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Val’s Top 10 Posts of 2019

December 31, 2019 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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This year was not a particularly prolific one on the blog as I took on other projects and tried to unravel the mess I made of things here on New Year's Day. Even with the dip in my personal … [Read more...] about Val’s Top 10 Posts of 2019

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: blogging, cuba, emergency, fear, first aid, new year, r1200gs, training, walt fulton

Cuba Hindsight

October 29, 2019 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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The seed was planted on New Year's Day, 2018. We were hanging out at home with dear friends visiting from Georgia and chatting about places we'd like to go. My dear man enthusiastically brought up … [Read more...] about Cuba Hindsight

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Contrasts of Cuba

June 14, 2019 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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Travel is often about contrasts. We take notice of details when we step out of our too-familiar everyday scenery. They flood our senses as we absorb the sights, smells, and sounds of our destinations. … [Read more...] about Contrasts of Cuba

Filed Under: Photography, Travel Tagged With: cuba

Hemingway Was Never Here

April 11, 2019 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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Cuba is a remarkable place. So much of what I read before I visited had me prepared to return to a different era. But it's a country in transition. And it's transitioning quickly. The living history … [Read more...] about Hemingway Was Never Here

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: cuba

Surrender to Adventure

March 12, 2019 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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The cab driver waved up at us from the busy Havana sidewalk and called out "¿Viñales?" From our perch on the balcony of our casa particular overlooking La Fuente de India and El Capitolio, we … [Read more...] about Surrender to Adventure

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: adventure, cuba

Vignettes of Cuba

February 26, 2019 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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How does a travel blogger take a vacation? Apparently we don't! Earlier this month I took a weeklong trip to Cuba for the first time. I went into that adventure looking to be largely off-duty. I … [Read more...] about Vignettes of Cuba

Filed Under: Photography, Travel Tagged With: blogging, cuba

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