Across the Harbor & a Musical Afternoon Last year, we had wanted to go across the harbor to a small settlement. Our guide thought that it might be unsafe, so we decided against it. This year, with the input of our local guides, we decided to go over but stick close to the waterfront. There […]

Valle de Viñales, another UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO World Heritage Sites are extraordinary. As noted on the UNESCO website, “The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity…” Suffice it […]

An Amazing Restoration School and the Streets of La Habana Last year, we were all struck by the amazing restoration going on in La Habana. Students at Escuela de Taller apprentice, then work on buildings throughout the city, restoring them to their former glory. The Bacardi Building is one example that I showed in last-year’s […]