| Yesterday morning I had arranged to meet
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| | "libreta"which allocates a certain quota
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| one of the women from the from the
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| | of basic foods such as butter, eggs,
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| university, a very nice lady in her late
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| | cooking oil, flower etc at very low
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| 50s, who agreed to show me around the
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| | prices. I was told that the monthly
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| Vedado area and take me through some
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| | ration is 8 eggs per person and that if
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| local markets.Vedado is a beautiful
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| | you want an extra carton of 30 eggs, they
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| residential neighbourhood with many
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| | cost about $2 (CUC) (about Can$2.50),
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| mansions and villas dating back maybe 80
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| | which is equivalent to about 1/10 of a
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| to 100 years or so. Before the revolution
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| | person's monthly salary. No wonder
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| it was the neighbourhood where all the
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| | everybody tries to set up a little side
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| doctors, lawyers and business people
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| | business to obtain extra money, since
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| lived, most of whom emigrated around the
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| | survival in itself takes a lot of
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| time of the Revolution. (Business people
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| | energy.We also saw a local neighbourhood
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| and professionals were expropriated as
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| | repair place, where they repair shoes
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| part of the Communist reorganization
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| | with sowing machines that look like they
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| after the Revolution, as a result
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| | are 100 years old. This is definitely a
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| hundreds of thousands emigrated to the
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| | society where things are reused, mended,
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| US, where there are substantial
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| | fixed and recycled time and time again,
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| counter-revolutionary and Anti-Castro
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| | and it's actually very refreshing to see
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| sentiments. The emigration of thousands
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| | a different way of living that contrasts
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| of professionals in the early 60s
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| | so strongly with our modern way of living
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| apparently caused a real braindrain in
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| | where we buy stuff we don't need, just to
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| the country).We walked through the
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| | throw it out later. Of course, the
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| neighbourhood and visited local markets
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| | recycling here is due to necessity, but
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| where they sell fruits, vegetables and
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| | it does feel like there is a great
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| meat. We saw local vegetables like yucca,
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| | appreciation for life here, not just
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| malanga, boniato as well as fruits such
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| | consumer goods, despite all the
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| as frutabomba (papaya), pineapple, mamey,
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| | difficulties.This 2-hour walk was a great
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| mangos and others. Most of the meat that
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| | way of getting to know a little bit about
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| they sell in the markets is pork, and
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| | the authentic Cuban lifestyle and some of
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| there is no refrigeration at all in the
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| | the practical ways that Cubans try to
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| markets, although the meat is inspected
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| | make do in their daily lives.Susanne
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| by the government. It is forbidden to
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| | Pacher is the publisher of a website
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| sell beef because beef officially is only
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| | called Travel and Transitions( Travel and
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| to be used for milk production. Equally
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| | Transitions deals with unconventional
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| forbidden in local markets is seafood
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| | travel and is chock full of advice, tips,
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| like lobsters since it is destined for
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| | real life travel experiences, interviews
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| big hotels and exports only, but we were
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| | with travellers and travel experts,
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| approached by a couple of people who were
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| | insights and reflections, cross-cultural
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| selling both lobster and beef "debajo de
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| | issues, contests and many other features.
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| la mesa" - under the table. This is one
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| | You will also find stories about life and
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| of the things in Cuba, many things are
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| | the transitions that we face as we go
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| forbidden, but there is usually a way of
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| | through our own personal life-long
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| working around it.I was also taken to a
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| special market hall where locals buy food
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| | in our first travel story contest( and
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| at certain allocated times on their
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| ration card. Food is still scarce in Cuba
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| | cruise on the Amazon River.
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| and every person receives a
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