Further on the path, I noticed with concern a large brush fire and realized I would have to get around it. The grass crackled and hissed but the smoke was being blown away from me as I quickly moved past.
Two Paths to Cienfuegos
read more
Politics and Economics
When Chutzpah and Communism Collide
Officer Ramiro demanded I hand him my passport. He sternly informed me that I “must abide by the rules in my visa,” pointing a few times to the document I had taped inside. “As a tourist, there are things you just cannot do!”
Havana Redux
I saw what looked like the only decent shot, pulled out my smaller camera, and took one shot. Immediately the prior guard yelled at me, “Ay!!!” I pretended to not hear and briskly continued my circuitous path, not sure if or when a patrol car would pull up to me and I would be again interrogated for such an innocuous action.
The Cuban Process
The driver soon confided in me that he was former military intelligence officer. “I know about every U.S. military base,” he claimed, and recited the names of some. “But if anyone ever found out I was telling you this, I could go to jail!” I promised to keep his secret.