Down and Out in Havana - Staggering Towards the End Thur 06/06 - 12/06/08 I take a coach back to Havana, arriving at 10pm and checking into the Park View Hotel, situated just off the famous Paseo del Prado, and opposite the Museum de la Revolution. After the relative cheapness of casa's and hostels, I've decided to splash out on three-star luxury for three nights, giving me time to situate myself, re-group and get over the tragedy of the Magic Man Hat. The first thing I do Friday morning is head to the hotel Florida, and access their high speed internet. There was a time, not so long ago, when travellers and folks of all persuasions would have got by without the net, living their daily lives in the real world, not cyberspace. For me, however,
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