Tag Archives: food
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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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#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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#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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#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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#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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