18 Mar
I had taken Frank already twice to the tobacco farms, Viñales and Pinar del Rio so I thought I’d show him a different part of Cuba this time. Give Frank a good cigar, some rum and a nice cannon or machine gun and he is a happy camper. So what better place than Bay of Read more…
3 Jul
I had visited the charcoal swamp people outside of Playa Giron a few years back and taken some pictures of them at their tough and dirty labour. I had printed some at home that I wanted to give them and the next day with Matt & Karen we drove to Caleta Buena, a place they Read more…
2 Jul
This has been a great trip. I know I repeat myself, but when else did I have the time, the energy and the solitude to travel by myself around Cuba spending time doing nothing and relaxing on a beach or a tobacco farm ? After just two days in Havana picking up & ordering some Read more…
14 Mar
Playa Giron – Museum Playa Giron – Bay of Pigs We drove up from Cienfuegos through the southern end of the Zapata peninsula and its swamps – once one of the poorest areas in all of Cuba. The inhabitants used to earn a meagre living from extracting peat and making charcoal. A few days Read more…
