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La Libreta – 50 years of rationing in Cuba 27 Aug 2013 | 02:02 pm
Receiving an allowance of rice at the Cuban ration shop After accidentally dropping into a government supermarket in Havana and seeing where the wealthier Havana citizens get their food, we visited a...
The Casa Particular – a Cuban home stay 23 Aug 2013 | 06:55 pm
A whole row of Casas Particulares in Vinales Since 1997 the Cuban government has allowed private homes to rent out rooms to travellers. Some houses let out a single room. Others have been converted s...
Buses to Bulls – Getting around Cuba by public transport 20 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
The roads of Havana are filled with everything from taxis and buses, to private carts and even horses and carts. The Drive to Vinales We travelled from Havana to Vinales on a TransTur tour bus, acco...
Old vs New – Shopping in Havana, Cuba 16 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
Bottles in a Havana perfume shop One of the more enjoyable aspects of travelling in Cuba is that the guides seem to get paid a decent wage. This means we get to visit the most enjoyable places, rathe...
Confusing sculptures in La Plaza Vieja – Havana Cuba 13 Aug 2013 | 06:51 am
Panorama of Plaza Vieja – restoration work is still ongoing Dating back to 1559, Plaza Vieja, or Old Square was home to the richest inhabitants of Havana – the residential alternative to Plaza de Arm...
Plaza de Armas Secondhand Book Market – Havana, Cuba 8 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
Leather bound books in Plaza de Armas, Havana, Cuba Our first experience of Havana was walking out onto the Plaza de Armas. Our hotel just off the square was old fashioned, but adequate – like much o...
Final thoughts from Mexico – Playa del Carmen 2 Aug 2013 | 05:32 pm
Cave diving in a Playa Del Carmen cenote Our journey in Mexico ended in Playa del Carmen. PdC as it’s known, along with its neighbour Cancun is about as American as a place can be that’s not in Ameri...
Pok-ta-pok time: The Great Ball Court at Chichen Itza 31 Jul 2013 | 06:28 am
Looking back towards El Castillo, from the entrance to the Ball Court The Ball Court Like many other Mayan sites, Chichen Itza has a juego de pelota, or ball court, but the one here is by far the la...
Shadow of the Snake God – Winter solstice at Chichen Itza 26 Jul 2013 | 06:24 am
The restored sides of El Castillo at Chichen Itza Once you make it past the entrance halls and hawkers of Chichen Itza you’re greeted with probably the most iconic structure in Mexico – the 25m high ...
Pyramid of the Magician – Uxmal, Mexico 22 Jul 2013 | 09:02 pm
Uxmal (pronounced “oosh-mahl”) is one of the sites I didn’t visit last time I was in Yucatan. Since then I kept seeing it in books and travel shows. The name of the main structure, the Pyramid of the ...
