https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/cuban-cafetaria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cuban-cafetaria https://bkpk.me/cuban-cafetaria/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:21:58 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=13751
This is a small vending station we spotted in Havana, Cuba. The typical hole in the wall (literally!) establishment that serves people on their way to work early in the morning. By 10am, they’re out of everything. You can also get instant coffee for 5 pesos even though it’s not ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/cuban-cafetaria/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/the-saddest-pastry-shop-on-earth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-saddest-pastry-shop-on-earth https://bkpk.me/the-saddest-pastry-shop-on-earth/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2013 07:45:14 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9512
Cuba is a land of shortages, that is no secret. We were walking around La Habana, when we came across this pastry shop and noticed the almost empty counter. Let’s just say that a first world problem like “OMG, I don’t know which one to choose!” does NOT apply here. ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-saddest-pastry-shop-on-earth/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/travel-to-my-country-34-the-americas-caribbean/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-to-my-country-34-the-americas-caribbean https://bkpk.me/travel-to-my-country-34-the-americas-caribbean/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:22:57 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8350
We started this collaborative series taking a voyage around Asia, exploring popular destinations such as Thailand and the Philippines, and going to others less known yet very interesting, such as Kyrgyszstan. After Asia, we moved onto Africa & The Middle East to mingle with the locals, experience raw landscapes and wildlife, ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/travel-to-my-country-34-the-americas-caribbean/feed/ 9 https://bkpk.me/2012-in-12-videos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2012-in-12-videos https://bkpk.me/2012-in-12-videos/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 06:07:54 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5829
We can’t believe 2012 has come to an end! Every year I have this feeling that time went by so fast, that I could have done so much more, that there were so many plans and ideas… and somehow I didn’t fully archieve all I had in mind. Well, this ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/2012-in-12-videos/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/woah-these-cars-are-so-60s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woah-these-cars-are-so-60s https://bkpk.me/woah-these-cars-are-so-60s/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:56:39 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=5313
Today’s photo is going to prove to you that no matter where you look and how you click in Havana, your pictures will always be striking! That’s just what happens when you’re in a really picturesque place. Havana takes you back to the 60s. To a different time with different ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/woah-these-cars-are-so-60s/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/pimp-my-ride/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pimp-my-ride https://bkpk.me/pimp-my-ride/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:45:25 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5014
One could say cars in La Habana are “something else”. But the truth is that they are “the same thing”, just 50 years ago! Roaming the streets of Cuba’s capital city is like traveling back in time. If the architecture is the perfect back drop to create this feeling, the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/pimp-my-ride/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/1-year-on-the-road-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1-year-on-the-road-today https://bkpk.me/1-year-on-the-road-today/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 03:04:12 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=4465
Today, we completed one year since we left Dubai! Happy we-left-Dubai anniversary! Moving out from the United Arab Emirates meant quitting our jobs, emptying our rental apartment, selling almost everything we used to own and starting to explore the world with more time. Just the two of us. This year ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/1-year-on-the-road-today/feed/ 14 https://bkpk.me/colorful-havana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colorful-havana https://bkpk.me/colorful-havana/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:56:49 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=4183
Traveling around Latin America has truly made me wonder how the rest of the world lives without vibrantly colored buildings. In most city centers, be they in Mexico, Cuba, or Brazil – you will find buildings in a multitude of colors. Why live in grays when you can live in ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/colorful-havana/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/the-dogs-of-havana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dogs-of-havana https://bkpk.me/the-dogs-of-havana/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:39:12 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=3471
Meet the communist dogs of Havana. They have tons of character and like all Cubans, are used to dealing with adversity. The dogs of Havana are like dogs everywhere else, but they’re real comrades :) (Click i for captions!)]]> https://bkpk.me/the-dogs-of-havana/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/life-is-social-in-havana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=life-is-social-in-havana https://bkpk.me/life-is-social-in-havana/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:10:19 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=2232
Imagine this: No internet, no cellphones. Life immediately gets far more social. Instead of standing in elevators looking at their blackberries, people actually have to look at each other and say Hi. That is, if there were any elevators! Havana is definitely a blast from the past. Step into the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/life-is-social-in-havana/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/5-things-you-stop-taking-for-granted-when-you-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-things-you-stop-taking-for-granted-when-you-travel https://bkpk.me/5-things-you-stop-taking-for-granted-when-you-travel/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:35:51 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=1165
When you start traveling and stay for a while in areas that have little to do with the place you come from, you start realizing how everything is relative.   NOTHING should ever be taken for granted!   This is when you start learning how to value those certain little ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/5-things-you-stop-taking-for-granted-when-you-travel/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/what-are-you-looking-at/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-you-looking-at https://bkpk.me/what-are-you-looking-at/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:30:14 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=1929
Cuba is a land of shortages and contrasts. But what there isn’t a shortage of, is pure style. Cubans like to dress up, go out and party! They also like to take their dogs with them. This furry friend of ours was spotted in Havana, taking a ride in his ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/what-are-you-looking-at/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/how-we-lost-7-in-cuba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-we-lost-7-in-cuba https://bkpk.me/how-we-lost-7-in-cuba/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:16:14 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=1683
Seven dollars might seem like a small amount but for folks on a budget (like us..) it represents quite a lot. Here’s how we lost $7 through a combination of stupidity and not being able to read a crazy person. This story starts at the Havana airport, at the information ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/how-we-lost-7-in-cuba/feed/ 9 https://bkpk.me/casa-particular-the-alternative-to-hotels-resorts-in-cuba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=casa-particular-the-alternative-to-hotels-resorts-in-cuba https://bkpk.me/casa-particular-the-alternative-to-hotels-resorts-in-cuba/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:22:12 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=928
When visiting Cuba, you have two different types of accommodation you can choose from. The obvious choice would be a hotel or resort and the other possibility is a Casa Particular. Casas particulares, directly translating into “private houses” are a sort of B&B set up at people’s homes. If a ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/casa-particular-the-alternative-to-hotels-resorts-in-cuba/feed/ 12 https://bkpk.me/what-money-can-buy-in-havana-cuba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-money-can-buy-in-havana-cuba https://bkpk.me/what-money-can-buy-in-havana-cuba/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:58:39 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=926
When you travel, you realize that the concepts you have understood throughout your life are so subjective. Close and far. Big and small. Poor and rich… It´s like the more you see, the less you know but, at the same time, the more you know as well, because realizing that you don´t ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/what-money-can-buy-in-havana-cuba/feed/ 3