December 2011 – January 2012

Intro

Celebrating New Year’s Eve in any big city is always a lot of fun — for me, it’s always been San Francisco, or maybe Los Angeles… even Las Vegas.  But for my first New Year’s Eve outside of the good ol’ U.S. of A. — how about Havana?!

This was a small trip — really almost an extended weekend — but it was a trip I’ve been dreaming of for a long time.  After a couple of days in

Journey Map

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Santa María del Mar, Cuba

This idyllic beach just 12 miles east of Havana is absolutely perfect. Swaying palms, crystal blue water, plenty of lounge chairs and umbrellas but few people; bartenders in beach-side huts crafting fresh Cuban daiquiris or piña coladas on demand. But nothing compares to walking along the beach enjoying fresh coconut water out of a freshly opened coconut — of course, with loads of rum poured in first!

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Havana, Cuba (Dec. 2011) - beautiful view of the paseo del prado and #havana #cityscape from the hotel sevilla in la habana vieja ...

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Santa María del Mar, Cuba (Dec. 2011) - thank you so much to my 2000 followers!!! 😀😀😀 I dedicate this #beautiful shot to you... the idyllic #beach of #santamariadelmar on the eastern outskirts of #havana #cuba ...

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Havana, Cuba (Dec. 2011) - #lahabana is a #beautiful, authentic and vibrant #city, with #colorful #architecture and #vintage #cars everywhere you look ...

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