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Santiago de Cuba

Things to do in Cuba

December 21, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

Here is my own list of things to do in Cuba. Or a list of things I did in Cuba. Now that Cuba and the United States are fixing their long-time political brouhaha, it won’t be long that American visitors will be flooding to the Caribbean’s largest nation soon. And

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Santiago de Cuba – things to do, see, scams and annoyances

July 25, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 3 Comments

My fabulous, Cuban landlords had warned me not to go to Santiago de Cuba — and I should have listened. Well, I actually did. I scrapped it off my list of places to visit before flying to Havana. Instead of going to Santiago, I changed my itinerary to Vinales. However,

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The Creoles of Santiago de Cuba

July 23, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 3 Comments

Tired from my own walking tour in Santiago de Cuba, I sat down on a bench at Plaza de Dolores. Out of nowhere, these Creoles showed up, sat on the opposite bench, and got ready to play their music. However, they seemed restless. Their eyes were wandering around for a