By Alyssa Ramos (Note: Sorry if these posts seem rushed or have any errors or missing links – I only get one hour of wifi per day in Cuba!) Sometimes doing your research really pays off. While brushing up on my extremely rusty history of the Revolucion, and gawking at photos of Che on the flight to Cuba, something stuck out to me that no one had mentioned while...
All of the younger locals I’ve talked to have all recommended two places to go to at night – Casa de la Musica, or Fabrica de Arte. Some people will also recommend the Malicón at night, but it’s mostly for locals who go there to sit, talk, make out, etc., and unless you have a romantic partner to sit there and smooch with sans cell phone…it...
Havana nights are definitely hot, and not just because of the Carribean weather! While exchanging money at the Hotel Nacional, I was able to purchase an Internet card (7 CUC/Hour) to get ahold of some friends that were also in Havana from LA. I went to meet up with them at the prestigious, brand new, free-wifi-having hotel, the Saratoga, and from there we all went to...
Some more photos from scouting locations for the editorial shoot in Centro Habana. Lots of beautiful architecture and beautiful buildings and cars! Still feeling hostility from the people who don’t seem to like “tourists” taking photos of where they live (I don’t blame them) and being here in general. Most don’t warm up until I...
It’s my third day in Havana and I finally found internet at one of the nice hotels called El Presidente, just a few blocks from the “casa” I’m staying at. It’s 4 CUC for an hour, and extremely hard to connect. Yes – Cuba is amazingly beautiful, and it feels like being transported back to the 1950’s Yes – There are...
