by JE | nd Dec | Cuba, December 2021: "The Road to San Lazaro"
A trip to Cuba today is no mean feat. I studied the Cuban Revolution in graduate courses at my alma mater, and, after many years of pondering, in early 2021, I began planning in earnest travel and exploration here. The trip would have to wait until I retired from...
by JE | th Dec | Cuba, December 2021: "The Road to San Lazaro"
The next morning, Franky, the son of the owner of the Havana lodgings offered to take me in his taxi to the bus station. My departure was delayed some minutes when I looked at my left arm and saw a bloody gash from one of my backpack straps, but I applied antibiotic...
by JE | th Dec | Cuba, December 2021: "The Road to San Lazaro"
During the trip to the coast as Pablo drove and I tried not to think about the absence of seat belts, he seemed to want to get some things off his chest. He started talking about Che Guevara and said he had spoken with a Cuban academic and some contemporaries of the...
by JE | th Dec | Cuba, December 2021: "The Road to San Lazaro"
I often have the feeling in Cuba that the people here are ever enduring a lengthy war. They are the most resourceful people I have ever come across. It’s not just the renown ancient cars that are lovingly maintained and pressed into service for improbable years, but...
by JE | th Dec | Cuba, December 2021: "The Road to San Lazaro"
In doing some last-minute research (mainly asking around to local Cubans), I decided that my next destination would be a well-established city named Trinidad. I was again seeking older architecture and populations entrenched for many generations. But I was stymied...