Hemingway’s Cuba: The Old Man and the Sea
by Brian Francis Donohue As the sun rises over the defunct fishing processing plant on the hill overlooking the bay, the backyard roosters settle into a late morning silence. Everyone…
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Cuba: Its Culture and Its People
Destination: Cuba Description: Travel to Cuba with National Trust and take part in an immersive People-to-People experience. During our specially designed program, you’ll learn about this enigmatic island nation’s fascinating culture…
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Coffee, Cigarettes, and Revolution: Cuba on the Verge of Change
By Wes Newbury The coffee is strong and sweet, served in a white plastic cup no bigger than a shot glass. The man behind the counter collects my change and sits…
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Dennis Lehane’s Live by Night: Island of Misfits
By Wes Newbury “As far as the writer as an outlaw,” said Dennis Lehane in his Literary Traveler interview, “we are sort of the square pegs, and the world is the…
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Hotel Ambos Mundos: Traveling to Cuba the ‘Heming-way’
By Amanda Festa Since January of 2011, when restrictions on traveling to Cuba were loosened, eager travelers have been flocking to the country for one of the many cultural tours…
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Chevrolets, Cigars & Men in Graham Greene’s Cuba
By Lisa Selvidge I arrive in Havana, Cuba, at the end of 2010 together with a guide book and several men: Our Man in Havana, The Old Man and the…
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