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

11 years ago 11 years agocuba, cuban-american, culture, havana, politics, terrorism, theater, Uncategorizedchildren, christopher baker, christopher p. baker, cuba, cuban, cuban five, expeditions, guidebook, havana, information, la colmenita, luis posada, moon cuba, music, national geographic, performance, terrorism, theater, tours, travel

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

11 years ago 11 years agocuba, culture, guidebook, havana, lifestyle, travel, Uncategorizedadult, adult star, angelina castro, celia cruise, cuba, fidel, fidel castro, gloria estefan, graham greene, guidebook, havana, permissive, porn, pornography, radio marti, revolution, sex

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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one helluva sexy hotel opens in Costa Rica!

11 years ago 11 years agocosta rica, deluxe, guidebook, hotels, lifestyle, luxury, travelaccommodation, central america, chic, costa rica, deluxe, guidebook, hip, hotels, luxury, moon, sexy, travel guidebook, where to stay

I’m currently updating the hotel and restaurant section of my Eyewitness Costa Rica travel guidebook and I’m reminded of a highlight from my two month research trip to Costa Rica...

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