2017 May Day in Cuba; First Impressions  —  In Context With Venezuela

2017 May Day in Cuba; First Impressions  —  In Context With Venezuela

by | May 1, 2017 | Cuba, Epiphanies on the Road, Guest Posts, How Did You Do That?, Post-travel Reflections, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

Three hours from JFK. 90 miles from Key West. And yet, seemingly worlds away. Four New Yorkers — Alex, Elliot, Emma, and I — waited far too long for checked bags to show up, the first indication we were running on island time, and a socialist island at that. Our...
You’re Going to Miss…“The Fairest Island Human Eyes Have Yet Beheld.” (Part V)

You’re Going to Miss…“The Fairest Island Human Eyes Have Yet Beheld.” (Part V)

by | May 11, 2014 | Cuba, Spring 2014: Pirates of the Caribbean, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...

  Pictures courtesy of Vivian Trinh, Jan Ferrer, Susan Samol, Edmund Fong, and yours truly.   If it doesn’t start playing, press play. And then start reading. “You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown. You travel for the unknown, that reveals...