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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

  • Topics
    • Winds of Change
      • Winds of Change, Africa
      • The Fall of the Wall
      • Velvet Revolution
      • Arab Spring
      • Balkan Turmoil
      • 9/11
      • Soviet Union
    • Christmas Markets
    • Lent and Easter
    • Holy Land
    • Pillars of Hercules
    • Architecture
      • Boardwalk Towns
      • Bridges
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      • Religious
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      • Trains
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  • Europe
    • Balkans
      • Albania
      • Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Bulgaria
      • Croatia
      • Kosovo
      • Macedonia
      • Montenegro
      • Serbia
      • Turkey
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      • Gibraltar
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      • Isle of Man
      • Baltic States
    • Western Europe
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      • Netherlands
  • Africa
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  • Caucasus
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    • Ceuta (Spain)
    • Egypt
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    • Oman
    • Qatar
    • Palestine
    • United Arab Emirates
  • N. America
    • Canada
    • Contiguous US
    • Cuba
    • Greenland
  • S. America
  • Alaska
    • Sitka
    • South Central Alaska
    • South East Alaska
  • Cruises
    • Iceland, Greenland & Scotland 2017

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Havana Vieja

October 19, 2016August 10, 2020 Rich McClear

October 3, 2016 I normally do not like organized tours, and our Old Havana (Havana Vieja) walking tour reminds me why.  While the guide is good, it is largely a standing tour, listening while the guide explains some aspect of … Continue reading Havana Vieja

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Sustainable Propaganda (But Nice Pictures)

October 19, 2016August 10, 2020 Rich McClear

October 4, 2016 Much of our trip to Cuba is defined by conditions set by the late Senator Jesse Helms in the Helms-Burton act.  The act limits the conditions under which Americans can travel to Cuba.  We are here on … Continue reading Sustainable Propaganda (But Nice Pictures)

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Cooperative Farm, Cowboys and Cheese

October 19, 2016August 10, 2020 Rich McClear

October 6 In many ways Cuba is not the type of Communist country I am used to.  I have traveled in the Soviet Union before the collapse and have visited various parts of the old Soviet empire both before and … Continue reading Cooperative Farm, Cowboys and Cheese

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Waiting for Lunch in Cienfuegos, Communist Problem Solving

October 19, 2016August 10, 2020 Rich McClear

After the cooperative farm we are supposed to have lunch at a restaurant between the farm and town, about 20 km out of town.  When we get there two other buses from our ship are at the restaurant.  There is … Continue reading Waiting for Lunch in Cienfuegos, Communist Problem Solving

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We Flee the Ghost of Jesse Helms, in a Studebaker

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 Rich McClear

On Saturday, our final day in Cuba the “Impact” team had organized another p2p event for our extra day but Suzi and I both decided that after Cienfuegos we had enough of buses, even very nice air-conditioned Chinese buses, so … Continue reading We Flee the Ghost of Jesse Helms, in a Studebaker

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Artists and Locomotives

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 Rich McClear

After the castle Luan dropped us off at the Artisan’s market, which has a display of old steam locomotives sitting outside the artisans hall.  Inside the arts and crafts vary in quality and style.  There is the normal tourist art, … Continue reading Artists and Locomotives

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A Final Walk Through Havana

October 19, 2016August 10, 2020 Rich McClear

From there we walked through Havana Vieja.  We stopped at a small square and bought some fried bread from a vendor.  The man sitting on the bench across from us is a drummer at the Tropicana.  He loves his job … Continue reading A Final Walk Through Havana

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