“Dies ist kein echtes Habano.” “Dies ist nicht eine echte kubanische Zigarre.” …unser Taxifahrer sagte sachlich-nüchtern, als er das Ende meiner Zigarre hin und her zwischen den Fingern und kleine Stücke von Tabakblättern gerollt fiel aus. Ich schnappte sich die Zigarre…
Now before all the overly patriotic ‘MURICA! Bubble springen alle über mich & Starten Sie mir ein Aufruf “kommunistische Verräter” oder so, lassen Sie mich nur sagen, dass ich die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika lieben. Sie glauben mir nicht? Wie Kampf dieses: Ich bin weiß,…
People fascinate me. How they look. How they talk. How they smell (gut, not all people smell “fascinating”). But the local people are definitely one of the major things that I observe and analyze while traveling. Interacting with the local people…
Could you imagine if you weren’t allowed to leave your own country? Would you pay $12/hour for supervised/censured internet if your monthly salary was $25? Was ist, wenn Sie im Gefängnis könnten mit Touristen zum Abhängen geworfen…
Trinidad, Cuba should be a highlight of any Cuba trip. Founded over 500 years ago as one of Cuba’s original 7 Spanish “villas,” it seems as if the town is still stuck in the colonial days. Characterized by brightly colored…
Because Cuba has been shut off from capitalist principles for so long, many Cuban individuals & small businesses simply don’t understand how to market themselves & gain exposure. Combine this with the scarcity of internet, and it can become difficult to find…
I’ve become pretty accustomed to living out of my backpack as I’ve been doing it for over 2 years now, but when gearing up for my trip to Cuba, I just knew that it was going to be a little…
People fascinate me. How they look. How they talk. How they smell (gut, not all people smell “fascinating”). But people are definitely one of the major things that I observe and analyze while traveling. Interacting with the local people & discovering…
Teils 1 of this 2-part series, Ich detailliert meine Stereotypen von Kuba, die sich als falsch. Although they were far fewer, I definitely had some stereotypes of Cuba that turned out to be true during my travels there. Stereotype:…
“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – Aldous Huxley For an American preparing for a trip to Cuba, there were no shortage of scenarios that ran through my head. How would traveling through a communist,…