It’s hard to believe that it has been five months since I returned from Cuba. At least, I’ve a good amount of time to process the experience and formulate a few final thoughts on what I now see as a life-changing trip. Continue reading
[For the first two installments, go here and here.]
My primary motivation for visiting Cuba had everything to do with art. Naturally, I’ve seen the Cuban art that makes it to the US, but what of the art that doesn’t, which is of course most of it? Continue reading
Other than New Orleans, I’ve never visited another city where music is such an inextricable part of the traveler’s experience because of its significant role in the cultural of Cuba. Havana provides its own soundtrack, and it’s a really good one. Continue reading
Did you miss me?
I had originally intended to post entries from Cuba but made a last-minute decision not to take my laptop – a decision I do not regret. So, sorry. There was no live blogging of Cuba, but I do have plenty to report. And you could just pretend I’m still there. Continue reading
As I wrote on TGBSW yesterday (The Art of Travel), art is often the best way to begin to get to know a place. A little over a year ago I wrote a paper on Walker Evans’s time in Cuba that I thought I would share as an example of how the eye of the artist can enlighten the soul of a place. Continue reading