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 …
Street Art in Havana
TweetIn the consumerist vacuum created by the communist state in Cuba, various forms of art such as music, dance and painting have all thrived. Havana is without doubt one of the most photogenic cities in the world, as the sharp …
Blaze a Trail to Cienfuegos
TweetJulia Pamilih tells Cuban Life about her trip to Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos (or literally ‘100 fires’) is a gem tucked away on the south coast of Cuba. Its waterfront setting and Neoclassical colonial buildings make it the perfect respite from the …
The Field of Play
TweetWhile Cuba and America have vastly different ideologies, there is at least one major passion they have in common – baseball. Watching baseball in Cuba is a unique cultural experience. Cubans go crazy for the game – which may be …
Winds of change blow towards Cuba
TweetIt is apt that Barack Obama should be the first American president for five decades to meaningfully address the Cuban embargo. After all when he became the first black president of the United States, voted into power on two occasions, …
The Blue Fragrant Smoke
Tweet“A smoke in times of rest is a great companion to the solitary soldier.” – Che Guevara. A history of the Cuban cigar Tobacco smoking in Cuba was first witnessed by Europeans when Christopher Columbus’s sailors saw the Tainos smoking …