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Cigarrernas och rommens gyllene land
Published: January 10th 2007Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » La Habana
January 10th 2007
Hello! I Kuba fanns inget internet, sa det har ar forsta gangen vi har mojlighet att skriva pa bloggen. Vi ar nu i Honduras pa en o som heter Roatan. Kuba var en upplevelse. Nu ar det bevisat att kommunism inte fungerar. Vi hade last om hur det skulle vara i Kuba, men inte hade vi forstatt att det skulle vara som det var. Husen var utanpa i sa daligt skick i Havanna att det inte var klokt. Smutsiga och fula. Manniskor ids inte satta pengar pa sina hus, atminstane inte pa att fixa utsidan, eftersom det inte ar deras egendom och de ar radda att staten tar dem av dem om de ser bra ut. Nar vi blev dumpade av taxichaufforen pa gatan kvallen vi kom till Havanna visste vi nog inte alls vad vi ... read more
January 6th 2007
Firstly I must say that these arnt my actual photos, there are ones which I have very naughtily stolen from other travel blogs becuase very sadley I lost my camera and believe me bloody hell I was so upset it was awfull! I cried so much beacuse I lost all my photos of Cuba and of the friends I made........ but hey these things happen in life.......at least im still well and healthy and even more happier now because I finally know what the largest Island in the carribbean which I could say a whole different world within itself is actually like after having wanting to go for so long. ... read more
HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE
Published: January 10th 2007Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » La Habana
January 1st 2007
Oliver: we have arrived EN CUBA! and have begun stocking up on che guevara shirts and memorabilia. Its amazing to see how these people have survived through the us embargo. But they persevere. Cuba is very different because unlike most of the world it is a planned economy as a opposed to a market driven economy. However it is not the socialist government that has at all crippled the cuban economy but the US embargo and its banning of all flights into cuba. The cubans have free health care and free education (all the way through uni), the life expectancy is around 77-80 (highest in all latin america and higher than parts of the US EVEN) and every1 can read and write also it has quite possibly the lowest people per docters in the world ( ... read more
January 1st 2007
Liz in Cuba Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Cuba By Liz78 January 1st 2007I compiled photos from other peoples cameras to get some photos of me for you to look at for a change. Don't want you forgetting what I look like now.... read more
December 23rd 2006
This is my first week in Cuba. Will put up the second week sometime, hopefully.... read more
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November 26th 2006
Hey Guys Viva la Cuba libre!! Cuba is so amazing, the music is fantastic, the art is incredible, the people are wonderful, the countryside is beautiful but wouldn´t you believe it, Havana smells really bad!. Food is very simple and found in the strangest of places. Phrase of the week ' No Habla Espaniol '. Made a quick purchase down a dark alley on Wills Birthday of a box of the top of the line Cuban Cohiba Cigars. Is beno! Must dash, love to all. Will include amazing images soon! Ciao ... read more
Reggaetoneando in Cuba
Published: November 21st 2006Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » La Habana
November 21st 2006
Habana Cuba as the first comunist country that Andrea and I visit was for bad and good, quite an experience. Habana Vieja, the oldest part of the city its a colonial jewel, and although almost all the constructions are very deteriorated, the beautiful spanish architecture combined with the fantastic energy of son savior music set up Habana to still catch your senses with an eclectic atmosphere of time stillnes, son, rum and sea. The Malecon (sea front) is where most of cubans go to take a sea dip, chill out, drink havana rum, meet with friends and at sunset it becomes a trully magical scenery. There is a double life in Cuba, one for nationals and other for foreigners. Since November 2004 Castro prohibited US Dollar currency and create the peso convertible to replace it. This ... read more
November 21st 2006
15.11.06 Gegen 07.00 Uhr standen wir auf. Giuseppe machte sich parat, aber ich hatte eigentlich noch keine Lust dazu. Zudem wussten wir noch nicht genau, wohin wir eigentlich gehen wollen. Dies mussten wir nun zuerst ausdiskutieren und es artete mal wieder ein bisschen aus. Irgendwie versteht mich Giuseppe wohl staendig falsch oder ich spreche sehr undeutlich. Nun ja, ich teilte einfach mit, dass ich auf jeden Fall nach Gibara gehen wuerde und mein Kompromiss war, dass wir danach gleich weiterreisen koennen statt nochmals eine Nacht in Holguín zu bleiben. Damit war er einverstanden. Wir packten also unsere Sachen und fragten Julio nochmals wegen dem Bus nach Gibara. Er rief kurz beim Terminal an und erhielt die Auskunft, dass ein Bus um 09.00 Uhr nach Gibara fahren wuerde. Es war jedoch schon 08.15 Uhr und zum Terminal ... read more
Rainy Days in Havana
Published: January 27th 2007Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » La Habana
November 19th 2006
From the bus station, I got a (CUC) “colectivo” taxi to my next casa particular. I had asked Débora if she knew any casas particulares in which I could stay and she arranged for me to go and stay with her “great friend” Isobel. Isobel lives near to the Universdad de La Habana with her daughter and elderly mother. They all seem very friendly. I was introduced to Juanita, Isobel’s cousin who they employ as a house keeper. I had dinner at the house, then Isobel told me that today was the anniversary of the foundation of Havana, and everyone in the town went to walk three times round an old tree around midnight to make three wishes because supposedly if you do it then, they will all come true. Well, I was travelling, and up ... read more
November 17th 2006
alright people here are some photos of cuba, my home away from home !!! and thats not all, i just have to go to chichin itza now for a sound and light show buenos noches... read more
