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Claire Boobbyer

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Where I racket about the Cuban capital for @telegraphtravel in search of Graham Greene and his ‘Our Man in Havana’ bars, hotels, plazas & places. This month marks 60 years since the film release https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/caribbean/cuba/articles/havanna-culture-graham-greene-hemingway/ Digging about Havana I found this ‘La Ciudad en sus Manos’ from 1958. Greene may well have looked up Cabarets in this directory and seen this image. Surely this Bomba Atomica image gave him a grand idea? cc @hull1021 @journeylatinamerica

Happy Birthday beautiful Havana! Havana turns 500 next month. Read my story ‘Air of Havana’ for @travelessentialist https://essentialist.com/stories/just-back-from/air-havana @sanisidroda @kadirlopezart @dadorhavana @malecon663 @fabricadeartecubano @sofitel #havana #cuba #happybirthdayhavana #travelessentialist #curatedtravel #bespoketravel

Designed in Cuba: Cold War Graphics opens today @illustrationhq in London featuring 170 works designed for OSPAAAL, founded in Cuba to promote cooperation between socialist countries. The graphic work features 100 posters & 70 magazines with work by 33 designers. All belong to the Mike Stansfield Collection. The exhibition runs until January 19th. Images: Cuba, 1968 by Raúl Martínez; Day of Solidarity with The People of Laos, 1970 by Ernesto Padrón Blanco; Day of World Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution, 1970 by Antonio Fernández Mariño. #Cuba #cubadesign #cubancarteles #politicalposters #cubangraphics

My two Time Out articles on Old Havana. Old Havana makes it on to Time Out’s coolest neighbourhoods in the world 2019 list: https://www.timeout.com/coolest-neighbourhoods-in-the-world and for more great things to do, eat and drink in the Cuban capital check out: https://www.timeout.com/havana/things-to-do/old-havana-havana-guide @timeoutlondon @ivanchefsjusto @el_del_frente @sanisidroda @gardenshavana @galeriatallergorria @raulcorralesgallery @elcafehavana @lodemonik_restaurants @jesusmaria_20 @therealjibaros @factoriahabana #oldhavana #havana #cuba #cubatravel #timeout #cubancocktails

Cuban documentary photographer Raúl Cañibano’s solo show at London’s @thephotographersgallery begins today. Raúl Cañibano: Chronicles of an Island will be on display and available for acquisition at The Photographers’ Gallery from the 13th September 2019. @raul_canibanofoto

Another beautiful place to stay in northern Old Havana @twinshavana #havana #cuba #cubatravel #havanastays

It seems as if the dome of St Isaac’s Cathedral, St Petersburg, has been screwed onto the top of Havana’s Capitolio. There’s also a touch of Red Square at Cuban artist José Toirac’s latest show ‘Esto no es un Tributo’ at Galeria Acacia looking right over this new golden dome @meirytoi

One of my favourite places to stay in my favourite city in the world @lareserva_vedado Cuba’s boutique stays just keep getting better. #cuba #cubatravel #casasparticulares #homestay #havana

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

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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