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The Best Piña Colada in Cuba

May 21, 2019 by Carlitos de Jeffers in Cuba

For the umpteenth time on our Cuban cocktail quest, Chad Jnr. is asking a barman for a pineapple and the withering look he receives in response is, understandably, deserved. While friendly and hospitable people, Cubans do not suffer idiots well.

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May 21, 2019 /Carlitos de Jeffers
Hay piña? - quest for the perfect piña colada, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Havana, Cayo Santa María, keys, Chad Jnr., Lafonda, Hotel Nacional, Autopista Nacional, Para Tí, hay piña?, piña, piña colada, Cuban rum, Havana Club, Havana Club Siete Años, Punta Gorda, Casa de la Musica, Geely, diarrhoea, Casa Amarilla, Paseo de Prado, Jose Luiz, Jose Luis, Villa Lagarto, Iberostar Gran Hotel Trinidad, Plaza Mayor, Calle Cristo y Calle Alameda, Sol Ananda, tourist apartheid, Melia Cayo Santa Maria, Hotel Starfish, Varadero, Matanzas, Restaurante Arrebato, daiquiri, mojito, Puente de Bacunayagua, Torreón de la Chorrera, Fabrica de Arte Cubano, Cuervas de Bellamar, Hitler, best cocktail in Cuba, best piña colada in Cuba
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Castro's Downfall: postscript

March 11, 2019 by Carlitos de Jeffers in Cuba

We were 30 minutes out of Matanzas still when I regretted travelling with the Norwegians. They were especially grumpy sitting in the back seat of the battered Lada. Their sweaty legs rubbing against each other surely only made them hotter and more irritable. I know it did me. I began wondering about Martin and Kristian - wondering if they were coping ok now they were fending once again for themselves. 

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March 11, 2019 /Carlitos de Jeffers
Castro's Downfall: postscript, Martin, Kri, Danish, Ved, The Norwegians, Ida, Silje, Varadero, package tourists, Danish krone, Hotel Nacional, mojitos, revenge, Fidel Castro, Cayo Blanco
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