Claire gets a lift with her bike

On a bus around Cuba

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August 30th 2006
Ok, so we have lost our bikes and need to get the hang of acting like normal tourists and use public buses to get around. It´s quite unlike bus travel in Australia. For a start, the bus drivers here do quite a bit of their own business during the journey, making unscheduled stops to pick up cigars and beers for passengers, and bananas, chicas and family members. In a country where there is very l ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba

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The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves ... ... read more