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Journeying into Cuban Hearts, Part 2
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 27 September 2010
On our second morning in Vinales, five out of seven group members leave early to go on a hike. We’ve settled into the group and reached the point where we feel comfortable splitting up from time to time. The female half of the Aussie vegan couple and I stay in town. The previous night, Alberto [...]
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Photo Essay: Portraits from the Viñales Valley
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 23 September 2010
As I’ve already written and will continue to write about, my group came across a wonderful assortment of characters in the Viñales Valley. Here are portraits of a few of them: A father and son listening to music and dancing on their porch. We encountered them as we began our hike on our first full [...]
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Journeying into Cuban Hearts, Part 1
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 15 September 2010
It is time for our group salsa lesson, the hour of our evening that we naively believe will give us the skills we need to work up the nerve to dance with the Cubans. Our instructor and her assistant are patient and serious, but I can see their eyes smile with amusement as they try [...]
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Photo Essay: Plants and Landscapes in Soroa and Viñales
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 7 September 2010
When it comes to photography, plants are often my favorite subjects to capture. In the countryside and nature of Western Cuba, there were plenty of opportunities for me to indulge in this passion: It was incredibly hot and humid, but with this kind of scenery, we barely noticed. A mango tree. I love the way [...]
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Onward to the Viñales Valley
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 6 September 2010
We spent the morning thoroughly exploring Old Havana and before heading west to the town of Viñales. As we left the city behind and traveled a long, lonely stretch of highway in silence, our hearts and minds sunk further into Cuba. So much of the landscape of the Cuban countryside is unaffected by human alteration [...]
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