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January 5th 2011

Published: March 15th 2011

And so to Cancún. The most visited city in Mexico by some accounts. Big, brash and eminently forgettable. Admittedly, we didn't do much there but prepare for our trip to Cuba. And being the opening act with Havana to follow was always going to be a tough ask. The bus from Palenque pulled in at the bus station and we walked the 1km or so from the bus station to the Hotel Soberanis. It was much as... Read Full Entry

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Coles New World

Klaire and Adam

Welcome to Coles’ New World - the amazingly imaginative titled account of the Coles’ trip to...the New World. And the Old World. And a bit of Asia. If, like us, you’ve read any other travel blogs, you’ll know that we’re supposed to “quit our jobs!!!” and “all our friends told us we were crazy!!” and “my mom was crying and saying we’d have our faces sewn onto a soccerball in Mexico..” Well, not for Aussies. Not uncommon, actually (although we’re not doing the year in the UK thing). Klaire’s a lawyer, so will get a new job no dramas (probably her old one back), I... full info

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The ex smoker tempts fate

The Nacional

The lobby of the Nacional

Klaire on the Malecon

Cuban Cliché

Streets of Havana

Fidel's Tank

Fidel was supposed to have destroyed a ship at the Bay of Pigs with one shot from this tank

Ché and Camilo Cienfuegos, Museo de la Revolucion, Havana

Museo de la Revolucion, Havana

Ché's Radio, Museo de la Revolucion

There's always a place for a diorama

Museo de la Revolucion

this used to be the Presidential Palace

Free the 5 art competition

This refers to 5 Cubans currently in jail in the US

Ballroom, Museo de la Revolucion

Klaire's favorite pose - waiting for me.

Rincon de los Cretinos

from left: Batista, Reagan, Bush, and Dubya

Museo de la Revolucion

Klaire on the Hop on hop off bus

Plaza de la Revolucion

Us and Ché

Ché

about ten seconds before I got yelled at by a guard for getting too close to a military installation

15th March 2011

cabochick
Andrea

Thanks!
“until we get to Victoria or die in Patria.” LMAO! Thanks, that was very funny. Great blog with very detailed explanations of the odds and sods of Cuba.

19th March 2011

Sue Gollschewski
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Picture Perfect
This is a very romantic view and will make a great canvas for wall hanging! Would not believe it is 2011.

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