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You say you want a revolution…the Cuba Chronicles, Part I
The "Golden Ticket" of US Travel: the Cuba Tourist Visa Like any good socialist utopia, entry into Cuba involves lines—several of them. To board a 3:30 charter flight from JFK to Havana required us to...
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You say you want a revolution…the Cuba Chronicles, Part II
The Hotel Riviera, where our story begins. The first day in Cuba had paranoia, confusion, restlessness, anxiety, repulsion, excitement, inebriation and absolute bliss. This is de rigueur for any jaunt...
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You say you want a revolution…the Cuba Chronicles, Part III
Las Terrazas, where today's story begins. When is a nature reserve not a nature reserve? This was the question as we spent the day a few hours to the west of Cuba, in the province of Pinar del Rio. We...
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You say you want a revolution…the Cuba Chronicles, Part IV
Che Guevara. He's like Jesus, only with a higher tobacco tolerance and better armament. It was hard departing Viñales the next morning. That vista alone could keep me here another week....
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You say you want a revolution…the Cuba Chronicles, Part V
The Old Fortress of Havana, in Habana Vieja Sometimes it’s missed in all the political nonsense, but there was a Cuba before the revolution. That Cuba was the focus of today’s tour of Old Havana, or...
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You say you want a revolution…the Cuba Chronicles, Part VI
"Fidel; tell us what else we should do!" Literacy Brigade on parade, 1962. All political revolutions focus on the young, and Cuba was no exception. A group of young students are plucked from their...
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You say you want a revolution…the Cuba Chronicles, Epilogue
One of many gratuitous shots of old cars in Cuba scattered throughout this post. “What did we ever do to deserve the embargo?” Our tour guide asked us this question in a small group on the bus one day....
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This Day in History 6/10: US Marines land in Cuba, 1898
US Marines hoisting the colors at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1898 It’s an often-overlooked period in history, but the Spanish-American War had long-reaching consequences for the United States. On June 10,...
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This Day in History 8/9: Nixon Resigns the Presidency
It was a day my parents, and probably many of you in the Neighborhood, remember all too well. On August 9, 1974, after two years of investigation, scandal, cover-up and tumult, President Richard Nixon...
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Review of Part 2 of PBS’ “Black in Latin America” – Cuba
Trinidad, Cuba. Image via Wikipedia The first episode offered some promise. The second left me completely unsatisfied. I just sat through an hour of the second part of PBS‘ Black in Latin America...
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