Entries from 'cuba'
Day 212
- Aperture: f/4
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/1250 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
We have somehow gained and extra day somewhere so decided today was a beach+ cigar + rum day. After a visit to the official rum/cigar store and picking up some guava rum and cigars we found a taxi to take us to Playa Jutia. At the beach we booked in a snorkelling trip which was…
Day 211
- Aperture: f/5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/13 s
- Focal Length: 14mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Today we booked in a small 3 hour walking tour through the valleys of Vinales. We stopped in at a tobacco where we learned how the government takes 90 percent of their crops and they can to do whatever they wanted with the other 10 percent which included rolling us some cigars and selling some….
Day 209
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/160 s
- Focal Length: 28mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Veradaro is a small oasis away from the chaos and confusion that is Cuba and is unfortunately where a huge chunk of tourists spend 100 percent of their time. Which means a huge chunk of people who go to Cuba, never actually go to Cuba. Veradaro is essentially one 10km narrow stretch of land which…
Day 208
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/1250 s
- Focal Length: 35mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
This morning we did the tour of the Cigar factory we had booked the day before. As with the other tour we were unsurprisingly given wrong information and found out that we were not allowed to take photos despite being told the complete opposite, and that there was no English speaking guide as advertised….
Day 207
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/500 s
- Focal Length: 16mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
I woke up feeling a bit better today and thankfully the morning went un-cubanly smoothly. In the first few hours I had my visa extended, deodorant and water purchased, internet surfed, casa particular booked and boat and cigar tours sorted. We explored Confieugos some more before taking a sunset boat tour which was supposed to…
Day 206
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/640 s
- Focal Length: 100mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
This is only one of a couple of photos I snapped today. I took it near the bus station in Trinidad before we got on our bus to Cienfuegos. In Cienfuegos we only left our casa particular to take a short walk to the main historical centre to find a pay phone and buy…
Day 205
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/400 s
- Focal Length: 140mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Yep, definitely sick, woke up with a really sore throat and a cold or something 🙁 I had booked in to do a hiking trail today so had to cancel it to chill out at the Casa Particular and try get better before we head to Cienfuegos tomorrow. I have been gargling and drinking rum…
Day 204
- Aperture: f/5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/800 s
- Focal Length: 24mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
We caught a $6 taxi out to the nearby beach today to chill out and do some snorkelling. Vivo has caught a cold from the plane and I have been doing my best to avoid it. I totally forgot about it today and after sharing a snorkel and sharing some cocktails while attempting to…
Day 203
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/320 s
- Focal Length: 40mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Today we arrived into the tourist hotspot of Trinidad. Up until this point it has been rare to spot other tourists around Cuba, but here in Trinidad it is the complete opposite, it is rare to spot locals especially in the main square which is usually full of locals. Trinidad is pretty cool with…
Day 202
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/250 s
- Focal Length: 11mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Our taxi to Sancti Spiritus unexpectedly pulled through and the driver greeted us as we checked out this morning. About 30 minutes into our trip however the car spluttered to a halt. The driver spent the next 30 minutes pulling the engine apart and tinkering and we were back on the road… for about another…