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The taxi driver that I booked came to pick us up in Trinidad and asked if we wanted to take a look at Cienfuegos, since it was on the way back to Havana. We pretty much had him for the whole … Continue reading Cienfuegos, the Paris of Cuba
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The Basics: Non-stop flight from JFK to HAV (back in May 2017): $272.56 USD Visa: $50 USD At JFK, there was a level below the general check-in floor just for Cuba check-ins. We paid for our visas there right before our … Continue reading New York to Havana, my Cuba trip (Part 1)
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We booked a tour through our hotel in Santiago (~$50 USD) to go to Viña del Mar and Valparaíso. Nicknamed “The Jewel of the Pacific”, Valparaíso was declared a World Heritage Site in 2003. What I really wanted to see … Continue reading Travelogue: Valparaíso, Chile (Dec 2015)
My first time in NOLA. Of course, we stayed in the French Quarters and did all the touristy things. Dinner at SoBou — which stands for “South of Bourbon St.” Alligator corndogs. First gumbo in NOLA. There was … Continue reading Travelogue: New Orleans Days 1-2
I decided to give Portillo’s another try. Got their chicagodog and chili dog. Chili wins. It was still rather disappointing, but later on we redeemed ourselves with better hot dogs… (keep reading) We walked downtown to Intelligentsia. Got a … Continue reading Travelogue: Chicagoland Day 4 (Intelligentsia, Hot Doug’s, Xoco)
