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Plans for 2021: Here’s Hoping!
After a promising start, 2020 turned out to be a bust for travel. In January I took a three-day trip to see the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in eastern Michoacán, with two nights... READ MORE
A varied picture
Friday, 9:00 am I have some catching up to do. Sorry I haven’t had a chance blog since Wednesday morning, but we’ve been on the go a lot and it’s been exhausting. Today is... READ MORE
Am I drunk, or do they have chandeliers on their heads?
Wednesday, 9:00 am The answer to this question, posed last night by my friend Cathy, is answered below. But before I write about the really important stuff, here’s a rundown of yesterday’s sightseeing. Market... READ MORE
Intro to Havana
Tuesday, 8:00 am Tour Yesterday part-bus and part-walking tour made for an excellent first day in Havana. Our guide, Felix, is a fount of information. So much information, in fact, that, interesting as it... READ MORE
Excited and Enchanted…
Monday, 8:00 am I started out planning this trip to Cuba feeling excited. It always seemed like one of those forbidden, exotic places I’d never get to visit. So when I learned about this... READ MORE
My Cuba Itinerary
Just a week from tomorrow I’ll be on my way to Cuba! On my first trip to Europe in 1989 I went to Hungary, which was still behind the Iron Curtain. This trip feels... READ MORE