you are a voluntary resident of Guantanamo Bay you will not see a Starbucks or a McDonald’s in Cuba (yet)! As you will soon become very aware, I had a fabulous trip to the largest island in […]
My Top 5 Countries Visited – Or Are They?
As somebody reasonably well travelled, I am often asked my favourite countries visited. This is pretty impossible, so diverse are they. I will give it a go. However, if you ask me again next week I am pretty sure the list will change! Japan I am just back from a fabulous two week trip. Fuji, […]
Monday Morning Blues – Spot the Birdie, Cuba
I took this shot in 2017 in Cienfuegos in Cuba. Look closely and you will see a pelican, a common sight on the Caribbean’s largest island.
