One of the educational/cultural activities included in Blonde’s People-to-People trip to Cuba was a visit to the Cuban Literacy Museum. This visit was far enough into the trip that Blonde’s brain (not a total oxymoron) was already skeptically assessing the suspiciously rosy presentations about Cuba’s accomplishments under Castro. As someone who has a hard enough time … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
5 Reasons to travel to Greece
We can always come up with long lists of reasons to travel to Greece but it’s especially easy right now. We’ve seen a lot of Greece and want to see even more – Santorini in September maybe? These are the top 5 reasons we love Greece so much. (The first is true now but not always.): #1 Travel in Greece is affordable If your home currency is the euro then you are … [Read more...]
José Fuster – Cuban Artist and Good Neighbor!
Cuba has had more than its share of hard times over the last 50 years but José Fuster has proven that one man can make a perceptible difference by using his (considerable) talents to be a good neighbor. Born in Havana in 1946 Fuster chooses to live in the poor neighborhood of Jaimanitas on the northwestern edge of Havana. Poverty has a tendency to be drab but Fuster has … [Read more...]
What is it really like (for Americans) to travel to Cuba now?
What is it really like to travel to Cuba now? The internets are full of articles with headlines such as “CheapAir to start selling direct U.S.-Cuba flights on Wednesday”. If, as a U.S. citizen, you read only the headline and the first sentence you may think you are now free to book a vacation to Cuba. Finally you can go independently and do as you please when you arrive! This … [Read more...]