Nesski

I arrived in Cuba to a group of about 20 guards, standing fully armed all around the exit of the aircraft. I immediately felt like a POW and was sure not to make eye contact with any of them – just in case they thought I looked suspicious! The guards lead us into the airport terminal and directed us to the booths ahead (customs and immigration). There another guard would question every individual as to reasons for entering Cuba, prior visits, etc. The word “interrogation” came to mind on more than one occasion. Once outside of the terminal our large group was told to exchange our money at the money bureau and we were guided (amid more guards) to shu... read more

img=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYSdtmj_12o/S9zQ8wlnuYI/AAAAAAAAACI/ez8ESo-gwNE/s400/DSC_1142.JPG center In September 2007, I took myself off on an amazing LSD (Look, See, Discover) trip to Canada. My final week was spent traveling from Ottawa back to Toronto along the scenic route. The country is vast and expansive and really beautiful. It was the start of the Indian summer and the colours that the trees were turning were amazing. The forests are nothing like Australia, which is predominantly eucalyptus trees, rather they are a mixture of Maple trees, Plane trees and Alpine forest. The Maple leaves turn bright red before they fall from the trees in the fall and this makes for spectacular photography. I traveled along Lake Ontario, which is one of the 5 great Lakes. It... read more