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Cuba Libre! (Or Cuba’s history of being not so libre)

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Itinerary: Days 1-3: Miami, FL Days 3-9: Cuba (Havana, Cienfuegos, Santiago de Cuba) Dates: October 13-23, 2016 Our Odyssey: If you had asked me just a few years ago if I thought that I, as an American citizen without dual citizenship, would legally travel to Cuba in the near future, I would have naturally thought, … Continue reading Cuba Libre! (Or Cuba’s history of being not so libre)

Eurotrip 2015 Part 2: Bratislava – Where Medieval Times and Communism Meet

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Itinerary:  Day 1: Vienna, Austria Day 2: Bratislava, Slovakia  Day 3: Salzburg, Austria Day 4: Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic Days 5-7: Munich, Germany and Oktoberfest Days 8-10: Hamburg, Germany and Tracy's Wedding Days 11-12: Hallstatt, Austria Day 13: Innsbruck, Austria Day 14: Innsbruck to Murten Days 15-16: Murten, Bern and the Swiss Alps Day 17: … Continue reading Eurotrip 2015 Part 2: Bratislava – Where Medieval Times and Communism Meet

A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism

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Slavenka Drakulic’s “A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism” is a playfully composed book of essays, each specific to a different European country’s experience with communism. The narrator varies is each story, but is always an animal, a la “Animal Farm”. This satire educates while it entertains, enabling the reader to understand what life … Continue reading A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism