Seeing the world through the lens of a great artist is a rare experience, but today there is an immersive way to combine art and travel if you are willing to explore a little. Visit Cuba and gain the sensation of the Cuba that Nobel prize winning author Ernest Hemingway experienced as a backdrop to … Read more
Hemingway’s home in Cuba was the topic of discussion on the floor of the US House of Representatives yesterday. Congressman Jim McGovern, a senior House Democrat and leading voice in the push for normalizing U.S.-Cuba relations, spoke in honor of the Finca Vigia Foundation, based in Massachusetts. The foundation is the result of a multi-year … Read more
A destination like no other, Cuba is becoming a hot spot for travelers to discover authentic experiences. A new tour by Abercrombie & Kent offers to reveal the spirit of the island with a non-traditional travel experience that explores art, music and other aspects of Cuban culture. Here are some highlights for the Abercrombie & … Read more
It’s the first major American film shot in Cuba in a half-century. And now the trailer is out, thanks to Entertainment Weekly. It’s called Papa: Hemingway in Cuba, starring Giovanni Ribini, who plays a Miami Globe journalist who becomes friends with Ernest Hemingway in the last years of his life while living in Cuba. Adrian … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff Hemingway’s history in Cuba is enormous; in many ways, no one understood the soul of Cuba better than Papa. And now a new project is looking to capture and treasure Cuba’s Hemingway connection, with help from U.S. heavy equipment giant Caterpillar. The company’s foundation has announced a $500,000 donation to … Read more
Cuba seems to have a special gravity when it comes to attracting iconic figures and historic moments. Perhaps the forces of reverse nostalgia have been at work far longer than we realize. Just last month, Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, stopped in Cuba for a historic meeting with the head of the … Read more
The Cuba Journal is partnering with the University of Idaho Hemingway Festival to award an internship. This year’s seventh annual Hemingway Festival celebrates Ernest Hemingway’s connection to Cuba and the reinvigorated U.S.-Cuba political relationship. It is also the 65th anniversary of the writing of “The Old Man and the Sea.” The Cuba Journal is offering … Read more
It’s one of the best places to visit in Cuba — the wonderful, perfectly preserved Finca Vigia, the place where Ernest Hemingway spent three decades of his life. And there’s a small tent next door that honors Hemingway with what is the best cocktail in Cuba right now. It’s called the Coctel Vigia, said to … Read more
The Finca Vígia was Ernest Hemingway’s residence in Cuba for the final 20 years or so of his life. by Simons Chase SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, CUBA – The Finca Vígia is a sun drenched, breezy estate perched high on a hill overlooking the capital city of Havana in the forbidden distance. The sea, several … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff On our recent trip to Cuba, Cuba Journal got an in-depth, up-close look at Ernest Hemingway’s home at Finca Vigia outside of Havana. And with help from the wonderful staff at the historic site, Cuba Journal was able to get an up-close look at Hemingway’s typewriter. Hemingway used a Corona … Read more
