Recent Travels to Cuba - Plein Air Invitational
Cuba. I had no idea what to expect I had heard there are old classic cars, the rum and cigars are pretty awesome and that Havana had once been a glamorous destination. Oh yeah . . . and this was a Communist country. We were granted tourist visas and told to have low expectations Eric Rhoades, the publisher of Plein Air Magazine and Fine Art Connoisseur, organized this trip, and there were 100 of us in our party. We were granted tourist visas and told to have low expectations about everything. Yet our hotel was more than adequate--our beds were hard and firm, and we were delighted to be greeted with a cold mojito. We ate lots of chicken and rice, the black beans were awesome and the coconut ice cream was delicious. [...]
