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Neighborhood life in Havana
Urban Travel

Five Days in Havana: Part Four

This post will be the last in my Havana series. In it, I’ll discuss my observations of life in Havana and Cuba. Entry Customs in Cuba was a breeze, but once through, the airport was chaotic. Customs deposits you outside where loads of people line up to greet their loved ones upon arrival. I was …

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Scary sculpture in Havana
Urban Travel

Five Days in Havana: Part Three

In this post, I’ll discuss public art in Havana, Cuba. If you’re visiting this post on your cell phone coming from Facebook, be sure to swipe left through photo groups when you see the bouncing right-facing arrow. Public Art in Havana If you read my last post, you can imagine that there isn’t much “official” …

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Public spaces in Havana Cuba
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Five Days in Havana: Part Two

In this post, I will examine the public spaces in Havana, Cuba. Public Spaces Communism is a very utilitarian form of government. The dictionary definition of communism is “a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and …

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Beautiful buildings in Havana
Urban Travel

Five Days in Havana: Part One

When I travel, my goal is to wander aimlessly in a city to see how the local people live. Since I’m an urban planning wonk and this blog is about urban living, that’s what I focus on in my travel blogs. This post is the first in a series about my trip to Havana, Cuba. …

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I've been craving @pinwokbowl for a while, so I to I've been craving @pinwokbowl for a while, so I took the #SunRunner downtown for dinner. It was everything I was wanting... summer rolls, hot sake, amazing sushi. 
Afterward,  I finally remembered there was a grocery store on the bus route, so I walked over to Publix and grabbed some essentials I needed. 
Taking the bus for errands makes me feel young. It gives me exercise, gets me away from my apartment, and lets me mingle with the masses. All things I want and need. 
The SunRunner has made St. Pete even better than it was.
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@the.stpete.funrunner #publictransportation #publictransit #citygirl #citybus #citylife
I had to walk around the block today to get to Cen I had to walk around the block today to get to Central Avenue because my street is undergoing construction.
Because of this, I passed some beautiful landscaping that was simply brimming with bees and butterflies. With all that's happening to our environment, it filled me with hope to see so much life.
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#havefaith #savethebees #bees🐝 #butterflies #savethebutterflies #motherearth #mothernature #mothernaturerocks #weneedbees @historickenwood
Had a really fun night celebrating @caroldekkers b Had a really fun night celebrating @caroldekkers birthday with @libragirltracy! First dinner at @lingrrestaurant. So delicious!
Then to see @barbiethemovie downtown. 
A fun night!
Sat through all 3 hours of Oppenheimer tonight. Gr Sat through all 3 hours of Oppenheimer tonight. Great film! And watched it in IMAX at @sundialstpete.
Then to @caneandbarrel for first time. The view is meh, but it's a cool place.
Also had a drink at @sauvignonstpete and @onenightstandstpete 
A fun night!
This is my all-time favorite tea ever. I'm so grat This is my all-time favorite tea ever. I'm so grateful I can buy it in huge boxes!
I just stocked up!
@princeofpeaceginger #tealover #teadrinker #puerhtea #puerhaddict
Making my way downtown... Caught the #SunRunner t Making my way downtown...
Caught the #SunRunner to go downtown for dinner tonight. 
Yes, I fancied up a bit. It happens.
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