319 days

We made it to Amsterdam! more than 10 months we are back in EU and it's like taking a sweet shower after a long days hiking. Travelling from La Habana, Cuba to Paris then change to train until we arrived after 23 hours at Robin's place in Jordaan, Amsterdam . We met Robin and Lenneart in Brazil and they invited us.


Cuba was an incredible roller coaster ride. A heavily contracting land with such a different culture (or in some cases lack of it) that it feels that in this case the con way out the pros. Rebekka and I have different take aways from 17 days we spent there, but for sure we both agree that it's a must visit country.

We where very lucky from the go it must be said. A HUGE than you to our friends for their wedding gift which we cashed in staying a a 4 star hotel in the old city Habana Vieja. 3 nights of warm(ish) water, fresh sheets, soft pillows, comfy beds and space.

Our luck continued when we met Juan and Wilber, two street musicians who's voices where the initial attraction. So harmonious it really stood out from the rest. I approached the gentlemen and asked if they would mind if I filmed them. They agreed but only one condition, that we record the next day so the could dress for the occasion. So we agreed to meet the next day. After recording Juan invited us for lunch in his house in Regla, a suburb in the industrial section of the Habana harbour. We stayed late after lunch and Juan said it's no probs for us to stay the night. We ended up staying 10 days, Ha Ha ha....

We did go on some trips and found a last minute deal to stay 2 nights in a resort on Varadero, their pride and joy beach peninsula.

Cuba however will be a topic frequently mentioned in future posts. As beautiful a place it is, it too is riddled with unnecessary controls and suffering from the general population and so it's important to write in detail about this country and not just imagine it as a paradise where everyone is happy and loves their socialist state..