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#14 :: Books, buses and ballet
Leave a commentMarch 5, 2013 by vivalafiona
My first Aussie visitor to Cuba was my 19 year old goddaughter Madeleine whose arrival coincided with the start of …
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#13 :: Remember when riding on a ferris wheel was one of the most exciting things in the world?
1January 25, 2013 by vivalafiona
Trinidad was 499 years old last week and to celebrate there was a 7 day festival with music in the …
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# 12 :: Felicidades for 2013
Leave a commentJanuary 14, 2013 by vivalafiona
It has been a good day today, and I must admit there have been some shockers of late. Cultural shocks …
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# 11 :: Felicidades
Leave a commentJanuary 14, 2013 by vivalafiona
I read in a local magazine about the thousands of Cuban farmers who have adopted permaculture as their preferred farming …
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#10 :: Just in time for Christmas
Leave a commentDecember 14, 2012 by vivalafiona
If you subscribe to National Geographic, you will be aware that the November issue surprisingly featured Cuba on the cover …
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#9 :: Bushfires in Trinidad
Leave a commentDecember 3, 2012 by vivalafiona
The hill I frequently climb of a morning was alight last night and spewing smoke and ash all over the …
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#8 :: The season for lettuce and tomato
1November 26, 2012 by vivalafiona
26 November 2012 It is the season for lettuce and tomato, and the carts are full of plump red tomatoes …
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#7 :: Some sad news
2November 12, 2012 by vivalafiona
12 November 2012 There are no eggs available in Trinidad. All have apparently been sent to Santiago as part of …
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#6 :: With loud cheers for Mr Obama and lots of love
1November 12, 2012 by vivalafiona
8 November 2012 Am listening to my partner performing for tourists who are enjoying a lobster meal on the terrace …
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#5 :: A Cuban wedding … and a bit of wind
Leave a commentNovember 12, 2012 by vivalafiona
27 October 2012 I went to a Cuban wedding this week, in the middle of the afternoon, on a Monday. …
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