| After picking up the bicycle on Thursday,
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| | regular transportation options and do
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| I finally took my first ride on Friday
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| | more walking, getting some exercise at
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| afternoon through the beautiful
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| | the same time.In the evening my friend
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| residential area of Vedado. We had had a
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| | Pedro and I decided to catch the "GuaGua"
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| tropical downpour in the early afternoon,
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| | again and we took a "Camello" (a very
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| so the streets were a bit wet and it was
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| | large bus with 2 humps, pulled by a truck
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| about 4 pm or so by the time I got out.
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| | engine) from around the Capitolio to the
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| Of course, by that time, rush hour
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| | other side of Havana Bay to the old
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| traffic had already started and there
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| | fortress of "El Morro" which was built in
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| were thousands of people in the street,
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| | th 16th century. The Camello was so full
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| waiting for buses. The bicycle was a
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| | that one of my feet couldn't touch the
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| pretty new mountain bike, but it seems
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| | ground and the hydraulic doors coulnd't
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| that all the gears and derailleurs were
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| | close because people were hanging out the
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| totally screwed up and I constantly had
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| | door. Certainly an experience.....Every
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| problems with the chain. 2 of the 3
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| | day at 9 pm they have a ceremony at the
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| chainrings in the front didn''t work at
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| | fortress where they have a few men
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| all and I had a pretty hard time getting
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| | dressed up in old (colonial?) uniforms
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| along with the bike.But even more so than
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| | and they shoot off 2 cannon balls across
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| the technical difficulties, the stares I
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| | the bay to commemorate La Habana's
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| got from all the locals were a really
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| | military past. El Morro and Las Cabanas
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| unnerving experience, especially since
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| | is an interesting area with a museum and
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| there were so many people in the street.
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| | numerous stores selling tourist
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| You don't see too many modern bicycles on
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| | merchandise. After the ceremony we caught
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| the street, and even fewer are ridden by
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| | another, much less overstuffed, GuaGua
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| women. Of course the guys whistle at you
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| | back to the western side of La Habana and
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| at every turn, which, as I am told, is
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| | we had another very affordable dinner in
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| totally part of the culture and not a
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| | the Barrio Chino.This time my intestinal
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| threatening gesture. Nevertheless, I did
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| | system was okay and I caught a good
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| feel rather unnverved with this
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| | night's sleep to rest up for the
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| experience.Bicycles in general are basic
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| | weekend.Susanne Pacher is the publisher
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| means of transportation here, not
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| | of a website called Travel and
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| recreational vehicles. And considering
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| | Transitions( Travel and Transitions deals
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| that even a very basic new bike at maybe
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| | with unconventional travel and is chock
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| $100 or so is worth 5, 6 or even 10
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| | full of advice, tips, real life travel
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| months of state salary, it's not
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| | experiences, interviews with travellers
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| surprising that they tell you never to
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| | and travel experts, insights and
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| let the bicycle out of your sight. And
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| | reflections, cross-cultural issues,
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| riding through the streets I almost felt
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| | contests and many other features. You
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| as if I was surrounded by a group of
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| | will also find stories about life and the
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| lions that were ready to pounce to
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| | transitions that we face as we go through
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| capture their prey.So as a result I
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| | our own personal life-long
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| decided, I'd rather not attract that much
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| attention to myself and I decided to hand
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| | in our first travel story contest( and
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| the bike back to the owner. The last
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| thing I wanted is for the bicycle to get
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| | cruise on the Amazon River.
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| stolen, so I decided I'll wing it with
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