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Havana, Cuba’s Capital and a Must-Visit

Joe — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 05:26:19 +0000

Cuba’s capital Havana is one of the world’s great cities. Its combination of history, architecture, transport, economics, culture and climate can’t be copied. Back in 2016-17 I was lucky enough to visit this unique place including for new year’s eve. … Continue reading →

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Cuban Communist Country Products

Joe — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 06:06:38 +0000

During Rocío and my visit to Cuba we saw multiple old and modern artefacts from other communist or former communist countries. Considering Cuba’s post-revolution political alignment and the United States embargo this should not have been a surprise. Communist Crockery … Continue reading →

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Buildings of Havana, Cuba

Joe — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:05:42 +0000

To my untrained eye, Havana’s buildings were special. To architect Rocío’s, they were inspiring. Interesting buildings or aspects of buildings appeared around almost every corner and this blog post documents a tiny proportion of them.

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Classic Cars in Havana, Cuba

Joe — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 06:02:49 +0000

It maybe stereotypical but it’s true, Havana is full of classic United States cars from the 1950s and earlier. Historic economic and political anomalies led to Havana (and Cuba as a whole) being the best place in the world for … Continue reading →

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Stumbling Upon Enrique Iglesias’ Old Havana Video Shoot

Joe — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 07:37:35 +0000

I grew up with Julio Iglesias’ music in the family home. His third child Enrique is now a mega famous singer himself. Returning from Soroa, Rocío and I were walking to our accommodation in Old Havana (Habana Vieja) when we … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Constructivist Havana Embassy

Joe — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:11:29 +0000

Opened by the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s, the stark Russian Embassy dominates its patch of Miramar, the residential and diplomatic district west of central Havana. Likened to a sword or syringe, the tower reminds me of an unpainted and … Continue reading →

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An Old Havana Car with a Japanese Connection

Joe — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 07:49:02 +0000

Cuba is known for its classic American cars from the 1950s. The country’s streets also carry Soviet vehicles from the 1960s to the 1980s along with modern Chinese auto-mobiles. However, old Japanese cars are a rarity. On Rocío and my … Continue reading →

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Chevrolets, Architecture, Art and Food in Pinar del Río

Joe — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 04:21:00 +0000

160 kilometres west of Havana is the intriguing city of Pinar del Río. Not a major tourist destination itself, south-west of Pinar del Río is the famous Robaina cigar tobacco farm Finca El Pinar and to the north, Viñales’ wonderful landscapes. Classic Chevrolets … Continue reading →

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A Crazy Adventure Seeing Flamingos at Río Máximo Wildlife Reserve, Camagüey Province, Cuba

Joe — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 10:58:46 +0000

* See bottom of post for a video of the day Camagüey Province’s Río Máximo Wildlife Reserve (Refugio de Fauna Río Máximo) contains not only Cuba’s but the Western Hemisphere’s largest flamingo nesting site. After not getting to Cayo Sabinal, … Continue reading →

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World Heritage Listed Camagüey, Cuba’s Third City

Joe — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:52:00 +0000

Camagüey, Cuba’s third largest city was founded in its current location in 1528. The city’s labyrinthine streets in its UNESCO world heritage-listed historic centre are worth wandering. Camaguey is also a good base for exploring its eponymous province, Cuba’s biggest, … Continue reading →

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