An American in Cuba: Day Four Finca Vigia and Fusterlandia

My goodness there is still so much to talk about.  Today we looked forward to what Suzanne referred to as “retail therapy” (we referred to it as helping the Cuban economy), Ernest Hemingway’s house, and Fusterlandia.  Our time would soon be coming to an end in Cuba and it still felt as though we had barely scratched the surface of […]

An American in Cuba: Havana Part Two

After our drink break we headed back out to the streets. We passed an active “barber shop” in the park.  We learned one of our group had had her hair braided unexpectedly and another member had a big lipstick print on his cheek. We saw the former presidential rail car.  This car was used until the 1950’s for campaigning and […]

An American in Cuba: Day 2 Arrival

This is the big day.  We are ready to go!  We met in the hotel lobby at 7:30 AM.  We handed over our passports, visas, and plane tickets to Suzanne, our escort from Carlson Travel, and went to enjoy breakfast while she did the hard work of getting us all processed.  We were all proudly displaying our Cuba and American […]