In the midst of this arctic frost currently engulfing Melbourne, my mind drifts, often, to sunnier and tropicaler pastures.  Like Cuba… sipping a mojito and listening to Buena Vista Social Club, sitting on a terrace in Old Havana… argh, what I would give to be there now.  I’d give an organ, but not a vital one… the spleen maybe.

I was lucky enough to visit Cuba a little while back and wrote up this little article to do her (or him – whatever your persuasion) justice –

http://globalhobo.com.au/2014/07/24/cuban-realidad/

…Yes, it’s a shameless piece of self-promotion, but millions of us do it online everyday, so why not get amongst the innumerable throng…