Diary of a Wanderer

We woke up early to our huge breakfast, made by our wonderful casa owners. Eggs, fruit, bread and sandwich; needless to say we were stuffed afterwards and ready to face the day! We wandered along the never ending Calle Neptuno towards Havana Vieja, stopping off at Seriosha's record store on the way so that Ramsey could go "digging" for some gems. The shop was tucked away at the back of a dark store that had lots of stalls set up around the edges selling bits and bobs from children's toys to plumbing parts.  Ramsey in his element, digging in Seriosha's Record Store We then went to buy tickets for a tour of Partagas cigar factory from one of the hotels. At 12.50 she sold us tickets for the last tour of the day at 1pm. We hurried across to the factory, just two blocks away, only to find that the factory had temporarily moved location... After a few moments of panic we rushed outside to grab the first taxi we could to take us to "la fabrica del ta...

Cuba had always been a dream destination for me, and when the day came to fly to Havana it was difficult to believe it had finally arrived! Despite it being one of my top destinations to visit for years, when i heard the news of the embargo with the US lifting, like many people, I decided now had to be the time to go. Despite our measly stipend in Colombia we had managed to live on a shoestring and still save enough to book our flights and have some spending money for two weeks. Our ride from the airport Our ride from the airport was exciting in itself, our first time in a classic car, as we made our way to our casa . I was amazed at how many classic cars there truly were. In all colours and models, most working as private or collective taxis. Billboards were absent of advertisements but instead hosted slogans supporting the revolution, communism and Fidel Castro. It was official, we had well and truly made it to Havana! After dumping our bags, we headed out t...