Departure day Hi from Trudeau Airport, where we’re at the gate waiting to board our first flight to Mexico City. It’s a rainy, chilly, miserable day outside in Montreal. And I hear it’s gonna be sunny and 23 degrees in…
Sudamerica-bound
Yep, it’s here, folks! I’m off this week on my next adventure. The destination this time? Peru and Bolivia! Sudamerica, redux I haven’t set foot on my continent’s southern counterpoint since my trip to Argentina and Chile in 2009. Peru…
Home for New Year’s
Early morning departure Today, I had a brutally early morning wake-up today to catch my flight. The owner of my casa, kindly arranged a taxi at 4am. I stumbled and grumbled my way out the door, being careful not to…
Stopover
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Bay of Pigs, and return to Havana
Hi from Havana. I’ve come full circle back to the capital. It’s my last day in Cuba today, and I spent it seeing as much as I could before heading home. Bay of Pigs invasion I’d meant to take the…
Bay of Pigs
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Cigars and gardens
I woke up today feeling the full force of my cold. Sore throat, runny nose, the works. So, even though I had another day in quiet Cienfuegos, I didn’t really mind. Cigar factory tour After an early breakfast, I went…
Pearl of the South
Hello from Cienfuegos, the French colonial city known as La Perla del Sur, or “Pearl of the South”. I arrived here this morning after a short two-hour bus ride from Trinidad. The two cities aren’t far from one another, but…
Trinidad caliente
Hi again from Trinidad! I really, really love it here, despite the heat. The city is teeming with life and has so much music in its soul. It’s hard not to fall in love with the place. Trinidad also celebrated…
Colonial city, cobblestones and salsa
Monday morning in Cuba I woke up after too few hours of sleep to the sound of loud thumping dance music playing in the street. Just like Monday morning at home, then. Hah. Some strong coffee at breakfast sorted me…