Finally, somewhere to drop our things for a few days and have a rest! Tim and I are not very good at stopping to enjoy time go by when we are travelling. We're always worried that we might miss something or that there might be a better place than where we are; we're always on the move. It results in a whirlwind schedule. This week we forced ourselves to sit on a beach in the Caribean and just chill out for 4 days. (Tough job I know!). Its not really our kind of...

Socialism at its best.... The more we travel the more we start to think that socialism isn't such a bad idea (not that I ever thought it was a bad idea in the first place its just reaffirmed the point!). Adult literacy rates in Cuba are at 97% and Cuban health care is one of the finest in the world. But in Havana, doctors drive taxis to make an extra buck. Its an odd mix and its difficult to give it 10 out of 10, but there are certainly some aspects of Cuban lif...