One thing I can say “Habaneros” have in common: we all love Coppelia. Coppelia is without doubts or questions a symbol of Vedado and a special place for every Cuban from Havana City.  It is located in one of the busiest corners of  downtown Havana (L St. and 23rd Ave) only a few blocks from […]

A new Guinness record has been established by cigar maker José Castelar Cairo (Cueto) who rolled a cigar of 81.10 mts to be presented at Fitcuba (International Tourism Fair) in Havana. Cueto has been rolling cigars for half a century, already has four Guinness records, he got the last one in 2008 for rolling a […]

From Artemisa, Cuba and from B.C, Canada 😀 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNWeSRdC13M

Espejo de Paciencia is considered the first Cuban literary work. Written in 1608 by Silvestre de Balboa the story truly occurred in 1604 and it is about the kidnapping of the bishop of Cuba Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano by the French corsair Gilberto Giron who was trying to get money from the rescue. Then, […]

Aunque estoy a punto de renacer, no lo proclamaré a los cuatro vientos ni me sentiré un elegido: sólo me tocó en suerte, y lo acepto porque no está en mi mano negarme, y sería por otra parte una descortesía que un hombre distinguido jamás haría. Se me ha anunciado que mañana, a las siete […]

Now that the weather is getting “human” I started remembering all the summer  belly pleasures and began thinking of a fresh cold guarapo. Pronto! In Toronto I have seen sugar cane juice in China Town (Spadina St), pressed right in front of you and in some Caribbean festivals during the summer. Also, in some  Chinese […]

how happy Torontonians get when the sun comes out! 🙂

Toronto’s Greek town is a lovely place to visit during the spring and summer. Today I spent the afternoon there, walking around and relaxing. On Sundays everything seems to be moving slowly, unless there is some kind of festival or event going on, all you see are neighbors walking their dogs, kids playing at the […]

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For a week now I have been drinking Cuban – style coffee from morning to night. Strong, sweet, black and small. Now that my mom is visiting me the coffee smell wakes me up in the morning and brings me straight home in the afternoon. I can smell the aroma from 10 meters away. Just […]

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