CUBA | Monday, 9 Oct 2017 | Views [421]
I was talked into sharing a taxi to Havana with two Russians. The drive, from the beach town of Varadero, took two hours; the Afro-Cuban driver never spoke, except to sing softly along with the booming reggaeton on the stereo, or to exchange a shouted ... Read more >
Tags: cuba, graham greene, havana
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CUBA | Sunday, 9 Apr 2017 | Views [684]
Departures from airports are almost always inauspicious. In my case, the trip I had been longing to make began with a bad-tempered New Zealander at the check-in desk at Gatwick, who asked gruffly for my passport and visa; an unpleasant cup of stryrofoam ... Read more >
Tags: communist countries, cuba, straits of florida, varadero
