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The Classic Cars of Cuba, Part II
On the previous post, I explained why there are so many classic cars in Cuba and talked about how incredible it is that so many are still on the road today despite an embargo from the USA. This post is just photos – vintage car porn, if you will. Here are more photos that didn’t fit in the original post. Click on any photo to enlarge. Vintage…
The Classic Cars of Cuba
“How in the heck do they find parts for those cars!” marveled my dad as I showed him photos of the classic cars of Cuba. As a car guy, he was amazed that there were so many on the road. That was way back in 2003, after my first trip to the island. When I returned in December of 2015, I expected that many of those…
50 Photos from 2015
2015 was an interesting year of travel for me. Although I traveled extensively, I spent most of the time going back to places I’d been in the past, getting to see them more in-depth or in a different way.
Mexico Travel Journal Week 9 and 10: Not Cuba
We did not go to Cuba last week. That would be illegal. We have an embargo and travel ban – that I fully support – against the Caribbean nation. But, I did stand on the Caribbean coast and look wistfully at Cuba. I went to Cuba 12 years ago (what is the statute of limitations on light to medium treason?) and had I visited again, I would…
Memoirs of My Trip to Cuba, or Change Is Coming
“Que es eso?” Asked the humorless customs agent as he held up my toothbrush.
