Cuba

Varadero Beach in Cuba is extraordinary — the scale and history hit you immediately. But the experience around it has been thoroughly commercialised. Getting there, navigating the crowds, and dealing with persistent sellers around Trinidad centre made it more stressful than it should be. Away from …

I came to Cuba specifically for photography and the country delivered material at every turn. Old Havana at dawn was everything I'd hoped. Santiago de Cuba's streets at dusk are an endless source of light and texture. The people, once comfortable with a camera, are extraordinary subjects. utterly u…

Three weeks is long enough to get past the tourist surface in Cuba. The first week I was in Viñales and the big sites like Che Guevara Mausoleum. The second and third I went further and slower. The food evolution was interesting — lechón asado everywhere but prepared so differently by region. incre…

Cuba wasn't high on my travel list. A friend pushed me to go and I'm genuinely grateful. The first full day in Cienfuegos reset everything — the scale of Che Guevara Mausoleum and the quality of the lechón asado were immediate signals that I'd misjudged the place completely. incredible vintage cars…

Only had a long weekend — about 17 days — in Cuba, based in Santiago de Cuba. More than enough to fall for the place. Did Trinidad Cobblestones on day one and spent the rest of the time just walking and eating. The moros y cristianos situation here is no joke — some of the best eating I've done anyw…