So today was the cycle from Sancti Spiritus to Trinidad. This, I decided very early on was going to be a good day - and so it has proved to be. Cerveza and ‘Son’ ‘Currently sipping another ice-cold cerveza listening to live ‘son’ music. Admittedly it’s a very touristy bar, but that is in fact providing [...]
Extract straight from my journal, 25th April 2008 Another Plaza, another bench Once again, sitting and chilling in another plaza – La Plaza Maceo in Sancti Spiritus this time. I think this time I will have this bench to myself – all but the small part I’m sat on is directly in the sun – [...]
Extract, as I wrote in my journal, for 24th April. Santa Clara to Remedios Today I cycled from Santa Clara to here in Remedios. Up early for some pics of the main plaza before heading off on the bike. It’s an easy 47km meaning I make it to Remedios before noon (11am) and before the [...]
Warning: Bandidos Back on my first day in Cuba, I was conversing with a sympathetic Havana taxi-driver. In my rusty Spanish I explained that I was going to spend the next few days cycling round Central Cuba; from Cienfuegos to Santa Clara and then to Remedios… and so on. His response was not at all [...]
To the Bus Terminal Having stocked up on pesos (was slightly concerned my credit card may not work but needn’t have worried) and fruit I cycled to the bus terminal – a rather long detoured route that had me sweating profusely in the Havana heat. I’d asked for directions from the casa owner who had [...]
My first day in Cuba was spent strolling and taxi-ing around Havana, taking in the sites. El Capitolio Firstly to El Capitolio – a grandiose building – and my first encounter which resulted in me parting with some pesos. It’s pretty obvious, I was just a bit slow at the time having only flown in [...]
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