Tag Archives: 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 […]
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.
Monday Morning Blues – Santiago de Cuba Cathedral
I visited Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción to give the official name in January 2017 on a superb visit to the Caribbean’s largest island. Every Monday I post a blue themed picture to help beat those Monday morning blues. Join us on Twitter @wilburstravels
Monday Morning Blues – Cuban Revolutionaries, Santa Clara, Cuba
The picture shows a giant statue of Che Guevara at his mausoleum in Santa Clara and a billboard showing Fidel Castro and part of Guevara’s well known saying “¡Hasta la victoria siempre!” (“Until victory, always!”).
A-Z April Challenge – F is for Fidel Castro’s Tomb in Cuba
Fidel 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 […]
Monday Morning Blues
This week’s Monday morning blues comes from my 2017 trip to Cuba. The waterfront stretch of Caribbean in Havana is known as the Malecon. The 8km long road is a perfect location for a drive in a classic American car, to Cuba what the gondola is to Venice (about $70 and very touristy!). Join us […]
Cigar Production In Cuba
Cigars in Cuba What is the first thing you think about when somebody mentions Cuba? I wager that cigars will feature top of many people’s list. When Christopher Columbus reached Cuba in 1492 , he discovered the locals “drinking smoke” from an early version of a cigar. It was very much a local production for local […]
