When I last visited Cuba in 2004, I stayed in Havana at the then newly remodeled El Telégrafo Hotel immediately across from el Paseo del Prado, a promenade that runs from el Parque Central to the Malecón by the bay.

Columbus landed on the northeastern coast of Cuba, today’s Baracoa, in November of 1492, claiming that human eyes had never seen such beauty. Having spent a week in Baracoa, I would have to agree, and will blog more details about

The Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón (Colon Cemetery, named after Christopher Columbus) is one of the great historical cemeteries of the world, and is generally considered the most important one in Latin America in historical and architectural terms.  A beautiful church

I haven’t slept well since I returned. There are so many images and ideas from my incredible trip to Cuba dancing in my head. Last night, a poem woke me up. Regardless of the time, I’ve learned to write when

Anyone who has had the opportunity to visit Cuba momentarily feels transported back in time to the mid and late fifties era of splendid American cars.

Now, private ownership of vehicles and new access to automotive parts has given rise to

Amazing to see the number and size of packages Cubans on my Tampa flight to Havana took to relatives and friends on the island (see last picture of crowd waiting at the José Martí International Airport) TV sets, clothing, bedsheets…you

¡Hola, amigos!  Apologies that I was not able to send blogs from Cuba, but I will send them now that I am back in the States.

How was the trip?

Amazing! Overwhelming! Challenging!

This was the view as we approached the José Martí

I can hardly believe it! I’m off to CUBA!

The embargo is the gift that keeps on giving, as in the reason why last week the airline had no record of my ticket. I’ll be flying Tampa to Havana in a few days on an American airline, but since

Nothing more distressing than calling an airline to clarify something about a trip and hearing that there is NO such flight!

I am leaving for Havana from Tampa International Airport next week and need to figure out why they can’t find