La Colmenita–Havana’s endearing children’s theater group–spreads message of love

Without a doubt, the seminal highlight of this past year leading people-to-people tours of Cuba for National Geographic Expeditions was my introduction to the children of La Colmenita. This amazing...

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Cuban porn star stirs ruckus

Now that my “Cuba & Costa Rica” blog is no longer being published, here’s a blog post from last year that my editors at Moon.com wouldn’t publish… Many a traveler...

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Interview about Cuba travel on NPR’s “Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer”

Last weekend, while motorcycling south from Oregon, I overnighted with my friend and fellow travel journalist Tom Wilmer, host of “Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer”–a production of KCBX.FM. Tom’s...

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