We are in Trinidad, planning the last leg of our trip, weighing pushing further east toward Remedios, another Colonial town (known for its bombastic year end fireworks extravaganza), or going to Santa Clara (whose main claim to fame revolves around…
Waking up in Trinidad, Cuba ~ a UNESCO world heritage site
Trinidad, a UNESCO world heritage site, is much as it was nearly 350 years ago, very much the quintessential Cuban time warp, a living monument to the island’s golden age. . . . . The city has been beautifully preserved…
Cayo Jutias, Cuba ~ finding paradise.
We make our way through the landscape on a small road that meanders through and past the limestone hills, tall white barked palm trees that are the symbol of Cuba (other than Che Guevarra and Fidel Castro) and red fertile…
Bus ride through the countryside to the colonial city of Trinidad in Central region of Cuba.
The bus which is very comfy, leaves at 7am for a 7-9 hour drive to Trinidad. It makes a few stops along the way and we meet some of our fellow travellers. Mostly from Europe and in particular many seem…
Minor annoyances.. Life in Nicaragua.
Minor annoyances, such as bats and potential intruders… Bats have been easily dealt with by painting one of our standing lamps in the sala a nice red, which is said to scare them off. On a recent evening I forgot…