Andrea PFeb 20, 200814 minA week in HavanaHaving cleared immigration at a snail's pace, and settled into our hotel with a welcome mojito and a burst of "Guantanamera", we decided...
Andrea PFeb 18, 20085 minFidel's Cuba - a potted historyCuba was originally populated by the Arawak Indians, a melange of folks from the Orinoco River and some blow-ins from nearby islands....
Andrea PFeb 10, 200810 minThe Ecuadorian AmazonEn route to the Upper Amazon, Guayaquil (pronounced Y-a-Keel - our stepping off point), is pretty short on attractions, except for a few...
Andrea PFeb 8, 20084 minSimon Bolivar - a potted biographyFeted as the liberator of South America, there’s barely a town on the continent that doesn’t have a street/square/park named after him,...