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As if I don't spend enough time on social media, I created another Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/VeGan-Wine-108594533808612/ Vegan mac n cheese Before I started my vegan 🌱 journey a little over six years ago I was mainly vegetarian. In the last few years the number of persons who are adopting a vegan lifestyle has skyrocketed whether …
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean. The Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which abolished slavery throughout the British Empire came into force the following year, on 1 August 1834. In 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the first country to declare a national holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery. On 1 …
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One of Bermuda's national symbols, the fabled moongate traces its roots to China and is said to bring good luck. The Moongate was brought to Bermuda in the late 19th century, by a local sea captain who was inspired to do so after seeing them in a Chinese garden. Moongates are made of local limestone …
"Bobo” is a Caymanian term of endearment for a close and personal friend, the object of one's affection, a woman's pet name for a boyfriend or close male friend. “Bye” in Bermuda is a male child. “Ace bye” is the Bermudian equivalent to the Caymanian “Bobo”. Six years, six jobs and I recently said “Bye …
Park of American Fraternity or Parque de la Fraternidad is one of those historic sites in Havana, Cuba which is hidden in plain sight. Even though located in a bustling part of the city, you won't see many locals and tourists stopping by to take note of the busts of the Latin American heroes and …
The Caribbean version of KAABOO was held in the Cayman Islands 🇰🇾 on February 15 and 16 on the iconic Seven Mile Beach. This festival Virgin Produced was the first of its kind in the Caribbean. It offered music, art, comedy and gastronomy. KAABOO was created by music lovers for music lovers. An adult escape, …
This sunset was particularly spectacular on February 01, 2019.
I ended 2018 in the same country where I started, that is in Cuba. Cuba is 40 minutes by plane from my current base, the Cayman Islands. This blog posting is more of a picture book as I have blogged in detail about some of the places I visited during 2018 already. This just sums …
I usually do not use stock photos in my blog posts and on the rare occasions when I use photos from another photographer, I do give due credit. As the followers of the blog know, I visited St. Petersburg this past summer (yaaay one more destination crossed off my bucket list!). Whenever I look back …
My first first order of business in St. Petersburg this past summer was to have visited the Imperial Winter Palace and the General Staff Building in Palace Square. Unfortunately, my visit was only to the exterior of these landmarks, as the lines to purchase the tickets to go inside were too long. Winter Palace The …
