Getting Wider?

Frances always says I’m getting wider. I hope this doesn’t give her too much evidence. 🙂 Continue reading

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 in Cuba Travel Blog, Humour

Sunrise on the Palacio

This is the Palacio de Valle, a great piece of architecture inside and out with strong Moorish influences. It’s also home to a restaurant, one of Cienfugos’ finest, where we ate after our long drive from Vinales. That has to … Continue reading

Hasta La Revolucion

OK, this isn’t very PC, but who cares! Michelle spotted me at the top of the old tower in Cienfuegos and got me to wave. I think this matches the hat. 🙂 I am, of course, making a list of … Continue reading

Character-Full Trinidad

It’s about 50 miles from Cienfuegos to Trinidad, along the coast, which takes over 2 hours on a very bumpy road. However the drive is worth it. Trinidad is a very pretty town: different architecture again – based on two … Continue reading

That’s a Big Box!

Shot of the day for Monday. Everyone else in the party was shooting over this little fella’s head at the cathedral, but I happened to glance down. Bingo! Continue reading

Economic Anomalies, Part 2

Two observations from the last few days: Cuba has two currencies: the Convertible Peso, used by tourists and businesses which interact with tourists or trading partners, and the National Peso, used by Cuban Nationals for everyday activity. The buying power … Continue reading

The Last Post?

Back to Havana, so I’ve managed to catch up a bit. However, even this took visits to two hotels to find one with working internet service! I hope you enjoy the mega update. This will probably be my last update … Continue reading

An Uncomfortable Vision

I took this picture almost on auto-pilot, and was immediately torn about whether to keep it, or delete it. Was I guilty of exploiting the little girl? However, what happened next was interesting, and a tale worth telling. Another tourist … Continue reading

Thursday, November 25, 2010 in Cuba Travel Blog, Personal News, Photography

Smokin’

I’ve heard it all now – a flamenco version of “Smoke on the Water”! Richie Blackmore would approve. Excellent. Continue reading

Cuba Reflections

I’m safely back home with a load of photos to process, so this is just about my last post on Cuba. There’s probably one more to come on the technicalities of photography there, but I thought it would be good … Continue reading

Friday, November 26, 2010 in Cuba Travel Blog, Personal News

Cuba Photo Notes

“Photographer’s paradise” is probably putting it far too strongly, but Cuba does provide easy access to a great range of material in almost every genre: fashion and international sports might be a bit of a challenge (unless you bring some … Continue reading

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in Cuba Travel Blog, Personal News, Photography

Cuba Travel Blog – Quick Update

If you want to read all my articles in chronological order, you can now do so at www.andrewj.com/blog/cuba. Continue reading

Thursday, December 2, 2010 in Cuba Travel Blog