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Destinations

Recently I shared a series of posts on my Simsana Travel IG page to highlight the countries that were high on my travel bucket list.  Most of my friends know that I constantly dream about travel, endlessly plan itineraries and I think about travel during most of my waking moments. Being grounded during these tough COVID times, my curiosity has not stopped, it’s only been transferred to exploring some local destinations, doing day trips but still I’m planning international trips

As I write this, it is August 13th, the birthday of Cuba’s late president, Fidel Castro. I believe this is more than a coincidence, as he was the main inspiration for my first visit to Cuba in 2006. He had always been a figure who was larger than life in my history books, and, Cuba had always seemed a land of mystery with its revolutions, embargos and communist politics, all very different from the rest of the Caribbean. So, together