“Ce n'est pas une véritable Habano.” “Ce n'est pas un vrai cigare cubain.” …notre chauffeur de taxi a dit la matière d'un ton neutre, comme il met la fin de mon cigare et-vient entre ses doigts et de petits morceaux de feuilles de tabac abandonné. Je pris le cigare…
Now before all the overly patriotic ‘MURICA! bubbleheads sautent partout sur moi & commencer moi un appel “traître communiste” ou quelque chose, permettez-moi de dire que j'aime les Etats-Unis d'Amérique. Ne me croyez pas? Comment combat cette: Je suis blanc,…
People fascinate me. How they look. How they talk. How they smell (bien, 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? Que faire si vous pourriez être jeté en prison pour traîner avec les touristes…
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 (bien, 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…
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, I detailed my stereotypes of Cuba that turned out to be false. Although they were far fewer, I definitely had some stereotypes of Cuba that turned out to be true during my travels there. Stéréotype:…