My top fours books to read about Cuba
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. —Dr. Seuss Obama and the Empire – Fidel Castro…
Cuban Classics – Vintage cars
“Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear”- William Shakespeare When you think of Havana, one of the first things that comes to mind is a beautiful…
Havana – A city tour
“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen…
Havana – Getting to know
“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – Aldous Huxley I have always wanted to come to Cuba because I have heard many things about…
Cape Town – Yes, No, Maybe?
“Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.” — Peter Hoeg It is my final night in Cape Town. I have moved out of my apartment and I am staying in…
Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope and Penguins
I have been travelling with very organised friends over the last few years so with everything being planned for me, that I have become lazy. When I boarded the flight…
Gardens, beaches and mountains – a whizz around Cape Town
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” – John Muir My trip to…
Cape Town – The Apartheid Walk
There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot. – Plato I am staying only twenty minutes’ walk away from…
Gothenburg – Canals, Architecture, and a Fish Church
“Not all those who wander are lost.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien The three statues in the square outside the Clarion hotel sum up Gothenburg for me, see no evil, hear no…
Kigali – A pleasant surprise
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust When I embarked on this crazy trip, Rwanda and Kigali did…