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Claire Boobbyer

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My article and pics on ebiking around Cuba for @wanderlustmag is now online. It was the most brilliant fun way to explore the island https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/ebiking-in-cuba/ @cubaniatravel

Food tours in Vientiane, Hanoi and Havana for @guardiantravelsnaps My tips https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/jun/26/20-best-food-tours-around-world-lisbon-lima-havana-hanoi Pictured: a Lao woman making khao lam at her home business near the Mekong River in Vientiane

Great story by @cubasarahmarsh on the Cuban dildo. ‪I bought these two from the Havana Bienal art pop-up @consolezvous1 at @fabricadeartecubano A friend asked me to bring a vibrator to Cuba earlier this year. I bottled out and bought her something equally utilitarian she wanted - a tin opener. Thing is I was teased mercilessly for my decision. Cuba's first 'sex shop' tackles taboos, fuels legalization calls https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-sex-idUKKCN1TQ192‬

Ebiking on rollercoaster roads through limestone valleys in western Cuba to Trinidad and beyond was a doddle and a giggle. My story on this wonderful trip is out in this month’s @wanderlustmag #cuba #vinales #trinidad #ebiking #ebikingcuba #wildcuba #nature #cubanature

My story & pictures on Havana’s neon revolution for BBC Travel. @kadirlopezart & team are restoring the Cuban capital’s vintage neon signs. ‪Is Havana getting a makeover? http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190505-is-havana-getting-a-makeover‬

When space is at a premium in Havana why wouldn’t you use an old family tomb as a garage? This boarded up mausoleum had a loose cloth covering one cracked square pane. I couldn’t help moving it aside for a peek... #gravegarage #cementeriodecolon #havanacemetery #havana #cuba

Last chance to read my piece on exploring western Cuba by classic car for @st_travelmag #vinales #vinalesvalley #cigars #cubanfood #lasterrazas #cubatravel #cuba #cubanclassiccars

Love these openings. A new Havana store opens on San Lázaro Street. Designs by @jibaro_cuba @joycolor.yami @wasasa_bugbag @katyocanajoyas @capicua_fashion #Havana #cuba #cubafashion #havanafashion #cubadesign #havanadesign #shoppingincuba

An upside down jicotea with a red human face - Al mal tiempo buena cara - by Cuban artist Roberto Fabelo on Havana’s Malecón is not subtle in its message at all... #bienaldelahabana #habana #cubanart #robertofabelo

A cigar-smoking gorilla in Old Havana by @noetwo Street art is spreading north from @sanisidroda art district. Gotta say I love this more than some of the art that’s making its way around the city #Havana #Cuba #streetart #havanastreetart

‘You Only Live Once’ at opening of ‘Illness has a Colour’ @estudio50habana in an old Havana glass factory. Que espacio! I loved Kevin Aguila’s books #cubanart #habanabienal @art_apartamento

The top restaurants, B&Bs, beaches, and music haunts in Cuba. Hot tips & lingo lowdown. Get my guide to this gorgeous Caribbean island. Out now in @st_travelmag

My article on @pastelaofood at @the_apsara in Luang Prabang for the current edition of @travelandleisureasia Award-winning @chefbeepastebangkok is at the helm and is now working on @pastethaicuisinevientiane at the new Lao Poet Hotel. Can’t wait to eat there on my next trip

Sexy cities, timewarp villages, dreamy shores. Want to visit Cuba but not sure where to go? Read my feature in this month’s @st_travelmag

The two faces of Trinidad, Cuba. One gorgeous, quiet hacienda to stay in and one café serving up drinks and electronic music

The colonial casas of Trinidad. Founded in 1514 Trinidad grew fabulously rich due to sugar profits. Thousands of African slaves harvested cane from the nearby Valley of the Sugar Mills. One sugar baron had so much money he wanted to pave the street outside his city centre palace with coins. He was told to go stick it by the authorities who said the face of the Spanish king, imprinted on the coins, could not be trampled on. Voyaging around Cuba with @seadreamyc

The ice-cream coloured sands of Cayo Iguana, one of dozens of coral isles off the south coast of Cuba. Cruising along on SeaDream II with @seadreamyc on the first true luxury boat to voyage around Cuba.

Sugar baron and dealer Acisclo del Valle had deep pockets & an enormous ego. He built this Moorish mini palace on Punta Gorda, Cienfuegos in Cuba. It’s topped by three towers: the one dedicated to religion now houses the bar. It’s the best spot in the city for a sunset drink. Cienfuegos turns 200 this year.

Ebiking around Cuba is brilliant fun! Biking the back roads of Pinar and Artemisa. Stopping for bananas at the Loma del Americano - Cuban doping! Great group, great guide, great weather @cubaniatravel

Observing the Asian elephants socialising @elephantconservationcenter in Laos. A wonderful experience at a hard-working centre trying to ensure the survival of Elephas Maximus. In the ‘Land of a Million Elephants & White Parasol’ there are only around 800 pachyderms left

Archive For January, 2017

My 24 hours in Havana for American Express

January 10, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

https://www.amexessentials.com/havana-city-guide/

plus Cuba travel tips:

https://www.amexessentials.com/cuba-travel-advice/

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Havana Rising for Millenia Magazine

January 9, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

Havana Rising – my article on Havana for Millenia magazine:

http://www.milleniamag.com

http://cdn.coverstand.com/25052/352670/3a56a9d8f7ca0464b45fd618363a80128b0b442c.4.pdf

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Following in the footsteps of Fidel Castro

January 9, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

My article on visiting the top 10 sites associated with Fidel Castro in Cuba for Telegraph Travel:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/caribbean/cuba/articles/in-the-footsteps-of-fidel-castro-historical-attractions-in-cuba/

and Why Cuba began to change long before Fidel Castro died – also for Telegraph Travel:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/caribbean/cuba/articles/why-this-is-a-bold-new-era-for-cuba-in-more-ways-than-one/

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Kayaking Xe Bang Fai river cave in Laos for Wanderlust magazine

January 9, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

My article for Wanderlust Magazine on kayaking the great Xe Bang Fai cave in Laos, one of the world’s largest active river caves and home to the world’s largest spider: http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/magazine/articles/destinations/laos-greatest-river-cave

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