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Travel bites – Cuba revisited

Travel bites – Cuba revisited

3 years ago I visited Cuba for the second time after a hiatus of over 20 years. I fell in love with the place all over again, and longed to return well sooner than another two decades to see more of the beautiful island, its intriguing people and tortured history. So time had come to return and explore some more. Still only a week, still a very small amount of time, but we tried to do our best and decided…

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Cubanía blend launch by Nespresso

Cubanía blend launch by Nespresso

Venturing out to Dalston My taxi driver had been driving around a dodgy looking east London block for ten minutes, without being able to reach our destination. He finally gave up, telling me it was at the end of the alleyway. I asked ‘what is at the end of the alleyway?‘. In fact, I had absolutely no idea what I was looking for. The taxi had been organised by the lovely ladies at Weber Shandwick and I only knew the…

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The other side of the coin – Cuba Part II

The other side of the coin – Cuba Part II

It was our last day in Havana. We were walking on one of the streets of Habana Vieja, slightly off the so called beaten tracks but still only ten minutes away from our swanky 5* hotel in the gorgeous Plaza San Francisco de Asis. It was sunny, it was nearly midday and the road was pretty empty, mainly because there are not many cars around in Cuba anyway. Not everyone can afford one. Walking in Havana Vieja We noticed an…

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¡Viva Cuba! Mojitos, Cigars and smiles – Cuba Part I

¡Viva Cuba! Mojitos, Cigars and smiles – Cuba Part I

Yes, this is a food blog but traveling is my biggest passion and having just returned from 8 days in Cuba, I can’t avoid sharing some of my views on our experience in that gorgeous island. It does include food, of course, and rum. I have drunk more of the golden nectar last week than in my entire life! And I even got to smoke a cigar like a pro, under Hemingway (well, his ghost maybe) watchful eyes.   Food…

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