TweetRenowned travel writer and Cuba expert Lydia Bell took some time to tell Cuban Life why Cuban dance moves her so much. Traditional Cuban Dance A Cuban dance-related memory that stands out radiantly in my mind is watching Adriana, erstwhile …
Close But No Cuban Cigar – What Makes Them the Best?
TweetCuban has long been the producer of the most desirable and sought-after cigars in the world, adored by tobacco aficionado’s including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pierce Brosnan. Indeed, a nation that has struggled to match the pace of the developing world …
Amateur Boxing in Cuba – An Experience
TweetMBA student Eric Muhlberger describes fulfilling one of his life dreams of boxing in Cuba Ever since I started boxing in 2012, I had known that Cuba has a rich and proud history of boxing prowess. Over the past winter, …
Air BnB Experiences Come to Cuba
TweetAirbnb has slanted their business in a new direction through the realization that people book with them more because they want an experience than a room. Cheap accommodation is plentiful but when you stay in an Airbnb you hope to …
Hurricanes in Cuba – What will the consequences of Irma be?
TweetIt’s an irony that mere months after pulling out of the Paris Accord, America has been hit by one major hurricane with another looming. The devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey was enough for Donald Trump to declare a natural emergency …
Is Cuba an LGBT friendly destination?
TweetYour sexual orientation can have a huge impact on where you decide to go on holiday. In many parts of the world including most of Africa, the Middle East and some of the Caribbean, homosexuality is illegal, and cultural perceptions …
Little Havana makes big impression on Cuban culture
TweetCastro’s revolution inadvertently created a second Cuban society. When the Communist leader overthrew Batista in 1959, many Cubans fled to Miami. More joined them over the years of El Commandante’s regime to make Little Havana a prominent representation of Cuba’s …
Strange Statues in Cuba
TweetEverything about Cuba is unexpected – it defies all rationality. The country has a monopoly on the misunderstood and that includes strange statues. While a lot of the art has heavy political connotations – some of it is just downright …
A comedy of errors in search of the cigar factory
TweetWe made the mistake of doing too much walking on our last visit to Havana. Being used to striding purposefully around cultural attractions on European city breaks, we failed to adjust to the Caribbean pace, which is crucial in the …
How Cuba made me realise I have an internet addiction
TweetIt’s 32 degrees Celsius in central Havana, but the dust and traffic is making it feel like 40. Yet the heat alone can’t explain the bead of sweat trickling down my forehead. The situation has become desperate. We’ve been hopefully …
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