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Claire Boobbyer

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Sweet Stays Havana for @westjetmagazine @lareserva_vedado @estampacuba @so.lahabana @gardenshavana Book in for your next trip to Cuba #havana #cuba #cubahotels #cubacasas #cubaboutiquetravel #boutiquestays #cubatravel #havanatravel Images courtesy of each property.

Heading to Havana? My Hot-stuff Havana for the current @st_travelmag is chocka with cool stuff to do in the Cuban capital @cubaprivatetravel @plansouthamerica

Pork, lemongrass and the Laos factor. I explore the highlights of this Southeast Asian nation and its super fragrant food with @insideasiatours for @telegraphtravel @pastelaofood @the_apsara @letriocoffee @tamarindlaos @laopoet @theriverresort @doikanoi

Solo travel through Cuba? Or exploring the island with a car and a chatty driver? My hot tips for @st_travelmag Total Guide Caribbean

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

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Exploring the Secrets of Matanzas, Cuba

December 11, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

Why you should visit Cuba’s city of Matanzas. Swing by for its music, art, sculpture, rumba, and B&Bs. My post for The Holiday Place:

http://holidayplace.co.uk/blogs/posts/118436/exploring-the-secrets-of-matanzas …

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My Bolivian jungle Daniel Radcliffe film story for Indy Travel

November 24, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

My story for The Independent on the Bolivian jungle that inspired Daniel Radcliffe’s latest film: http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/americas/madidi-national-park-bolivia-jungle-film-daniel-radcliffe-yossi-ghinsberg-a8069996.html

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My story on Jungle movie hope for Bolivian ecotourism

October 20, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

My story for Adventure.com on the #Jungle movie which stars Daniel Radcliffe in a tale of survival: But what’s in danger now is the Amazon rainforest http://bit.ly/2guulJh

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Prices halved for holidays to Cuba as island feels impact of Trump and Irma

October 13, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

My story for Telegraph Travel on discounted holidays to Cuba:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/caribbean/cuba/articles/cuba-deals-savings-holidays-wake-trump-irma/

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Havana’s new Kempinski hotel review

October 2, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

My review of Havana’s new Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski for the Independent Travel section:

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/hotels/gran-hotel-manzana-kempinski-review-havana-cuba-five-star-luxury-resort-communism-best-a7973671.html

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In the footsteps of Che Guevara in Bolivia 50 years after his death

September 28, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

My story for Guardian Travel on the Che Guevara Route in Bolivia on the 50th anniversary of his death https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/sep/27/bolivia-che-guevara-trail-last-days-la-higuera-vallegrande

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Review of Havana’s Manzana Kempinski Hotel

September 28, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

My review for The Holiday Place on Havana’s first truly luxury hotel – the Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski

http://holidayplace.co.uk/blogs/posts/118257/new-cuban-and-european-luxury-in-the-heart-of-the-cuban-capital

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My 25 Cuba Adventures for Wanderlust magazine

August 14, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/planatrip/inspire-me/lists/25-cuba-adventures

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My LATA award for best blog post 2017

May 23, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

I was awarded the 2017 Latin American Travel Association Award for the best online blog post on the annual burial of a live man in Cuba for The Holiday Place:

http://news.wearelotus.co.uk/winners-revealed-at-tierra-hotels-lata-media-awards-2017/

http://holidayplace.co.uk/blogs/posts/115562/the-burial-of-pachencho-in-cuba

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Undiscovered Asia

May 16, 2017 · by claireboobbyer

My Vietnam and Laos tips for Guardian Travel’s Undiscovered Asia:

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/may/10/undiscovered-asia-thailand-vietnam-cambodia-laos-bali-beaches-islands

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