Destination: Cuba
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Mon, 21 Nov 2011 | By worldfestivals | Views [6896] | Video
Location: Santuario de San Lázaro, El Rincón, Cuba Dates: 16 December Level of Participation: 5 – walk, crawl or prostrate yourself if you really must Description: For a pilgrimage worth bloodying ... Read more >
Tags: cuba, procession of st. lazarus, world festivals
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [3069]
When I first landed in Cuba, I must admit I was a little bit scared. In the "address in Cuba" I wrote the address of a casa particular that I had no intentions of staying at. Since I'm American I had to ask the customs official not to stamp ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, history, old cars, people, socialism
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1761]
Once I got off the Viazul bus filled mostly with well-heeled Cubans, jinteros immediately starting literally breathing down my back, saying "casa particular" over and over. Finally I turned around and got upset with one of the guys; it's annoying ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, beaches, che guevara, colonial architecture, hitchhiking
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 | By 5amigas | Views [1127] | Comments [1]
Well got a bit of catching up to do... Cuba is not the best place for internet... or phones... or atms or generally any sort of modern technology that isn´t at snails pace and ridiculously expensive. Havana was a huge culture shock for everyone- with ... Read more >
Tags: Cubana
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By brikem21 | Views [921] | Comments [1]
We went off to Cuba via Mexico city- I night stay but packed a lot into it- visiting the wonderful cathedral in the city centre that is gradually sinking . Had dinner in an amazing restaurant in the old town – walls covered in tiles. Recommended by ... Read more >
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 | By boomersontheroad | Views [885]
Happy Birthday Fidel
To Havana today. Though Fidel’s 80th birthday party isn’t until Saturday the military will be locking down the entire city tomorrow at midnight – no one will be able to go in or out. We want to be there a day early just in case.... Read more >
Tags: People
Sat, 3 Jan 2004 | By matt_bianco | Views [789]
Well Happy New Year to you all, For all of you who i have not spoken to for far too long, all i can say is sorry - all i have been doing for the last year is working and saving for this trip. Anyway, after a year of anticipation, D-Day was 30th ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 | By francinearoundtheworld | Views [663]
Staring at
my watch that now felt sucked to my wrist from the heat, I realised I’d been
sitting on the coach for just over an hour. The sweat on my back from the
sticky sun combined with the fabric of the seats that had pleased the ... Read more >
Tags: coach, cuba, heat, sand, the sea, travelling
Sat, 11 Oct 2014 | By lthom | Views [429]
Quite the adventure. The city is literally crumbling, so sad to see although they are slowly restoring buildings so one day it may be better but there is a very long way to go. We stayed in a Casa which was actually quite nice. We had the whole apartment ... Read more >
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 | By kiley | Photo Gallery
Sun, Sand and Saltwater!
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Fri, 9 Sep 2011 | By antheamichelle | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
This set of images was taken in Cuba, a country often misrepresented in media around the world. I chose to document ordinary life on the streets, an unbiased, non-political view of Cuba, a view rarely seen by those who have never had the opportunity to ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, Travel Photography Scholarship 2011
Fri, 30 Nov 2012 | By dobri | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Me, me, me. Kme. Student from Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo & Metohija, Serbia. I like photography, and that's all. :D
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Sat, 15 Dec 2012 | By nraihanr | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My love for photographs started when I was young. I used to collect snippets of beautiful places and people from magazines. I am the type who can stare at world maps, and find myself anticipating the next time I am on the move - let it be boarding a plane, ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By michaelwickham | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I realised I wanted to be a photographer when I was on a rusty cargo ship between the islands of French Polynesia. Fast-forward 8 years and after studying photography I began assisting commercial photographers here in Sydney.
At some point over this ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012
Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By global_local | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Photography is a powerful medium. It has the ability to connect a memory to a place or time, to create a sense of curiosity and wonder, to teach the intricacies of a culture, to educate about issues and problems in the world.
I find it fascinating ...
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