Jun 28th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
There are few places in the world where you can find modern Toyotas sharing the streets with Model T's, and Cuba is one of them. The country's abundance of classic cars may be the result of historic trade restrictions, but it's also a key element of Cuba's romantic, stuck-in-time ambience.
Why does Cuba boast so many classic cars? Until last October, Cuban residents were forbidden from ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Cuba's Classic Cars: Catch Them While You Can
Jun 28th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
There are few places in the world where you can find modern Toyotas sharing the streets with Model T's, and Cuba is one of them. The country's abundance of classic cars may be the result of historic trade restrictions, but it's also a key element of Cuba's romantic, stuck-in-time ambience.
Why does Cuba boast so many classic cars? Until last October, Cuban residents were forbidden from ...Dive Communist plane off the coast of Bulgaria
May 27th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Fish are pretty and shipwrecks are cool to explore, but how would you like to dive a
Communist airplane in the Black Sea? A 1971 Soviet-made Tupolev-154 was submerged this week off the coast of Bulgaria to create an artificial reef for SCUBA divers. Orlin Tsanev, chairman of Black Sea Dive Odesos association, told Reuters: "The submerging of the plane aims to make it an attraction and (a place) ...Boston real estate developer begs for open Cuba
Feb 1st, 2009 at 1:00PM: "Whatever motivated the original break in the U.S.-Cuban relations," Boston real estate developer Don Chiofaro wrote in a Saturday op-ed piece in the Boston Herald, "it is incomprehensible to me why it continues." I guess he's unfamiliar with the Cuban missile crisis and the fear of communism that pervaded the United States while he was growing up. The topic of Cuba has come up a few times on the ...Where did the commies go?
Sep 23rd, 2008 at 10:00AM: With September came the near fall of another Communitst leader, as Kim Jong Il, dictator over North Korea vanished from the limelight, joining his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro in the murky depths of unknown, fiercely hidden ailments. The realist in me knows that both leaders are gravely ill. Kim Jong Il is said to have suffered a stroke early this month and hasn't since been seen in public -- ...Adios, Fidel! Cuba won't be the same without you (hopefully)
Feb 20th, 2008 at 9:20AM: I cannot believe Fidel Castro actually resigned as the president of Cuba. I mean he is only 81 years old and still has plenty of energy to keep him going for at least 35 more years! Was I the only one who thought that Fidel was actually immortal? Well, we'll still have to see about that.
In his written speech to the nation, Fidel said that he is not "fading into the sunset." It's just that his ...Future Travel to Cuba Possibly Easier
Dec 5th, 2006 at 9:40AM: Ever since I saw the Buena Vista Social Club, I was sold on getting to Cuba. It wasn't just about wanting to watch tiny old woman roll fat cigars anymore or about chilling on some cool Cuban coastline with a cocktail anymore. That movie made me what to explore the bottomless depths of the music scene. Or should I say musicia? The songs, the dance, the history and the lives of the people swaying to ...Cuba & Fidel in Photos
Aug 18th, 2006 at 1:37PM: We can all thank the folks at Polo's Bastards for bringing us this fine collection of Fidel and Cuba photos while we pack our bags and prepare to flock over when the time comes. (Coughs.) If you didn't know already, Fidel hasn't been feeling too well and Raul is helping out around the little island located approximately 91 miles from the U.S. Whether Fidel has reached the end of the road or not, ...
