Travel By Tropical

04/02/2022

For anyone who hates being stuck behind a slow walker in NYC -- who are we kidding, that's all of us -- the phenomenon may soon become a thing of the

04/05/2020

05/21/2019

It is possible that Bayer and Monsanto could create a monopoly on ma*****na seeds in the same way that they have created a monopoly on corn and soy.

03/23/2018

On the Sonic Attacks--"So then why go to Cuba and dive into the cross hairs of both diplomatic and acoustic uncertainty? Because this is why we travel. As José Martí, Cuba’s talismanic and once wrote, “In a time of crisis, the peoples of the must rush to get to know each other.” No one can predict what will happen to in the coming years, which is why you must rush there now. As in, right now. To visit is to witness a bird about to the coop."
This is a must-read article about . Insight on the beautiful that lives through and . Reading it made me want to hop on the next plane to Havana

“No one can predict what will happen to Cuba in the coming years, which is why you must rush there now. As in, right now.”

03/22/2018

What a to Cuba Taught Me About Its
Overall, if there’s ever a good place to get skunked, it’s in . There is so much , good , , , and more to keep you busy around the clock if the wind is howling or if the are flat. The have been through a lot in their recent history. The stories they told me were pretty insane. From communism, socialism, human rights abuses, propaganda from a state-run media, disappearances and jailed dissenters, food shortages, no freedom of public expression, to tyranny, they have been walking on eggshells for a really long time. is an escape for all of us, and that idea rings true for surfers here.
The Inertia

It is what they do and what they live for. It is infectious and contagious, like watching your kids catch their first wave and claim it hard.

03/21/2018

How Cuba Became a Biopharma Juggernaut

High-tech industrial development isn’t the first thing that comes to mind for many when thinking of . The nation more commonly invokes visions of a stunning place frozen in time: Crumbling buildings sit alongside beautiful , while 1950s line awash in the sun’s afternoon glow. Here, is embedded in a state-controlled and mostly inefficient economy that’s virtually detached from .
But there’s something missing in this outsiders’ view of the country, as it can’t account for the enormous successes of Cuba’s -pharmaceutical industry and . In light of ongoing in the .S. and other about the role of government in ensuring people have the coverage they need, Cuba’s experience could prove instructive.
There is growing evidence of the Cuban industry’s . production covers more than 60% of finished products used in the country, and the industry’s balance has remained consistently positive for most of the period 1995-2015. ’s biopharma sector has been able to many programs carried out within the nation’s health system, and it is the main reason behind the affordability of the products supplied by the system. In terms of the sector specifically, while Cuba’s government does not publish extensive statistics on the matter, industry officials report that the biotech sector managed to maintain positive, if modest, cash flows at a time when overall cash flows of the industry had been mostly negative for decades.

Cuba’s entirely state-owned biopharmaceutical industry has been remarkably successful, and can serve as a model for other nations

03/20/2018

is a "photographers ". With endless alley ways in , weathered eclectic , and old school , it feels like going back in time. Check out these breathtaking shots taken by Damien Lovegrove.

Cuba, a island of contrasts photographed in the most beautiful way by Damien Lovegrove. An essay in words and pictures to nourish your soul.

03/19/2018

Vintage car parked at an apartment building in Havana, Cuba

03/14/2018

Using the internet in Cuba is MUCH different than using the internet in the , , or anywhere else in the really. In , you buy an card and go to a area usually located in a park, in order to be able to log on. This may seem "annoying" or "inconvenient" but in actuality, it makes and enjoyable. You are forced to make human interaction when you have a question instead of asking . People meet at the park when the hot starts to set and using the internet becomes a instead of isolation. Scientific from South University proves that social interaction is good for psychological and physical for all ages. Moral of my message, choose INTERACTION, not ISOLATION!!! Here is some proof --> http://ow.ly/VF8a30iWXQw

03/12/2018

from Soroa, UNESCO biosphere reserve. Where the Orchid will be in full bloom soon! Go horseback riding or through these . We are so ready for !!!

03/04/2018

The Hersheys from to and is the only electric railway in Cuba. The is magical and a good way to experience the of and the Cubans; and of course get to Matanzas and its wonderful Hotel Velasco.

"The Hershey Train" is the only electric railway that has ever existed in Cuba. It is (still) operating since 1921 and travels from Casablanca Station in Hav...