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Santa Clara Secrets
I had stayed in Santa Clara for 2 days, a day more than I had originally planned and it had been due to a massive hangover. While my Havana evenings with Mercedez had always been accompanied with ron...
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Trinidad colours
I had not looked forward to any Cuban city as I had eagerly waited for Trinidad and no other place in Cuba had left a bitter aftertaste as the spectacular colonial jewel. Located in the picturesque...
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Trinidad Trinidad
Serious hustling had bombarded me the moment I had gotten off the bus and it had taken quite a lot of effort to shake off the aggressive jinteros (touts). I had avoided them completely and had dragged...
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Ghosts of Gibara
Gibara had happened by sheer chance and it had turned out to be one of Cuba’s best kept secrets. I had left Trinidad gladly and had been on my way down south towards Guantanamo, when Pancho’s wily...
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Dalisque dream of Baracoa
The journey to Baracoa, in Guantanamo province had been an adventure in itself and the land had been equally magical. Guantanamo is an Achilles heel to the Cuban history and USA still retains a...
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River of rum, love and honey
Is it even remotely possible to not love a place which has rivers of honey and love dripping from everywhere? How can you not miss a place in a heartbeat, where mangoes as sweet as nectar are best...
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Cuba is not a pocket friendly destination and while traveling through world’s last time warped, heavily sanctioned country, be prepared to bargain for everything. It is not an easy destination either...
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Exploring Havana is not a child’s play
My casa in Havana was a slice of humble happiness. White lacy curtains danced in the morning breeze and the brilliant magenta bougainvillea clustering outside my window blew petals in the air. A table...
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Salsa and santeria: This is offbeat Havana
I stayed in Havana for three days before heading deeper into Cuba. My last day again took me to the old part of the city where I marveled at the stunning Cathedral de San Cristobal, Plaza de la...
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A slice of the Cuban life
It rained heavily the next morning and the Cuban bus company Viazul cancelled all its services. According to Mercedez, cancelling without prior notification was predictably Viazul and with no internet,...
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