Our Time-Warp Home Away from Home in Havana
20:01 12/02/2016
For far less than what you’d pay for a fancy hotel room in the center of town, you can rent a fine home. We went top-end — paying around $150 per...
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Cuban Accommodations
23:06 11/02/2016
The sudden spike in tourism in an economy with nowhere near enough infrastructure — plus the embargo that makes it complicated to make payments from the...
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Eating in Cuba
20:39 11/02/2016
Cuban food? Imagine if the USSR were in the tropics. It’s tasty — if you like pork. Pork is king. Beef, chicken, rice, and beans are also available....
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Money in Cuba
10:59 11/02/2016
The ongoing American embargo has a crippling impact on the Cuban economy. As is the case with most embargos, rather than bring about the overthrow of the...
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An Evening at the Tropicana
22:19 10/02/2016
Any rich tourist in Havana seems to spend an evening at the Tropicana, where — for about $100 (a small fortune in local terms) — you’ll enjoy the...
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A Cuban Reality Tour
23:48 09/02/2016
When traveling in Central America, I like to have the help of guides from Augsburg College’s Center for Global Education and Experience (CGEE),...
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Imagine a Park Where Everyone Is Online
20:11 09/02/2016
As Internet access comes to Cuba, busy squares in Havana are crowded with people hungry to connect online. These are the big-city young generation waiting...
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Getting Online in Cuba
0:22 09/02/2016
Traveling through Cuba, you often feel as if you’re hanging out with people still living in the 20th century. But there’s clearly a huge appetite for...
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Cuba’s Complex Ethnic Mix
20:04 08/02/2016
One of the joys of visiting Cuba is meeting the people in this still remarkably closed society. It’s so easy and fun to connect with people on the...
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Friendly Cuban Welcomes
21:19 07/02/2016
Locals kept telling me, “We live in an open society. Wherever there’s an open door, you are welcome to enter.” And I found that to be the case....
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