Trendy Lippy
Our guide at El Paraiso, an organic finca, spoke excellent English, gave us an educational tour around the gardens and kept us highly amused. That very trendy makeup comes from a shrub […]
Old and New
In Havana, there are plenty of taxis available to both locals and tourists. They range from classic American cars, through ladas to rickshaws. The most unusual is the yellow globe-shaped […]
Nourishing Traffic
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 9 January 2017 Part of B&W Sunday
Che
This mural by Vin Sever (my interpretation of the signature) adorns a wall at the corner of San Ignacio and Santa Clara, very close to the Plaza Vieja in Havana. Many of […]
Outrageous Orange
Hex color reference: #FF664E A colourful note: this red-orange shade is known in Crayola world as Outrageous Orange. It was born in 1972 as Ultra Orange Fluorescent but took on its more […]
Buick
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 8 January 2017 Part of My Sunday Photo and Names
Farewell Castro
Fidel Castro, Cuba’s Prime Minister then President until 2008, died on 25 November 2016. He reached the grand age of 90, despite many assassination attempts. It has been estimated that he […]
Inside Havana
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 January 2017 Part of Interior
Five Stars
5Stars (Cinco Estrellas) is a Cuban artist now based in Germany, but his work still graces the streets of Havana. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 January 2017 Part of […]
New
Happy New Year everyone! I’m breaking my own one word rules to send you my wishes for a joyous, exciting and peaceful 2017. Over to you now to join […]
Faded Glamour
This Stalinist-style building, designed by Alexander G. Rochegov, opened in the mid-1980s when the relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union was strong. The resilient structure still stands out on […]
Travel with Intent 