Not often you see traffic signs like these … But they are everywhere in Cuba – reflecting the more traditional modes of transport that many Cubans use.
After dire predictions about how strict the Uzbek border guards would be and long it would take us to get across the border, in the end only took 4.5 hours to cross from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan with the truck, the guards only interested in what medications we were carrying. This meant we easily made it…
The other reason (apart from Kuelap) that Chachapoyas won out over the other towns with archaeological sites was that the Sarcophagi of Karajía really captured my imagination. I’d come across them on the Atlas Obscura website that Charlotte put me onto and I just had to visit another site with “big heads” given I’d done…
An on-the-ground account of Día de los Difuntos in Otavalo, showing timing, crowds, logistics, food traditions, and real visitor experience.
Arrived in Camagüey, undecided on how long to stay. A quick walk around the town and look on the internet (I really wish I’d bought a guidebook for Cuba!) didn’t reveal too much to do and my decision to stay only 1 day (2 nights) was decided by the Casa Particular I was in –…
There are two ways to eat in Cuba – the cheap way (where you pay in CUP) and the expensive way (where you pay in CUC). Most visitors to Cuba stick with whatever Lonely Planet and TripAdvisor recommends, and I admit this is how I found some of my favourite meals in Cuba: Santiago de…
“Don’t walk on the grass!” This is the first thing you are told when you arrive in Igaliku, and it is an anathema to an Australian who loves walking on grass. Of course, there is a valid reason for this directive – Igaliku is a sheep farming town and the grass is fodder for the…