In the courtyard of Wawel Castle
It was my first time in Poland, even though Grandpa came from here. It had always seemed very distant to me, in the shadow of the Iron Curtain. In fact, it’s gorgeous and there are so many tourists in the historical centre that almost all the Polish people there speak at least a little English, so it’s easy enough to get by. Continue reading
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At Mapperton House
After Cuba, I’d planned with R to visit central Europe, stopping into Germany and Poland, as each of us had visited one of those countries but not the other. Since R had a long layover in New York on his way, I decided I would take advantage of a direct HAV-LGW flight and pop in to the UK to visit my great aunt for a few days, and meet R later in Krakow.
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The three amigos’ final day
We waved goodbye to our host family and hopped back into the minibus to take the scenic route back to Havana, passing through Santa Clara and Cienfuegos on the way. Continue reading
Matching our surroundings!
Trinidad is a beautiful city. We arrived after the long drive from Camaguey to a lovely casa, the Casa Ramirez, dropped our things and headed out for a late, late lunch and a wander around the city. We headed up to the historical centre and popped into a restaurant B recommended: San Jose, which had a fabulously airconditioned section at the back. Continue reading
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Bayamo pedestrian boulevard
We set off at the civilised time of 9am, waving goodbye to our lovely hosts at Girasol.
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My Santiago de Cuba fan… now with added glitter! (At the Morro Fort)
We took a teeny weeny prop plane across the island to Santiago de Cuba, on the eastern side. This is a smaller, less touristy town, which was at one point the capital before it reverted back to Havana.
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The three amigos with a pink Chevy
Today we had a guided tour with B, walking through many of the streets we’d seen yesterday, but with the addition of historical facts and stories. Continue reading
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Three weary feet
I was met at the airport by the tour company’s representative who pointed me in the direction of the money changing ATMs before we got into a taxi to drive to the Old Town where R had already gone. It took half an hour or so to get there from the airport, with amazingly little traffic for what I’d expected of a Friday night.
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To secure a biz points reward flight to Cuba for the beginning of the school holidays, it meant a 2-day bounce around three continents from Perth: Singapore, Beijing, Montreal before finally landing in Havana. R is taking an alternate route with fewer stops: Singapore, New York to Havana. Warning: many selfies on planes ahead!
Singapore Airlines
(backdated to October 2018)
The Library
I took the long way home from Cairo (points flights are sometimes interesting routings) which meant I had an afternoon in transit in Vienna. They have it quite well set up – lockers to leave your luggage, a train from the airport to the middle of the city, and a lot of sights within walking distance.
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Two Weeks Away 