I just came back from my second visit to the British Museum and I still cannot say that I have seen 50% of the museum precious collection. For annoying, slow paced museum visitors like me, there is no possibility of spending a whole day at the museum and see/enjoy every single object. First, after a […]

Last night was an interesting one. We went to eat at a London tapas restaurant called “La Tasca”. You can find two or three franchises in the city and get your little fix of Spanish paella, wine or croquetas. We started talking to the waiter and he mentioned that he is from Santander, the north […]

  Yoruba soy, lloro en yoruba lucumí. Como soy un yoruba de Cuba, quiero que hasta Cuba suba mi llanto yoruba; que suba el alegre llanto yoruba que sale de mí. Yoruba soy, cantando voy, llorando estoy, y cuando no soy yoruba, soy congo, mandinga, carabalí. Atiendan amigos, mi son, que empieza así: Adivinanza de […]

“Great Art for Free” says the sign outside the Tate Modern in London… Believe it or not it is the same free status with the Tate Britain on the other side of the Thames River and at the British Museum. These galleries encourage you to donate 4 or 5 pounds but if you decide that […]

Cada ser humano tiene una definición y versión muy personal de lo que significa la felicidad y el éxito en la vida. Para algunos el dinero es lo más esencial y la manera más rápida de alcanzar la felicidad, no importa el trabajo que hagas, si tus bolsillos se llenan eres un ejemplo envidiable y […]

I am sitting in a cafe in London listening to Fleet Foxes, drinking a mocha and seeing people passing by. I could declare myself in a state of pure happiness if I was not so tired and sleepless after the over night flight. The city looks exactly the way I imagined, just like New York […]

While the temperatures drop in the Northern and Southern hemispheres every year the Cubans have it simple there in the “middle”. It makes me laugh how with 17 degrees the Cubans, including me, talk amazed about how cold it is. My grandma must be with a turtle neck sweater and two blankets watching TV. Although, […]

Another six days and we will be out of Toronto again, this time we are crossing the Atlantic to go to England for a couple of weeks (London and Bristol) and then SPAIN FOR TWO MONTHS! This is a set plan that has been a part of our dream for a while now. We have […]