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Our last full day in Cuba, we ventured out to Las Terraza, a village and UNESCO biosphere area. In the 1820s and 30s, this area was devoted to growing coffee. After the coffee plantations were abandoned, the deforested land suffered from erosion. Around 1968, the government decided to restore the […]

Hemingway has been a theme this trip. This morning, we visited his Havana home. He rented the house in 1939, bought it a year later and lived in it until 1960 when he moved back to the US. He gave the house to the Cuban people, leaving it furnished complete […]

While the roads are pretty good in Cuba, it still takes hours to drive over 300 km, especially when you have to make a couple of mandatory cultural stops, potty breaks and lunch. Our first educational moment of the day was Che Gueverra’s mausoleum and museum. There were several frustrations […]

We traveled on May Day, the international day for celebrating the worker. Havana was set up for a massive parade and speeches. We departed early for our long drive to Trinidad. Our stops for snacks and lunch provided Paul with opportunities to bird. He added to his life list with […]

Our route from Havana to Trinidad took us past the Bay of Pigs. Site of a near diplomatic and political disaster, it is now a calm spot popular for fishing, diving and snorkeling. Our hotel is on the beach, about 15 km from Trinidad. There are few hotels in the […]

Another day, another country. It is a quick flight from Miami to Cuba, and with 8 charters a day it is relatively hassle free. Over half the folks flying to Cuba are Cuban-Americans going to visit family. Now that Cubans can own small shops and restaurants, family visiting from the […]

This is our first visit to Key West. We started our Conch Republic adventure when we picked up our rental car at the airport in Miami. We all have places we don’t like to spend money and rental cars is one of mine. I had reserved an economy model, turned […]

After a long, damp winter, Paul and I decided it is time for a change in latitude and attitude.  Tomorrow morning we are leaving on a jet plane – destination Key West, then on to Cuba.  Two glorious weeks of laid back fun in the sun.  My webbed feet may […]