Tag Archives: Culture
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#22 :: Of offal and the search for green veg
Leave a commentOctober 21, 2013 by vivalafiona
I got very excited the other day when I spotted a yellow bi-plane flying over Trinidad. You beauty, I thought, …
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#16 :: The Day of Saints and Mangoes
1April 12, 2013 by vivalafiona
The Easter bunny doesn’t come to Cuba, unfortunately, and nor is there a tradition of eating Hot Cross Buns, which …
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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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#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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#4 :: No mosquitoes in Trinidad
Leave a commentNovember 12, 2012 by vivalafiona
Am currently being fumigated for the 3rd time this week. The government is terrified of outbreaks of dengue fever so …
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#3 :: Cuban initiation
Leave a commentNovember 12, 2012 by vivalafiona
Listening to Led Zeppelin whilst writing to you from Cuba seems a little mad but I do have a smile …
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