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Took a trip down to the Yucatan this past July/August for the purpose of finding whale sharks (We tried & failed in Honduras in April) with my awesome friend & ex roommate Schern. The search was much easier than what we had anticipated so we both soon realized that we’ll quickly get bored of Mexico…and purely out of spontaneity, we booked a trip to Havana and the rest…well…take a look for yourself:
If you’re only interested in the Cuban pictures only, SCROLL DOWN!
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Yeah...he almost whacked me with his tail...
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" Under the sea, under the sea, Darlin’ it’s better, Down where it’s wetter, Take it from me!" - Sebastian
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Did you know that I had a phobia of being in water a year ago? =D
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Can I get a collective "Arriba!!!"?
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GoPro's comes in handy on trips like this...I might leave my SLR at home entirely from now on...
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There are more fish in this one shot than I saw in ALL of the Bay Islands in Honduras in 10 days...
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We're in deep thought...
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Our many failed attempts at spelling Mexico...
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Ricky made the most AMAZING Pitas in the world! I mean...he did use to be Sous Chef @ Jean Georges. That $5 Pita sounds like a steal doesn't it?
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The man doesn't need much to make magic
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Isla Mujeres, I've confessed my love to you many times. I just hope you never turn into your big brother, Cozumel
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Mara's awesome ink
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Sunset with the best pita, awesome sunset, great company and bad beer. That's what Mexico is all about
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The earth is round
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Our daily routine at dusk
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It was fun while it lasted...
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Fernando (On the left) operated the nicest & chicest hostel I've ever been to
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Stine on her way down
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I wasn't allowed to skydive because I had did a water dive earlier that day...
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Life is hard
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I gotta get one of those helmets.
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Eva coming in
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There were SOOO many mosquitoes by the conotes that the first thing we did as soon as we got out the car was put on full length wet suits
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Getting ready to go in
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The dude was carrying 4 tanks...crazy...
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It was pretty much pitch black...but you get the jiff.
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My paper roses from the girls, miss you guys a bunch!
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Our house Mom Rosa & GrandMa.
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The kids were crafting a skateboard like object...view below for it's purpose.
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Looks like fun, no?
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The entire city of Havana is full of charm.
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Literally like stepping back in time
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If Jay Leno had his ways...
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Yes, I purposely used this color tone to make it look older...
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F-ING GORGEOUS!
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Cuban soldier on duty. This was right by a huge monument next to the capital building that supposedly Raul Castro works out of...
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Che Guevara is the biggest icon & figure in Cuba and a lot of other Latin American countries...
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Historic Downtown Havana
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This was built as an exact replica to the US Senate building...it was built by the same architect. Go figure...
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My favorite car in Havana
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Can't be in Havana without having a Mojito
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I wonder what the locals thought of me...=P
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A Santeria woman in the town square
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Ernest Hemingway's favorite bar. Of course, I had to have a mojito & cigar
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Their little buggy cabs
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If they ever lift the embargo, it'll never be the same
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Haha!
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Maybe this should be Chubby's Halloween costume
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They robbed us. hahaha!
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All the buildings looks & feels like if they were going to collapse any week now...
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People in Havana just hangs out in the streets all day...
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Che's Favorite
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Did what the locals did, smoke my lungs out...I'm still trying to clear out all the smoke
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Concrete jungle!
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Construction workers...someone doesn't belong...hahaha!
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Like I said...people just hang out in the street...this old man had a whole lot of swag
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Our neighbor. He had a very distinctive face...
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We got around Havana is all forms of transportation...
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A) They looked a bit too young to be a firefighters & B) DON'T POSE, GO PUT THE FIRE OUT!
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I went into Cuba looking for this lady (On the right)...she's apparently very popular but I don't really know why...
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But she is adorable!
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The next few frames is what I like to call..."Hipster Heaven"
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See what I mean?
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There's a square in Havana that sells all the "unwanted" items from abandoned homes...these "unwanted" items are all collectibles back in the US
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Got Havana in my crosshair from a cannon that was literally 500 years old
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Planking was still kool back in Aug...right?
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This was a fort that was used to protect Havana from pirates such as Blackbeard & Morgan
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Havana towards twilight...