Traffic signs – Cuba
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.

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.

Along with going to the cinema, another of the things I love to do when travelling is to experience different massages. Last time I was in Nicaragua, I had one of the weirdest massages ever. The pummeling that usually heralds the end of a massage – well that was the entire massage. For an…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted some bird photos 🙂 Got to see the Cuban national bird – a Trojan called the Tocororo – a few times during my trip. Another gorgeous bird whose colours are reflected in the colours of the Cuban flag.
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…
A quick one to say that Cubans really have the prettiest umbrellas! Loved the designs I saw here.
Sletten//Narsarsuaq is the most powerful piece of theatre I have ever seen. The highlight of the Nuuk Nordic Culture Festival in 2019 for me, I am still deeply affected by these stories and the remarkable performances I experienced. The Nuuk Nordic Culture Festival (also known as Nuuk Nordisk) is a biannual week-long festival that brings…
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…