Travel

So you've got your pack on, a buddy by your side, and a country-full of adventures to get into.  Sounds good right?  Well you're going to have to think about where you're crashing from night to night, trust me on that one.  At the same time you would love to maybe stay in one area for a bit, get

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Havana Nights

Cuba is a country of contradictions, complications and compromises, where instead of providing answers, visiting only poses more questions and uncertainties about the fascinating mix of people and cultures. To speak about the beauty and generosity of the people, the lushness of the forest, the idyll

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FIFA World Cup a Bone of Contention for Cubans

The Merchandised Face of Guevara Despite not having a qualifying team competing in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Cuba is a soccer-mad nation (or futbol mad, as it translates in Spanish). This has decidedly brought the travel ban placed on all Cuban citizens to a head. Seemingly adding insult

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Thoughts on Voluntourism

The current zeitgeist swings madly towards altruism. We saw this at the Oscars in hit films The Blindside and Precious, George Clooney and Simon Cowell showed how it’s done as they raisied millions of dollars for Haitian earthquake victims and Angelina and Madonna’s ever increasing broods have b

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Being robbed in Bolivia

When a foreigner crosses the border from Argentina into Bolivia, he or she immediately becomes a target. There are thieves and hawkers and other thieves selling stolen items. I was traveling with a friend and we had enjoyed Argentina very much. We had met wonderful people who had gone out of th

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