“Esto no es un Habano verdadero.” “Este não é um verdadeiro charuto cubano.” …our taxi driver said matter-of-factly as he rolled the end of my cigar back and forth between his fingers and little pieces of tobacco leaves dropped out. I snatched the cigar…
Now before all the overly patriotic ‘MURICA! bubbleheads pular em cima de mim & começar a me chamar um “traidor comunista” ou algo, deixe-me dizer que eu amo os Estados Unidos da América. Não acredite em mim? Que tal este: Eu sou branco,…
People fascinate me. How they look. How they talk. How they smell (bem, 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? E se você pudesse ser jogado na cadeia por sair com turistas…
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 (bem, 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 detalhado meus estereótipos de Cuba, que acabou por ser falsa. Although they were far fewer, I definitely had some stereotypes of Cuba that turned out to be true during my travels there. Estereótipo:…